The AstroMundus - Astrophysics programme offered at University of Padova was initiated as an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course and is now continuing within the framework of the new Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
The Masters Course is offered by a consortium of 5 partner universities in Austria, Italy, Germany, and Serbia, with the participation of 4 research institutions as associated partners in Italy, Serbia, and Germany.
The main objectives of the Master are initiation in scientific research and applied training in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Emphasis is put on the application of modern techniques both in the observational and theoretical/computational domain.
The various specialities of the partner institutions result in an increased offer of pathways for the students: Theoretical Astrophysics, Models, Simulations and Computation, as well as Observational Astrophysics based on data from the ground and from space and on the exploitation of modern data archives.
A large fraction of AstroMundus Alumni obtained PhD or other academic positions at various institutions around the world. Some of them have already successfully completed their doctorate or are going to complete it soon.
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