The Università di Padova, based in Padova, Italy, recognises 1222 as its year of foundation. It says it has over 76,000 students and 32 departments. Daniela Mapelli is Rector for 2021 to 2027.
Agricultural and forestry teaching is coordinated by the School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, mainly at the Agripolis campus in Legnaro. Departments there include the Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) and the Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF). Degree courses include agricultural, food, animal and forest sciences, sustainable agriculture and Italian food and wine. Facilities named by the university include the Lucio Toniolo experimental farm, the Research Centre for Agriculture, Sustainability and Food (C.A.S.A.) and the Interdepartmental Centre for Research in Viticulture and Oenology (C.I.R.V.E.), whose operational office is in Conegliano. TESAF lists the Centre for Studies on Alpine Environment at San Vito di Cadore, founded in 1962 for forest ecology research. DAFNAE lists P.A.N. (Piante, Acqua, Natura s.r.l.) as a spin-off with university participation.