University of PadovaUniversity of Padovaand the Faculty of Agriculture and the Faculty of Agriculture

Galileo Galilei 1592-1610

Davide Pettenella

Univ. Botanical Garden

Agripolis campus

OutlineOutline

• Location

• The University

• Agripolis campus

• The Department

Rome

Venice

LocationLocation

Treviso

How to reach Padova?How to reach Padova?

Airports:Airports:

Venice Marco PoloVenice Marco Polo (bus every 30 min to the bus (bus every 30 min to the bus station in Padova; buy the ticket at the airport; station in Padova; buy the ticket at the airport; 40 min travel)40 min travel)

TrevisoTreviso (low costs flights; bus as for Venice) (low costs flights; bus as for Venice)

VeronaVerona (bus to Verona train station, train to (bus to Verona train station, train to Padova – 1 hour)Padova – 1 hour)

MilanoMilano (train to Milano Centrale train station - 30 (train to Milano Centrale train station - 30 min – and than train to Padova; 2.50 hours)min – and than train to Padova; 2.50 hours)

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City of Padua: total population of 205.000 inhabitantsCity of Padua: total population of 205.000 inhabitants

30 km farfrom Venice

Information about the cityInformation about the city

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MapsMaps

HotelHotel

TransportTransport

ResturantsResturants

Social eventsSocial events

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Legnaro

Bus station

Train station

University Offices

15 min walk

Information about the FacultyInformation about the Faculty

www.agraria.unipd.it

Bus of the SITA Company from the Railway Station and the Bus Station

The UniversityThe University

Founded in 1222Founded in 1222

Organised not Organised not ex privilegio, ex privilegio, but by a group of students who had left the University of Bologna as a result of “offences to academic freedom and the failure to observe the privileges that had been guaranteed to teachers and pupils”

Motto “Motto “Universa Universis Patavina Libertas” Universa Universis Patavina Libertas” ((Universal and for all, Paduan freedom)Universal and for all, Paduan freedom)

Elena Lucrezia Piscopia 1678

HistoryHistory

History – some milestonesHistory – some milestonesFounded in 1222: one of the most ancient university in Europe.Founded in 1222: one of the most ancient university in Europe.

~1510: Venice is the largest town in Europe

1592: Galileo is a professor in Padova

Great importance had the school of Medicine with the founding Great importance had the school of Medicine with the founding of the first permanent anatomy theatre (in 1594 and still existing)of the first permanent anatomy theatre (in 1594 and still existing)

1678: Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, first woman getting a university degree

1848: February 8th: students’ insurrection against the Austrian

1945: 1945: golden Honor medal for the role of the Univ. against the Nazi-fascists

Seal of Padova University

St. Catherine from AlexandriaPatron Saint of

UNIVERSITAS IURISTARUM

Our Lord the SaviorPatron of

UNIVERSITAS ARTISTORUM

Question:where was the scientific revolution born?

H. Butterfield, 1958, Harvard University: “... both Copernicus and Galileo were at this same University at important times in their lives; and even leaving aside these great names, there were such developments in this University as to justify the idea according to which, if the honour of having been the home of the scientific revolution could rightfully belong to any one place, then this honour should be acknowledged to Padua”

StructureStructure

68 68 DepartmentsDepartments

organised in organised in 13 13 FacultiesFaculties

63,00063,000 students students

Permanent academic staff: Permanent academic staff: 2,500 2,500 (+ 2,400 non academic)(+ 2,400 non academic)

4040 Services and Research Centers Services and Research Centers

A unified system of A unified system of 54 University libraries54 University libraries

with 1.9 M volumes, 12,500 magazines and 6,000 on-line with 1.9 M volumes, 12,500 magazines and 6,000 on-line magazinesmagazines

The Aula magna G.Galilei

 Fields of research and teachning Fields of research and teachning (former Faculties)(former Faculties)

Agriculture, Food and ForestryAgriculture, Food and ForestryLawLawPolitical SciencesPolitical SciencesEducationEducationLetters and PhilosophyLetters and PhilosophyMedicine & surgeryMedicine & surgeryMathematics, Physics and Natural SciencesMathematics, Physics and Natural SciencesEngineeringEngineeringPharmacyPharmacyPsychologyPsychologyStatistical, Demographic and Actuarial Sc.Statistical, Demographic and Actuarial Sc.Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicineEconomicsEconomics

