University of Padua
Università degli Studi di Padova | |
| Latin: Universitas Studii Paduani | |
| Motto | Latin: Universa Universis Patavina Libertas |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Liberty of Padua, universally and for all |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | September 1222 |
| Accreditation | MIUR |
| Budget | €831 million (2023) |
| Rector | Daniela Mapelli |
Academic staff | 4,580 (2021) |
Administrative staff | 2,432 (2021) |
| Students | 72,280 (2021) |
| Undergraduates | 38,969 (2021) |
| Postgraduates | 31,827 (2021) |
| 1,484 (2021) | |
| Location | , Italy |
| Campus | Urban (University town) |
| Sports teams | CUS Padova |
| Colors | Padua Red |
| Affiliations | Coimbra Group, TIME network |
| Website | www |
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, who previously settled in Vicenza; thus, it is the second-oldest university in Italy, as well as the world's fifth-oldest surviving university.
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. 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. Padua is part a network of historical research universities known as the Coimbra Group. In 2021, the university had approximately 72,000 students including undergraduates, postgraduates, and doctoral students.