# Top International Managers in Engineering
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## Top International Managers in Engineering
*[Versione italiana](https://www.unipd.it/time)*
The project gives engineering students the opportunity to attend a **prestigious second-cycle degree programme (Master's degree) at one of the [consortium's universities abroad](https://www.unipd.it/en/time-project-locations)**.
The project consists of integrated learning paths lasting at least five semesters (minimum three at the receiving university abroad and minimum one in Padua) and provides you with 60 ECTS credits to be added to the standard number required for a Master's degree: you are therefore required to extend the overall duration of your studies by at least one semester.
Upon successful completion of the study programme, you are awarded a **double degree** by the University of Padua and the University abroad and counted among TIME graduates.
TIME double degrees are paths of academic excellence, giving students the opportunity to study at the best international universities and polytechnics and to spark among their peers in the job market, as confirmed by several UNIPD graduates who have chosen a TIME double\
degree: read their story and experience (in Italian) on the [dedicated page - University of Padua Alumni website](https://www.alumniunipd.it/blog/2023/11/21/storie-di-alumni-time/).
[TIME Association](https://timeassociation.org/)
- [Call for application 2026/2027
Download](https://www.unipd.it/en/sites/en.unipd.it/files/Call%20for%20application%20T.I.M.E.%202026-2027.pdf "Call for application Time 2026/2027")
- [Attachment 1
Download](https://www.unipd.it/en/sites/en.unipd.it/files/Annex%201%20%E2%80%93%20Available%20Places%20for%20A.Y.%202026_2027.pdf "Attachment 1 - Call for application Time 2025/2026")
- [Ranking List
Download](https://www.unipd.it/en/sites/en.unipd.it/files/GRADUATORIA%20DTU%202026-2027.pdf "Ranking List TIME - 2026-27")
### How to apply
To take part in the selection process, candidates must submit their application online by filling in the Google Forms available at the following links: \
[For the DTU\](https://forms.gle/ZQxeoktVD5toKV8a7)[For the other partner institutions](https://forms.gle/1LPPfHH1bDqdZgJW8)
The application must be submitted by and no later than the deadlines indicated in Article 9 of this Call for Applications. \
Applicants must attach to the application, under penalty of exclusion, all the documents listed in Article 4 of the Call.
### Deadline
**Deadlines for submitting the application:** \
Technical University of Denmark (DTU): February 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. \
All other destinations: March 16, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
The selection interviews will take place on February 25, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. for the Technical University of Denmark, and on March 24, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. for all other destinations.
### How it works
During the **second-cycle degree programme (Master's degree)**, TIME students must gain **180 ECTS** credits overall, of which at least **60 ECTS** credits at the University of Padua and at least **90 ECTS** credits at the receiving institution. The exact number of credits to be gained within such range in each institution is laid down in the bilateral agreement in place with the partner university.
The learning path may be customised according to your level, the chosen receiving institution, and the criteria provided for in the call for applications for TIME.
The **first option** is open to graduates or students about to graduate in a Bachelor's degree programme. If shortlisted, you will have the chance to attend a two-year degree programme (at Master's degree level) at one of the partner institutions (approximately 120 ECTS credits). Back in Padua, you will need to have the curriculum carried out abroad recognised by the Degree programme Board and integrated accordingly, by extending your studies by one year maximum (=60 ECTS credits). At the end of the study programme, your are awarded two degrees, the Italian Master's degree and the equivalent non-Italian qualification.
The s**econd option** is reserved for students already enrolled in the first year of a Master's degree programme. If shortlisted, you will have the chance to spend a further two-year study period at one of the partner institutions to complete the Master's degree programme.
Back in Padua, you will have already gained 180 ECTS credits and will be awarded the Master’s degree and the equivalent non-Italian qualification.
Extending the study period by at least one semester and obtaining 60 ECTS credits in addition to the standard number of credits required for the Master's degree are added value to the training path of engineers, resulting in the award of two separate but similar qualifications. As a matter of facts, the two-year study period abroad does not need to correspond to the Master's degree programme you are enrolled on at the University of Padua; it just needs to be subject-related. For instance: if you enrolled (or are going to) on a Master's degree programme in Mechanical engineering, you can attend a two-year study period in Engineering and management abroad, and, upon completion of the study programme, you will be awarded two complementary qualifications: the Master's degree in Mechanical engineering and the degree in Engineering and management issued by the institution abroad.
### How to choose the receiving institution
The educational offer of the receiving institution is quite binding when choosing the university abroad, as not all the institutions offer second-cycle degree programmes in all fields of engineering. You should therefore choose an institution that offers degree programmes that are complementary to yours.
