825 and 1361: these two dates mark the beginning of the University of Pavia, the oldest university in Lombardy and one of the oldest in Europe. The year 825 saw the emperor Lothair's capitulary, which established in Pavia a school of rhetoric for the kingdom's officials; the Studium Generale, instead, was founded by Charles IV in 1361: a renowned legal and literary school that attracted students from all over Europe.
Today, the University of Pavia offers, in its two campuses in Pavia and Cremona, 2 faculties, 18 departments, and 104 degree courses. It positions itself as a Research University, participates in international projects, and is part of work networks with major colleges worldwide, promoting interdisciplinary research and engaging with businesses.
The University of Pavia is a student-centered campus, with more than 26,000 enrolled students, 21 university colleges where boys and girls live and grow together, exchange ideas and projects, and prepare for their future. To these young people, the University of Pavia guarantees a personalized orientation path, with over 400 collaboration agreements with foreign universities and over 700 Erasmus agreements, 3300 internship opportunities, contacts with companies, and the world of work.
The University of Pavia is also one of the few public universities in Italy that offer the Foundation Year, a 9-month intensive preparatory course that gives greater chances of admission to university. The course is taught in Italian, but no knowledge is required to enroll in the Foundation Year, as students learn the language from zero.
ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
HUMANITIES AND LANGUAGE STUDIES
MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC RELATION AND ADVERTISING
CULTURAL STUDIES
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
FOUNDATION YEAR
POLITICAL SCIENCE, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PSYCHOLOGY
PHARMACY
EXCERCISE AND SPORT STUDIES
ECONOMICS, FINANCE, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES 
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