Overview

The mission of the Land, Environment, Resources and Health programme at University of Padua is to understand the processes governing natural and agricultural ecosystems and food quality and to train researchers in integrated strategies for the management of natural resources, for promoting an intersectoral rural and agri-food development and associated bio-based economic activities. The emphasis is on basic and applied research on agri-forest ecosystems, sustainable technologies, innovative management options and integrated policies.

An international network

LERH has a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) agreement with the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) for supporting research activities of the PhD students of common interest. LERH is participating to the Erasmus Mundus program Forest and Nature for Society (FONASO) supported by the European Commission to enhance and promote European higher education throughout the world. FONASO Consortium includes globally top ranked universities and leading International research organisations. The programme builds on existing research schools and environments, taking the best from each to build up joint supervision, activities and doctoral candidate courses. The Consortium consists of 7 partner institutions and 13 associate institutions.Our partner institutions in the FONASO program are:

University of Copenhagen, Denmark
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Bangor University, UK
Dresden University, Germany
University of Göttingen, Germany
AgroParisTech, France

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Consumer Attitudes Towards Food Quality Attributes
Geographical Indications
Forest Governance Issues Related To Illegal Logging, Deforestation, Forest Degradation And Corruption
Wine Economics And Policy
The Role Of Social Innovation In Enhancing The Adaptation Capacity Of Rural Communities To Climate Change
Economic Valuation Of Environmental Resources And Non-market Goods
Energy Markets And Demand Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

Schedule TOEFL®

OTE

126

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Padua, Italy

Disciplines

Environmental Economics & Policy Health Sciences Natural Resource Management

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

Schedule TOEFL®

OTE

126

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must have the Italian Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale or an academic qualification issued by a foreign university and recognized as equivalent to the aforementioned qualifications by the academic authorities or by interuniversity agreements of cooperation and mobility.

Eligible applications are evaluated by a PhD Assessment Committee according to the following criteria: academic potential as indicated by

a very good university degree and documented research achievements (CV - Europass format);

publications, preferably in journals with peer review;

a research synopsis that closely relates to one of the LERH research topics

academic references

letter of motivation

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

2950 EUR / year

≈ 2950 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2950 EUR / year

≈ 2950 EUR / year

Living costs

Padova

Italy

750 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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