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PhD programme in Pedagogy, Educational Sciences and Training

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Our SPEF PhD program is rooted in the rich heritage of the Padovan pedagogical school, addressing contemporary educational challenges. With a focus on inclusion, well-being, and sustainability, our two curricula offer interdisciplinary research paths designed to shape the future of education through innovation and global perspectives.

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28 May 2025

What Happened at Monteortone: Notes from PhD Training Day 2025

This year’s PhD Training Day wrapped up in Monteortone with a sense of quiet success. […]

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21 May 2025

The PhD Summertime: A Survival Summer Compass!

Just take a look at how most PhD s go through their Summer Time by […]

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16 May 2025

Chiosco è Partecipazione: The University of Padua opens its doors to the city in Piazza Capitaniato – An invitation to the hybridisation of community dimensions

‘I would like to be free, free like a man…. Like a man who needs […]

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Training

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The educational project of the SPEF doctorate is deeply rooted in the pedagogical area and gathers the rich heritage of the Padovan pedagogical school, adapting its educational proposal to the great challenges of the present time.
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The practices

PhD in Pedagogical, Education and Training Sciences
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Admission 2024/25

A Phd programme to Tell About

We are a research community where learning begins with every experience. We share stories, milestones, and news born from our doctorate. Events, projects, and achievements that make our academic journey unique. A voyage through research, inclusion, and sustainability, to experience and share.

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    28 May 2025

    What Happened at Monteortone: Notes from PhD Training Day 2025
    16 May 2025

    Chiosco è Partecipazione: The University of Padua opens its doors to the city in Piazza Capitaniato – An invitation to the hybridisation of community dimensions
    9 April 2025

    PhD Day 2025 at Monteortone
    28 May 2025

    What Happened at Monteortone: Notes from PhD Training Day 2025
    21 May 2025

    The PhD Summertime: A Survival Summer Compass!
    16 May 2025

    Chiosco è Partecipazione: The University of Padua opens its doors to the city in Piazza Capitaniato – An invitation to the hybridisation of community dimensions