# Study in English
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## Study in English - how to apply
*[Versione italiana](https://www.unipd.it/studiare-inglese-come-fare-domanda)*
- If you have an **international entry qualification**, please follow the instructions below.
- If you have an **Italian entry qualification**, please refer to the [Italian website](https://www.unipd.it/preimmatricolazioni-immatricolazioni)
## **All degree programmes (except Medicine and Surgery)**
### Step-by-step procedure
1. **Choose your [degree programme](https://www.unipd.it/en/english-degrees)** and carefully c****heck its entry requirements****
2. **Prepare all required documents**(in PDF format)
3. **Register** on [apply.unipd.it](https://apply.unipd.it/) by clicking on “Become an applicant” and filling in the form.
4. **Use** the *applicant code* you receive by email to “Sign In” and **complete your application.** Make sure you have filled in all the fields and uploaded all necessary documents before clicking on “Submit”. Please note that you can **apply for up to 2 degree programmes.**Do not register more than once by using different email addresses, otherwise your applications will be rejected.
5. **Pay the application fee** (€60). The application fee is not refundable. You will receive a link for the payment by email. ONLY if you are applying for degree programme(s) CEnT-S test as per the degree programme entry requirement, do NOT proceed with the payment of the application fee but register for the required CEnT-S test and pay the 55 Euro registration fee on the CISIA website.
6. **Wait**for the evaluation feedback. Please note that your application is checked by the Admissions and Welcome Unit first, and then evaluated by a dedicated Academic Committee.\
If you applied for a degree programme with an **unlimited** number of places, you will be notified of the evaluation via the application platform.\
If you applied for a degree programme with a **limited** number of places, please check the [admission results](https://www.unipd.it/en/admission-results)
7. In order to complete your enrolment, follow the instructions provided in the [How to enrol](https://www.unipd.it/en/how-to-enrol)section.
- [How to pay the application fee on apply.unipd.it
Download](https://www.unipd.it/en/sites/en.unipd.it/files/UNIPD_APPfee_payment%20guide%202026-27-1.pdf "How to pay your application fee on apply.unipd.it")
### Timeline
**Degree programmes** with an **unlimited** number of places
First call: **November 2, 2025 - February 2, 2026**
Second call: **March 2 - May 2, 2026**
Third call: (only for EU citizens and non EU citizens residing in Italy) **June 2 – August 2, 2026**
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**Degree programmes** with a **limited** number of places
First call (only for non-EU citizens residing outside Italy): ****January 7 - March 7, 2026****
Second call (only for EU citizens and non-EU citizens residing in Italy): **Spring 2026, dates TBD**
Please note that:
- only for EU citizens and non-EU citizens residing in Italy, the Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies and the Master’s degree in Medical Biotechnologies will open only during the Third Call
- some degree programmes may open a Third Call for applications only for EU citizens and non-EU citizens residing in Italy
Please, check [apply.unipd.it](https://apply.unipd.it/) for more information
### Required documents
When submitting your online application, please upload colour scanned copy (PDF format) of the following documents:
**Bachelor's degree programmes**
- **Curriculum Vitae (Résumé)** in English;
- **Motivational Letter(s)** in English;
- If you applied to a degree programme requiring****the CEnT-S test** proof of registration to and subsequently the results of the test**;
- **Transcript of records**;
- [**Upper secondary school certificate**](https://www.unipd.it/en/entry-title-requirements) **achieved after at least 12 years of school attendance**. If you have yet to obtain your final qualification, an enrolment or provisional certificate is also accepted.
- **Certificate proving the completion of 1 or 2 years of academic studies**, **or** a**post-secondary qualification,** **or** a**foundation course qualification**(**only** if you apply for a Bachelor's degree programme and you **do not** have a minimum 12-year school record);
- **Certificate of entrance examination to access university**, if required by law in the country where you have been awarded your upper secondary school certificate (e.g. *Selectividad* in Spain, *Prova de Aferiçao* or *Prova Geral de Acesso ao Ensino Superior* in Portugal,*Vestibular* or *Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio* in Brazil, *Gao Kao* in China);
- **Valid ID card** (**only** for EU citizens and non-EU citizens residing in Italy or **passport**;
- **Residence permit** (**only** for non-EU citizens residing in Italy);
- **[English Language certificate](https://www.unipd.it/en/language-requirement-admission-degree-programmes)**or**other language certifications** (if required - please check entry requirements for each programme);
- **Any other document required**(please check entry requirements for each programme).
