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About the institution

Established in 1222, the University of Padua is one of the world’s oldest higher education institutions and was the scientific centre of the Republic of Venice. It is renowned for its medical and scientific golden age, during which figures such as Galileo, Vesalius, Falloppio and Morgagni taught at the University, and for awarding the first Doctor of Philosphy degree to a woman,  Elena Cornaro Piscopia. Today, Padua is widely recognised as one of Italy’s leading research universities. Around 65,000 students are enrolled at Padua.

The University of Padua is located in a range of buildings around the historic centre of Padua, which is 40 kilometre or 25 miles West of Venice in the North-East of Italy. Like ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, Padua is a historic university city, with strong links with its local community.

Our relationship

The links between Padua and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø stretch back hundreds of years. Archbishop later co-founder of St Salvator’s College, studied at Padua in the early 1500s. future Professor of Mathematics at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and the inventor of the Gregorian telescope, undertook a research stay in Padua from 1664 until 1668. In 2022, the two universities signed a strategic partnership agreement, building on strong research links across all disciplines.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Padua collaborate on a range of activities, including:

• Undergraduate student exchanges in Art History, Economics, Finance, Italian and Management.
• Jointly funded research and teaching projects through the Padua-ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Joint Seed Funding Scheme.
• Research collaboration in Arts and Sciences.
• Participating in ad-hoc professional staff exchanges and our .