PowerPoint Presentation - PROGRAMME STUDY

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Education on Environmental Engineering at the
University of Padua
Raffaello COSSU IMAGE Department , University of
Padova

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Where Padova is!
Venice
Padua
Sardinia Symposium
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City of Padua
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The University of Padua the history

• Born in 1222,
• second oldest University
• in Italy, after Bologna(1210).
• Founded by students escaping
• from the Vatican Government
• Libera Universis Patavina

• Universitas Iuristarum
• Right, Law, Theology
• Universitas Artistarum
• Astronomy, Medicine, Phylosophy,
• Sciences

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The University of Padova the history

• Famous professors
• William Harvey
• Gabriele Falloppio
• Gian Battista Morgagni

Galileo Galilei
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Galileo chair
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The Aula Magna
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The oldest anatomic theater in the world
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The University of Padua the students

• Famous students
• Niklaus Copernicus
• Carlo Goldoni
• Ugo Foscolo
• Giacomo Casanova
• Two Popes

Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, first graduated
woman worldwide
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The University of Padua the students
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The University of Padova the numbers
Agriculture Sciences Arts and Philosophy Economic
s and Business Administration Education Engineerin
g Law Medical School Pharmacy Psychology Political
Sciences Sciences Statistical Sciences Veterinary
Medicine
13 Faculties
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The University of Padova the numbers
TOTAL 2007-2008 Agriculture
Sciences 2.250 550 Arts and
Philosophy 7.294 1.711 Economics
and Business Administration 1.371
246 Education 3.209
321 Engineering 10.810 2.193
Law 5.140 180 Medical
School 5.578 1.482 Pharmacy
2.197 356 Psychology 7.522
1.091 Political Sciences 6.770
1.429 Sciences 4.506
1.052 Statistical Sciences
985 204 Veterinary Medicine
834
193 58.766 11.008
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The University of Padovakeeping the traditions
Dean of the Environmental Engineering Courses
Degree
Rector of the Fukuoka University
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The IMAGE Department
Idraulica/Hydraulics Maritime constructions Ambien
te/Environment Geotecnica/Soil mechanics Engineeri
ng

3 Main head offices 5 Laboratories 9 Full
professors 9 Associate professors
10 Researcher 10 Post Doc 19 PhD Students 22
Administration technical staff
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Laboratories

• Hydraulics and Hydraulic Engineering (Physical
  modelling, Instruments calibration, Numerical
  modelling))
• Environmental Engineering (Waste management,
  wastewater treatment, pilot plants, chemical
  analysis)
• Hydrology (numerical modelling of hydrological
  systems, remote sensing, study of hydromorphology
  of lagoon systems)
• Soil Mechanics (SM Characterisation, Stability
  analisis, geosynthetics testing)
• Maritime Engineering (Physical Modeling, random
  waves, harbour structuring, coastal protection
  and Engineering)

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IMAGE Department Waste Technology Centre
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Waste Technology Centre the research

• Sustainable landfilling
• Final Storage Quality
• Remediation of old landfill sites
• Integrated sewage/waste organics management
• Landfill as carbon sink
• Biological Hydrogen production

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MSc PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEEERING
TOPIC AREAS

• Solid Waste management
• Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Water Pollution Control
• Water Resources Management
• Soil and Groundwater
• Environmental Management
• Contaminated sites
• Renewable Resources

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MASTER PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEEERING admission requirements

• Admission to all international students with a
  Bachelor's or Masters degree.

• candidates must have a proven proficiency in
  English.

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MASTER PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEEERING
The full time Master program has a duration of 2
years divided into two course semesters

• Autumn semester
• beginning the Monday closest to October 1st
• Spring semester
• beginning the Monday closest to March 1st

• The semester
• 13-week of lectures and exercises
• 4-week of examinations (written and/or oral exam
  and/or the presentation of brief thesis or
  project).

All (lecturing, exercise, projects, tutoring,
exams, text material etc.) is provided in
English.
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MASTER PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEEERING European Credit System (ECTS)

• 1 ECTS is equivalent to 25 hours of total
  workload.
• 60 ECTS per year
• A total of at least 120 ECTS points must be
  obtained
• nine mandatory courses (69 ECTS)
• a project work (9 ECTS)
• three elective courses (18 ECTS)
• master thesis work (24 ECTS)

Students should choose one study line either
Environment or Soil protection
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Environmental Protection Programme
First year First year Second year Second year
Autumn semester 30 Autumn semester 30
Remediation of contaminated site Geology and geochemistry Pollutant dynamics in surface water Elective course 9 9 6 6 Investment decisions and project evaluation Environmental project work Environmetal geothecnics Elective course 9 9 6 6
Spring semester 30 Spring semester 30
Solid waste management Waste water treatment Modelling and control of environmental systems Elective course 9 9 6 6 International environmental law Masters thesis 6 24
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Soil Protection Programme
First year First year Second year Second year
Autumn semester 30 Autumn semester 30
Remediation of contaminated site Geology and geochemistry Pollutant dynamics in surface waters Elective course 9 9 6 6 Investment decisions and project evaluation Soil protection project work Environmental geothecnics Elective course 9 9 6 6
Spring semester 30 Spring semester 30
Design of Structures for environmental protection Regulation of river Littoral dynamics and coastal engineering Elective course 9 9 6 6 Water resources management Masters thesis 6 24
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Elective courses (6 ECTS a Exam)
Autumn Semester Spring Semester
Sustainable and renewable resources Water Supply Treatment
Environmental impact assessment Waste management in developing countries
Air pollution control Ecotoxicology
Environmental geophysics Subsurface hydrology
Air cleaning technologies Geographical information system
Model identification and data analysis Environmental electrical science
Environmental acoustic Environmental planning techniques
Environmental hydraulics
Physics of complex systems
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International student Perspectives
Regular Student A student who is fully enrolled
in the 2-years Master of Science Programme and he
will receive the MSc Degree from the University
of Padua. Exchange Erasmus Student A student who
is enrolled in a formal programme of study at a
higher-education level in one of the
participating countries and must have completed
at least their first year of studies in their own
graduate programme Bilateral Student A student
who is enrolled in a formal programme of study at
a higher-education level in one of the
Universities having a specific bilateral
agreement with University of Padua Guest
Student A student who wishes to attend a small
number of courses at University of Padua for a
maximum of 30 ECTS or three courses.
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Thank you!
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