**If needed, the *Admissions and Welcome Unit* may request the Statement of Comparability** of your **upper secondary school diploma as issued by CIMEA** (Italy’s Credential Information System) **if further verification of the qualification is deemed necessary****.**The certification may be obtained directly (upon payment) through a [MyDiplome](https://mywallet.cimea-diplome.it/#/auth/login) account.
If you are admitted to a degree programme, you will have to submit original and legalised copies of your previous qualifications. No legalised documents need to be submitted at the application stage, but an English or Italian translation of your entry qualification (i.e. transcript of records and upper secondary school certificate) has to be provided.
**No** Italian language certificate is required when applying for an English-taught degree programme.
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**Master's degree programmes**
- **Curriculum Vitae (Résumé)** in English;
- **Motivational Letter(s)** in English;
- **Transcript of records**
- **[Academic qualification](https://www.unipd.it/en/entry-title-requirements) -**If you have yet to obtain your final qualification, an enrolment or provisional certificate is also accepted.
- **Valid ID card** (**only** for EU or citizens and non-EU citizens residing in Italy) or **passport**;
- **Residence permit** (**only** for non-EU citizens residing in Italy);
- **English Language certificate**or**other language certifications** (if required - please check entry requirements for each programme);
- **Any other document required**(please check entry requirements for each programme)**.**
**If needed, the *Admissions and Welcome unit* may request the Statement of Comparability** of your **Bachelor’s issued by CIMEA** (Italy’s Credential Information System) **if further verification of the qualification is deemed necessary.**The certification may be obtained directly (upon payment) through a [MyDiplome](https://mywallet.cimea-diplome.it/#/auth/login) account.
If you are admitted to a degree programme, you will have to submit original and legalised copies of your previous qualifications. No legalised documents need be submitted at application stage, but an English or Italian translation of your entry qualification (i.e. transcript of records and Bachelor’s degree diploma) has to be provided.
**No** Italian language certificate is required, when applying for an English-taught degree programme.
**Useful information in case of any disability or specific learning disorder (SLD)**
Students with disabilities or specific learning disorder (SLD) can contact the University's [*Student Services Office - Inclusion*](https://www.unipd.it/en/inclusion-reception-and-admissions-tests) to report any specific needs and to obtain information on support services available for course attendance and financial benefits.
### Useful information in case of any disability or specific learning disorder (SLD)
Students with disabilities or specific learning disorder (SLD) can contact the University's [*Student Services Office - Inclusion*](https://www.unipd.it/en/inclusion-reception-and-admissions-tests) to report any specific needs and to obtain information on support services available for course attendance and financial benefits.
## **Medicine and Surgery (English-taught)**
### Available places and application process
The Single-cycle degree programme in Medicine and Surgery admits a limited number of students, selected at national level by Ministerial Decree. The number of places available, the date of the admission test, the content and the procedures for selection are set forth annually by Ministerial Decree and mentioned included in the [call for admissions](https://www.unipd.it/avvisi-ammissione-lauree-triennali-inglese).
To apply for the Medicine and Surgery degree programme, registration on [Universitaly](https://www.universitaly.it/) is required. Candidates must pass an admission test in English (IMAT) and can proceed with registration based on places available, their ranking and on whether they achieved the minimum score set by the admission test. Please check [how to enrol](https://www.unipd.it/en/how-to-enrol) section for further information.
If you are a **non-EU citizen residing outside Italy**, please note that you must also pre-enrol at the Italian Embassy/Consulate in your country of residence through the portal [Universitaly](https://www.universitaly.it/).
Please check the [**video tutorial**](https://mediaspace.unipd.it/playlist/dedicated/171471031/1_umr64wxb/1_6zftaiuh) on how to fill in the pre-enrolment form.
The form to fill out, available both in Italian and in English, is composed of three sections (personal information, Embassy and degree programme, qualification). We kindly remind you to select ‘Università degli Studi di Padova’ and the degree programme in "Medicine and Surgery".
