Overview

Global Forestry is offered by University of Padua. Deforestation and forest degradation account for 10-15% of the world’s greenhouse gas emission, thus contributing to the global loss of biodiversity and undermining the live-hoods of millions of people who depend on forests.

Key Facts

These processes predominantly take place in low-income areas, especially in the Global South; for this reason, a global transformation towards an equitable and green economy will not be possible unless forests in medium and low-income areas come under sustainable forms of utilization and protection. In the meanwhile, forest cover is growing in most of the advanced economies representing an opportunity for the development of a bio-economy based on closer to nature forest management criteria. This Global Forestry program is offered at the University of Padua.

Programme Structure

Specialisations available include:

Global Forestry and Climate Change

Global Forests and People

Preparing Global Forestry Fieldwork

Systems of Sustainable Forest Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-02 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-02-02 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Forestry View 4 other Masters in Forestry in Italy

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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

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in the following are directly academically qualified for admission to the EMJM in Global Forestry (GloFor):

Bachelor’s degree within the general academic disciplines of agriculture, biology, economics, geography or forestry from European or international universities.

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Geography and Geoinformatics, Natural Resources or Economics from the University of Copenhagen.

Professional Bachelor’s degree in Forest and Landscape Engineering or Urban Landscape Engineering from the University of Copenhagen.

If the number of qualified applicants to the programme exceeds the number of places available, applicants will be prioritised as follows: academic excellence based on the grade point average in the applicant’s qualifying Bachelor’s degree.

The GloFor admission committee assesses all applications individually based on its academic content.

Tuition Fee

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International

9000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 18000 EUR for the full programme during 24 months.
National

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR for the full programme during 24 months.

EU, EEA or Switzerland: do not pay tuition fees for the programme
Above amounts can be significantly waived based on “Equivalent Economic Status Index – ISEE”

Living costs for Padua

750 - 1100 EUR /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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