1 yr (Continuing education)

The new educational structure

180 credits3 years

120 credits2 years

1 credit = 25 hrs

Post-graduate courses

Post-graduate courses

PhD

1st cycle (BSc: “Laurea”)

2nd cycle(Master:“Laurea magistrale”)

1 yr (Continuing education)

Degree programmes Degree programmes ((2005-06)

Post-graduate courses

Post-graduate courses

PhD

1st cycle (BS: “Laurea”)

2nd cycle(Master:“Laurea magistrale”)

120 programmes

78 programmes

55 programmes

Doctoral Schools: 26 Other doctoral programmes: 13

1st cycle degree programmes 1st cycle degree programmes (3 yrs; 180 ECTS)(3 yrs; 180 ECTS)

Some examplesSome examples

Agricultural biotechnologies (Agr)Agricultural biotechnologies (Agr)Business administration (Econ)Business administration (Econ)Automation engeneering (Eng)Automation engeneering (Eng)Fashion studies (Arts)Fashion studies (Arts)Audiometric techniques (Med)Audiometric techniques (Med)Optics and optometry (Math, Phys & Nat Sc)Optics and optometry (Math, Phys & Nat Sc)International law (Pol)International law (Pol)Statistics, economics and finance (Stat)Statistics, economics and finance (Stat)

2st cycle degree programmes 2st cycle degree programmes (2 yrs; 120 ECTS)(2 yrs; 120 ECTS)

Some examplesSome examples

Food sciences and technologies (Agr)Food sciences and technologies (Agr)Banking and Finance (Econ)Banking and Finance (Econ)Aerospace engeneering (Eng)Aerospace engeneering (Eng)Entertainment sciences and multimedial Entertainment sciences and multimedial production (Arts)production (Arts)Medical biotechnologies (Med)Medical biotechnologies (Med)Software (Math, Phys & Nat Sc) Software (Math, Phys & Nat Sc) European Union politics (Pol)European Union politics (Pol)Statistics and computing science (Stat)Statistics and computing science (Stat)

Italian Master degree programmes Italian Master degree programmes (1 yr – 60 ECTS)(1 yr – 60 ECTS)

Some examples of international coursesSome examples of international courses

Transatlantic studiesTransatlantic studiesNanotechnologiesNanotechnologiesBusiness and managementBusiness and managementRural cooperation in developing countries Rural cooperation in developing countries Human rights and children protectionHuman rights and children protectionSustainable tropical forestry Sustainable tropical forestry

InternationalizationInternationalization

Institutional agreements with more than 100 Universities Institutional agreements with more than 100 Universities world-wide world-wide – Special agreements devoted to development issues with the Special agreements devoted to development issues with the

universities of Khartoum, Ouagadougou, Tunis, Baghdad, universities of Khartoum, Ouagadougou, Tunis, Baghdad, Kathmandu, Salvador de Bahia. Kathmandu, Salvador de Bahia.

– Interdept. Center for Human Rights (intnl. MSc programme with Interdept. Center for Human Rights (intnl. MSc programme with permanent relations with offices and institutions of the UN, permanent relations with offices and institutions of the UN, UNESCO, Council of Europe, OSCE, EU)UNESCO, Council of Europe, OSCE, EU)

International networks: Coimbra Group, T.I.M.E., International networks: Coimbra Group, T.I.M.E., TriangulumTriangulum, Socrates TNPs, E.MA, …, Socrates TNPs, E.MA, …

Member UniversitiesAarhus(DK)

Barcelona (E)Bergen (N)Bologna(I)

Bristol (GB)Budapest(H)

Cambridge (GB)Coimbra (P)

Dublin -Trinity (IRL)Edinburgh (GB)

Galway (IRL)Genève (CH)Göttingen (D)Granada(E)

Graz (A)Groningen(NL)Heidelberg (D)

Jena (D)Kraków (PL)Leiden (NL)Leuven (B)Louvain (B)

Lyon (F)

Montpellier (F)Oxford (GB)Padova (I)