More information is available at: [www.unipd.it/en/medicine-surgery](https://www.unipd.it/en/medicine-surgery).
### Useful information in case of any disability or specific learning disorder (SLD)
Students with disabilities or specific learning disorder (SLD) can contact the University's [*Student Services Office - Inclusion*](https://www.unipd.it/en/inclusion-reception-and-admissions-tests) to report any specific needs and to obtain information on support services available for course attendance and financial benefits.
### Deadlines and test date
Candidates must register for the IMAT in the [www.universitaly.it](http://www.universitaly.it/) portal, usually between June/July; the procedure to follow is available in the portal. \
Information concerning application dates, application procedure and test dates will be available in the [Call for admissions](https://www.unipd.it/ammissioni-medicine-surgery), published each year around June/July.
### Required documents
No documents will have to be uploaded during the registration phase on Universitaly.
In case of admission and for **enrolment purposes**, the procedures and deadlines by which coloured scanned copies (PDF format) of the following original documents are going to be requested, will be communicated via email by the Global Engagement Office - Admissions and Welcome Unit to successful candidates ONLY:
- **Transcript of records**;
- [**Upper secondary school certificate**](https://www.unipd.it/en/entry-title-requirements)**achieved after at least 12 years of school attendance**;
- **Certificate proving the completion of 1 or 2 years of academic studies**, OR a **post-secondary qualification,** OR a **foundation course qualification** (**only** if you apply for a Bachelor's degree programme and you **do not** have a minimum 12-year school record);
- **Certificate of entrance examination to access university**, if required by law in the country where you have been awarded your upper secondary school certificate (e.g. Selectividad in Spain, Prova de Aferiçao or Prova Geral de Acesso ao Ensino Superior in Portugal, Vestibular or Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio in Brazil, Gao Kao in China);
- **Official translation in English or Italian** of the previous listed documents;
- **Legalisation of** your upper secondary school diploma;
- **Valid ID card** (**only** for EU citizens and non-EU citizens residing in Italy) or **passport**;
- **Residence permit** (**only** for non-EU citizens residing in Italy).
**If needed, the*****Admissions and Welcome Unit*****may request the Statement of Comparability**of your **Bachelor’s issued by CIMEA** (Italy’s Credential Information System) **if further verification of the qualification is deemed necessary.** The certification may be obtained directly (upon payment) through a [MyDiplome](https://mywallet.cimea-diplome.it/#/auth/login) account.
Further information about the documents required for enrolment is available at: <https://www.unipd.it/en/study-english-how-enrol>
**NO** Italian language certificate is required when applying for this degree programme.
**Useful information in case of any disability or specific learning disorder (SLD)**
Students with disabilities or specific learning disorder (SLD) can contact the University's [*Student Services Office - Inclusion*](https://www.unipd.it/en/inclusion-reception-and-admissions-tests) to report any specific needs and to obtain information on support services available for course attendance and financial benefits.
## About your citizenship
Please check carefully the category below you identify with, as it will affect the application process.
### EU and EU-equated citizenship
- citizens of any European Union Member States
- citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, San Marino
- citizens with a dual nationality, one of which is Italian/European. Please note that, if you have an Italian nationality, you must apply as Italian, pursuant to the Italian Law
- citizens of a country outside the European Union residing in Italy and holding a valid Italian [residence permit](https://www.unipd.it/en/residence-permit-study-purposes-0) - *Permesso di soggiorno* which allows enrolment at university, as per existing regulations on enrolment.
### Non-European citizens residing outside Italy
Citizens of a country outside the European Union, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or San Marino **AND**who do not have a double nationality, including Italian or any European nationality, **AND**who cannot be considered as non-EU citizens residing in Italy (see above).
Candidates falling into this category can find key information and deadlines on the web page [Studenti stranieri](http://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/) of the Italian Ministry of University and Research.
## Global Engagement Office - Recruitment Unit
Palazzo Anselmi\
Lungargine del Piovego 1 - 35131 Padova
- **[Get in touch with the Global Engagement Office](https://web.unipd.it/international/)**
For **academic related information**, please contact the programme coordinator/secretariat
tel. +39 0498273131
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