Education
Tufts University and the University of Pavia Establish Collaborative Agreement
Tufts University has signed a cooperation agreement with the University of Pavia, a prestigious research institution in Italy’s Lombardy region. With 18 departments and more than 26,000 students, the University of Pavia is among Europe’s leading academic institutions.
Tufts and the University of Pavia have a history of collaboration, particularly in faculty exchanges within the sciences and engineering. Their music departments have facilitated both short-term and semester-long residencies—held in Italy and at Tufts, respectively. Additionally, Tufts Global Education has successfully conducted summer programs at the University of Pavia, focusing on data science, computer science, and Italian studies.
The new agreement, signed on January 20 in Pavia by Tufts University President Sunil Kumar and University of Pavia Rector Francesco Svelto, paves the way for expanded academic cooperation. Potential initiatives include joint degrees in electrical engineering, bioinformatics, biology, chemistry, and data analytics. Other opportunities may involve certificate programs and specialized online master’s degrees in fields such as nutrition and global business administration.
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Experiential learning is also a key component of the partnership, with prospects for research stays, co-op programs involving companies in both the U.S. and Italy, and student research immersion through initiatives like VERSE and the Laidlaw Scholars program.
The agreement further highlights research collaborations with University of Pavia faculty to support Tufts’ work in areas such as regenerative medicine, climate and energy, healthy aging, brain health, and infection and immunity.
“We are very pleased to formalize and expand our partnership with the University of Pavia, to the benefit of both institutions,” said Cigdem Talgar, vice provost for education at Tufts. “This agreement will deepen our mutual understanding of economic, cultural, and social issues while enriching the experiences of our faculty, students, researchers, and scholars.”
Renowned for its contributions to research, the University of Pavia has been home to three Nobel Laureates. Its esteemed faculty has included Alessandro Volta, the inventor of the electric battery, and Cesare Beccaria, an 18th-century advocate for the abolition of the death penalty.
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