Pavia(I)Poitiers (F)Praha (CZ)

Salamanca (E)Siena (I)

Tartu (EE)Thessaloniki (GR)

Turku (FIN)Uppsala (S)

Würzburg (D)Åbo (FIN)

Internationalization (teaching)Internationalization (teaching)

10 EM Master + 2 PhD programmes10 EM Master + 2 PhD programmes

4 EM External Cooperation Windows4 EM External Cooperation Windows

Strong commitment in procedures to issue joint Strong commitment in procedures to issue joint degreesdegrees

1,900 foreign students 1,900 foreign students in the 1st and 2nd cyclein the 1st and 2nd cycle

60 60 doctoral studentsdoctoral students

Exchange students Exchange students (mainly Erasmus programme):(mainly Erasmus programme): ~ ~ 800 out, 600 in800 out, 600 in

Indicators of Quality and Indicators of Quality and ReputationReputation

Internal QA Committee:Internal QA Committee: 8 members, 8 members, (coordinated by an (coordinated by an

external scientist; including one student)external scientist; including one student): : it reviews and evaluates the it reviews and evaluates the administrative management, the teaching and research activities, the administrative management, the teaching and research activities, the renewals/new proposals of PhD programsrenewals/new proposals of PhD programs

Departments are periodically evaluated by an Departments are periodically evaluated by an external committeeexternal committee

Ministerial evaluation committeeMinisterial evaluation committee

The last CENSIS national surveys ranked Padova The last CENSIS national surveys ranked Padova first among the large Italian universities first among the large Italian universities

Padova coordinated one of the 6 Padova coordinated one of the 6 “ “EUA Quality EUA Quality Culture, I Round” Culture, I Round” networksnetworks

Agripolis Agripolis campuscampus

Agripolis Agripolis

3 main institutions:• University• the Agricultural Development Agency of the Veneto Region• the Institute for Animal Diseases Prevention of the Staste (Min. of Health)

3.500 students(900 new enrolled)

131 professors and researchers

Faculty teaching organisation

The first cycle at Padova (BSc): 11 programmes

Faculty courses: 5

Inter-faculties: 5

Inter-universities: 1Staff of the Dean’s office

• Agricultural biotechnology• Agricultural science and technologies• Animals science and technologies• Food science and technologies• Enology and viticulture (2 programmes, one with Univ.

of Verona)• Forest and environmental technologies • Landscape, Parks and urban forestry• Soil protection and land management• Intnt. co-operation for rural

development • Environmental science and technologies • Herbs science and technologies

The first cycle at Padova

The Faculty Aula Magna

The second cycle at PadovaThe second cycle at Padova

• Agricultural science and technologies

• Food biotechnologies

• Food science and technologies

• Animal science and technologies

• Viticulture, enology and wine market

• Forest and environmental science

• Science and technologies for the environment

7 courses

The annual event “Agri-party” at Agripolis

Faculty’s Experimental FarmFaculty’s Experimental Farm

69 ha of farmland close to the Faculty

with experimental plots, grassland, greehouses, cowshed, forest plantations

Study Centre for the Alpine Environment in San Vito di Cadore (Dolomites)

Synergies Synergies (organisations placed in Agripolis)(organisations placed in Agripolis)

Stable connections and research programmes with:

• Agricultural Development Agency of the Veneto Region

• National Institute for Agricultural Economy

• Lab for weed control of the National Research Council

• Centre for food products testing

• Interuniversity Centre for Farm and Environmental Accounting

• Accademia dei Georgofili – North-East Section

• Forest Stewardship Council

Services for the studentsServices for the students• Foreign languages centre • All the campus Wi.Fi• Students’ tutorial service

• Library: 28,000 books and 6,000 on line journals

• Sport facilities• Student Associations• Housing: 1800 places in Colleges managed by

a Regional Authority • Part-time working opportunities at the

University (150 hours/yr)

The Faculty library

The TeSAF DepartmentThe TeSAF Department(LEAF: Land, Environment, Agricolture and Forestry)(LEAF: Land, Environment, Agricolture and Forestry)

TeSAFTeSAF

• Permanent academic staff: 34 professors and 17 researchers

• Other personnel: 35 technicians, librarians and administrative employees.

