Enrollment

Candidates that wish to compete for places with priority research grants are obliged to indicate this in their application, selecting the relative subjects. The title of the specific priority research grant must be flagged during the procedure.

 

To be admitted to the Doctorate Course in Veterinary Science and Food Safety candidates must pass an entrance competition. The OPEN POSITIONS are listed at RESEARCH TOPIC - CALL 2024.

The call 2024 for the PhD position will open on April 8th and will close on May 13th. Oral interview of the shortlisted candidates will take place in June, while the PhD will officially start on November 1st. The doctorate activities will start every years on November 1st.

 

The application MUST be done online at the following link: CALL 2024 - APPLICATION

For the call 2024 is mandatory to use the form for CV, research project and motivation letter compilation.

Requirements

Applicants must have the Italian Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale (Master's degree) or an academic qualification issued by a foreign university and recognized as equivalent to the aforementioned qualifications by the academic authorities or by interuniversity agreements of cooperation and mobility. If the foreign qualification has not yet been recognized as equivalent by the academic bodies of an Italian University, the competent body of each Program will decide on its equivalence.

Non-EU Candidate:

In order to regularly study in Italy, non-EU students should have a valid stay permit. Before coming to Italy they need to apply to the competent Italian diplomatic authority and ask for a study visa. The addresses of Italian Embassies and Consulates abroad, listed by alphabetical order of the countries where they are based, are available online at:
http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Ministero/LaReteDiplomatica/Ambasciate/default.htm

Within 8 days from their arrival in Italy, all non-EU students who hold a study visa must apply for a stay permit. The stay permit is issued by the local police station (Questura - Ufficio Stranieri) of the applicant's place of residence in Italy. In order to help University students to obtain the stay permit, you can go to the SAOS (Assistance Service for Foreign Guests):
University of Padua, Palazzo del Bo’
(c/o Ufficio Relazioni Internazionali)
via VIII Febbraio no. 2, Padova.
Phone: +39 049 827 3077
Fax: +39 049 827 3060
e-mail: saos@unipd.it

At the following link the candidate could find specific info: http://www.unipd.it/ricerca/dottorati-ricerca (english version: http://www.unipd.it/en/research/doctoral-degrees-phd-programmes/phd-programmes-calls-and-admissions).