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University of Padua

University of Padua
Università degli Studi di Padova
Latin: Universitas Studii Paduani
MottoUniversa Universis Patavina Libertas (Latin)
Motto in English
Liberty of Padua, universally and for all
TypePublic research university
EstablishedSeptember 1222 (1222-09)
AccreditationMIUR
Budget€831 million (2023)
RectorDaniela Mapelli
Academic staff
4,580 (2021)[needs update]
Administrative staff
2,432 (2021)[needs update]
Students72,280 (2021)[needs update]
Undergraduates38,969 (2021)[needs update]
Postgraduates31,827 (2021)[needs update]
1,484 (2021)[needs update]
Location,
CampusUrban (University town)
Sports teamsCUS Padova[1]
ColorsPadua Red  
AffiliationsCoimbra Group, TIME network
Websitewww.unipd.it/en

The University of Padua (Italian: Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian public research university in Padua, Italy. It was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from the University of Bologna,[2] who previously settled in Vicenza; thus, it is the second-oldest university in Italy, as well as the world's fifth-oldest surviving university.[3]

The University of Padua was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe, known particularly for the rigor of its Aristotelian logic and science.[4] Together with the University of Bologna, Padua had a central role in the Italian Renaissance, housing and educating a number of Italian Renaissance mathematicians, amongst them Nicolaus Copernicus.

As of 2021, it is made up of 32 departments and eight schools.[5] Padua is part a network of historical research universities known as the Coimbra Group.[6] In 2021, the university had approximately 72,000 students including undergraduates, postgraduates, and doctoral students.[7]

  1. ^ CUS Padova
  2. ^ "History". Università di Padova. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Università di Padova". Top Universities. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ "The University of Padua". www.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  5. ^ "University of Padua". Times Higher Education (THE). 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ^ "List of Members | Coimbra". www.coimbra-group.eu. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  7. ^ USTAT. "Esplora i dati". USTAT. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

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