• 31 PhD students• Research budget: 5.5 M € • Five main research areas:

• Economics • Mechanical technologies • Ecology and sylviculture• Water Resources and soil protection• Plant pathology

TeSAF: international research TeSAF: international research projects projects (EC 6(EC 6thth and 7 and 7thth FP and others) FP and others)

Social sciences:• A new environmental accounting framework using externality data and

Input-Output tools for policy analysis – EXIOPOL (EC)• Improvement of policies toward local voluntary carbon markets for

climate change mitigation - CARBOMARK (EC)• Study on Development of a methodology for the analysis of socio-

economic impact of forest fires and economic efficiency of fire management – MASSIF (EC Joint Research Center)

• New ways to value and market forest externalities – NEWFOREX (EC)• Stop Crimes on Renewables and Environment - SCORE (EC)• Analysis of the current state of forest resources in the Carpathians and

Elaboration of the policy guidelines (UNEP, INTERREG IIIB CADSES "Carpathian Project")

TeSAF: international research TeSAF: international research projects projects (EC 6(EC 6thth and 7 and 7thth FP and others) FP and others)

Other research areas:• Integrated flood risk analysis and management

methodologies - FLOODSITE • Evidence-based policy for integrated control of forested

river catchments in extreme rainfall and snowmelt - EPIC FORCE

• Hydrometeorological data resources and technologies for effective flash flood forecasting – HYDRATE

• Public Safety & Commercial Info-Mobility Applications & Services in the Mountains - PARAmount

TeSAF: TeSAF: 5 5 research centresresearch centres

Study Centre on the Alpine Environment (CSAI)  Inter-university Precision Agriculture Centre (CIRAP) Interdepartmental Research Centre for Cartography, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and GIS (CIRGEO)  Interdepartmental Centre for Viticulture and Enology Research (CIRVE) Irrigation Technologies Laboratory (Irricentre).

TeSAF: international teaching TeSAF: international teaching projectsprojectsERASMUS MUNDUS Programme: •Sustainable Tropical Forest Development MSc – SUTROFOR•Development and Sustainable Forest and Nature Management MSc – SUFONAMA •Local Development MSc•Forest and Society JPhD- FONASO

Others:•Advancing Mediterranean Forest Research Capacity - AGORA with some res. organizations in Maroc, Tunisia, Turkey, Portugal and Spain•Forest Policy and Economics MSc – FOPER with EFI and some Balkan Universities•4 Tempus projects for the assistance of Ukrainian, Albanian, Croatian, Serbian forest research institutions•2 Tempus projects in Russia (S.Pietersburg and Yoska-Ola Universities).

Forest high education programs Forest high education programs in Padovain Padova

The only school in Italy with 4 The only school in Italy with 4 Erasmus Erasmus MundusMundus programs. Similar structure: programs. Similar structure: – 1 year in one university (2 semesters) 1 year in one university (2 semesters) – 1 year of specialization in another partner 1 year of specialization in another partner

university (1 semester + thesis) university (1 semester + thesis) – Joint Summer module Joint Summer module – 1 e-learning subject 1 e-learning subject (in SUTROFOR and MEDfOR)(in SUTROFOR and MEDfOR)

3 international Masters 3 international Masters ((MEDfOR, SUTROFOR, MEDfOR, SUTROFOR,

SUFONAMA SUFONAMA ) + 1 PhD program ) + 1 PhD program ((FONASOFONASO) )

www.medfor.ue (Davide Pettenella, Laura Secco e Paola Gatto)

www.sutrofor.ue (Davide Pettenella e Laura Secco)

www.sufonama.ue (Vincenzo D’Agostino)

PhD SchoolsPhD Schools

Land, environment, resources and healthAnimal science

Managerial engineering and economic evaluation

Crop production science

Biotechnology and bio-chemestry

Viticulture, enology and marketing in the wine sector

More information about the universityMore information about the university

www.unipd.it

Study in ItalyStudy in Italyhttp://www.study-in-italy.it/http://www.study-in-italy.it/

Final wish to you all coming to Padova

“REDIBO PLENIOR”

“I shall come back richer, more mature” motto by G.V. Pinelli, second half of XVI Century