Overview

The Local Development programme at University of Padua offers an in-depth knowledge of the different methodologies used for the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes for local development and promotes the implementation of sustainability processes. Its intrinsic multicultural and multilingual dimension is reinforced by international partnerships and mobility agreements.

A course delivered entirely in English which, thanks also to the numerous international experiences, will immerse you in a multicultural and multilingual dimension and will provide you with an advanced level of training in the promotion of local development. You will follow courses in economics, sociology, political science, statistics, historical-geographical, socio-pedagogical and anthropological areas and you will acquire an in-depth knowledge of the social, organizational, economic, territorial and institutional forms and dynamics of local development processes. Your ability to analyse the territorial context and to promote favourable conditions for local development will allow you to hold managerial roles in the phases of project design, monitoring and evaluation and to work as a professional in development cooperation or in governmental and non-governmental organisations.

Career opportunities

Graduates work as professionals in local development and development cooperation within different social and geographical contexts, in governmental and non-governmental organizations at the local, national and international level, trade and citizenship associations, enterprises.