Università degli Studi di Padova

Campus

Padova University is among the oldest and most prestigious in Europe, founded in 1222. Today is a large multi - disciplinary university with very high ranking in Italy and world wide. Some of the prominent scholars and scientists that have studied and worked in this university are in the field of medicine, Gian Battista Da Monte, the first in Europe to teach clinical medicine at the patient's bedside, William Harvey who discovered the circulation of the blood. In the field of astronomy, Copernicus and Galileo Galilei have been notable scholars of this Institution. The University of Padova has also distinguished itself in the area of equal opportunities: the first woman in the world to be granted a degree, Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, studied and graduated in the University of Padova in 1678. TREVISO: Law LEGNARO: Veterinary VICENZA: Engineering