Currently, the University of Padua has specific agreements for the T.I.M.E. Project with the following partners:
- Technical University of Denmark- DTU
- École Centrale de Paris
- École Centrale de Lille
- École Centrale de Nantes
- École Centrale de Lyon
- École Centrale de Marseille
- École Centrale Casablanca
- Instituto Superior Técnico - IST
- Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona (ETSEIB) - UPC
- Yokohama National University – Japan \
testimonials: [Andrea Binotto](https://vimeo.com/812775201/c7171a3914), [Alberto Trabacchin](https://vimeo.com/812775227/0e20730772)
- Université Catholique de Louvain – UC Louvain
- [Useful information on partner Universities 2026-2027
Download](https://www.unipd.it/en/sites/en.unipd.it/files/Useful%20information%20on%20partner%20Universities%202026-2027.pdf "Useful information on partner Universities 2026-2027 - TIME")
### How to fill out the study plan
You should add all the activities you are going to carry out during the two-year period abroad to your study plan and have it approved by your Degree Programme Board (CCS) before your departure.
### Financial support
For the first year of study at the foreign institution, the participants in the T.I.M.E. project selected for European destinations will be recognized, unless they are ineligible, the **"status" of Erasmus students** and will receive the related mobility grant and all the supplements provided by regional and university regulations, for the number of months actually spent at the host university, up to a maximum of 10 months per year. Winning students are therefore required to comply with all the regulations provided for by the Erasmus 2026/2027 call for proposals (<https://www.unipd.it/erasmus-studio> ), in particular the drafting of a Learning Agreement before departure and the preparation of a study plan as described in art. 8 below.
Subject to the availability of specific budget funds, the University will provide supplements for the first and second year of mobility, up to a maximum amount of € 500 per month (including the Erasmus grant for the first year), for a maximum of 10 months per academic year.
Students selected for **Yokohama University** will receive a scholarship of 700 euros per month, subject to the availability of specific budget funds, up to a maximum of 10 months per year.
### The TIME committee
The TIME committee is responsible for the selection of candidates and applicants and the procedures for evaluation and approval of the study plans of those who participate, as agreed with individual course councils.
Chairperson: Maria Elena Valcher\
Contact person for the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Paolo Salandin\
Contact person for the Department of Industrial Engineering: Enrico Savio
Contact person for the area Department of Management and Engineering: Enrico Scarso\
Contact person for the Department of Information Engineering: Maria Elena Valcher
*Contacts at the Projects and Mobility Office:*\
Agreements: Elisa Cipelli, Ivana Silvestri\
Outgoing students: Ivana Silvestri\
Incoming students: Elisa Zambon
*Contacts at the School of Engineering*\
Tel. 0498276457\
email: [ingegneria@unipd.it](mailto:ingegneria@unipd.it)
### TIME Project student mobility coordinators by Degree Programme Board
- Aerospace engineering: Daniele Pavarin
- Chemical and Process Engineering: Alessandra Lorenzetti
- Computer Engineering: Nicola Ferro
- Control systems engineering: Francesco Ticozzi
- Bioingegneria: Andrea Facchinetti
- Food Industry Engineering: Maurizio Faccio
- Ingegneria civile: Paolo Salandin
- Ingegneria Ambientale: Paolo Salandin
- Ingegneria dell'innovazione del prodotto: Paolo Ferro
- Ingegneria edile: Carlo Pellegrino
- Electrical engineering: Nicola Bianchi
- Electronic Engineering: Matteo Meneghini
- Ingegneria elettronica: Giorgio Spiazzi
- Energy Engineering: Giorgio Pavesi
- Ingegneria gestionale: Enrico Scarso
- Ingegneria informatica: Carlo Ferrari
- Ingegneria dell'informazione: Marco Santagiustina
- Materials Engineering: Alessandro Martucci, Lucia Nicola
- Ingegneria meccanica: Enrico Savio
- Ingegneria dell'innovazione del prodotto: Fabio Sgarbossa
- Ingegneria meccatronica: Fabio Tinazzi
- Ict for internet and multimedia: Simone Milani
## Contacts - Programma T.I.M.E.
***Informazioni generali***\
Scuola di Ingegneria\
Lungargine del Piovego, 1 - 35131 Padova\
tel. 049.827.6457\
Email: [ingegneria@unipd.it](mailto:ingegneria@unipd.it)
Settore Mobility\
Lungargine del Piovego, 1 - 35131 Padova\
tel. 049.8279374\
Email: [mobility.out@unipd.it](mailto:mobility.out@unipd.it)
Strategic Partnerships Unit\
Lungargine del Piovego, 1 - 35131 Padova\
Tel. 049.8277470\
Email: [international.projects@unipd.it](mailto:international.projects@unipd.it)