Overview

The Mechanical Innovation for Product Engineering course from University of Padua offers both theoretical courses and high level applied or research-oriented teachings within a framework of industrial competitiveness and sustainability, providing students with advanced knowledge and skills to model, simulate, and design innovative products, define and design modern and sustainable processes and industrial systems.

Career opportunities

Graduates can work both in Italy and internationally in technical and managerial positions focusing in the areas of advanced design, research and development, quality control, innovation and production development, planning and scheduling, management of complex systems. They can be enrolled by manufacturing or service companies in several industrial sectors, such as, just to mention a few: mechanical engineering industry, automotive and aerospace industry, metalworking industry, rubber and plastic industry, textile, clothing, and leather industries, food, beverage, paper and tobacco industries, packaging and packaging systems industry, energy related industries (cooling and heating systems, wind energy etc.).

Programme Structure

The topics cover by the paths can be summarised as follows:

mechanical design methodologies and simulations (static, fatigue, dynamic, thermal), including those necessary to effectively design advanced mechanical components with innovative materials such as composites, nanocomposites and polymers, also taking advantage of numerical tools.

engineering design of advanced and automated manufacturing systems, including the design of automatic machines, maintenance management policies, human sustainability, ergonomics and safety, digital twins for automation and collaborative robots, additive manufacturing.

industrial and product sustainability, such as materials selection for sustainable design, materials technology and recycling, green design, lightweight design, energy management in industry.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

Call one: 2 November - 2 February
Call two: 2 March - 2 May
Call three: (only for EU citizens and non EU citizens residing in Italy): 2 June – 2 August

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

65

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Vicenza, Italy

Disciplines

Mechanical Engineering Production and Manufacturing Engineering View 7 other Masters in Production and Manufacturing Engineering 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

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

65

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or related fields, with proven skills in Mechanical Engineering

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

2739 EUR / year

≈ 2739 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2739 EUR / year

≈ 2739 EUR / year

Additional Details

The total amount of tuition fees due per each academic year can be significantly waived based on your “Equivalent Economic Status Index – ISEE”.

Living costs

Vicenza

Italy

750 - 1100 EUR / month

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

Funding

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