Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Course code	IN0518/000ZZ/2024

Tuition fee	€2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is required, with related subjects or proven skills in Mathematical Physics and Structural mechanics. Please verify country-based specific entry title requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Other requirements	Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Italian – B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent: please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions Available places for non-European candidates residing outside Italy: 7 (4 for Chinese students joining the Marco Polo Project)

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Overview

The Programme provides solid skills in the design, production and management of products and systems with high technological content. Enables the mechanical engineer to management and R&D positions in the manufacturing industry and related services, with a focus on both transversal and specialist skills required to address complex interdisciplinary problems.
The Programme has received the EUR-ACE accreditation (European Network for the Accreditation of Engineering Education www.enaee.eu) that provides a set of standards that identifies high-quality engineering degree programmes in Europe and abroad.

Programme structure

In the first year, there are compulsory course units, while in the second year there is a wide range of elective coure units (27 in total, 11 of which in English).

At the second year, the following specialisations are available:
- Machine Design and Structural Integrity
- Collaborative and Assistive Mechanical Systems
- Robotics and Automation
- Road Vehicles
- Propulsion Machines
- Energy Sustainability in Industry
- Heating, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning
- Manufacturing Engineering and technology
- Operations Management
- Design and Manufacturing with Polymers and Composites

Career opportunities

The Master’s degree opens opportunities in R&D, design and manufacturing of complex mechanical systems, including managerial positions; the multidisciplinary training allows effectiveness and adaptation to companies of different sizes and in diverse businesses.
A Mechanical Engineer can easily find employment in all main industrial sectors, in engineering offices, and in technical departments of public and private organisations. Typical examples are the design and production of mechanical components, machines and plants; design of processes for the mechanical and other industry; management of production or design departments; planning and organization of maintenance activities; participation in the executive staff of technical departments, power plants, public utilities or similar companies; employment in engineering offices and in industrial laboratories.