The educational program of the PhD School in Astronomy at the University of Padua involves the provision of a series of multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and interdisciplinary courses taught by both internal and external teachers. These courses for the 2024/25 academic year are listed below on this page. PhD students can also access courses offered by the PhD School in Physics, which belongs to the same Department of Physics and Astronomy "Galileo Galilei".

PhD students are required to attend the courses they consider most formative for a total of 8 credits within the first two years of their doctorate. One credit corresponds to 6 hours. At the end of each course, the teacher issues a certificate confirming attendance of the course and the passing of a final exam. All teaching is delivered in English.

By the end of the third year, the PhD student must attend national or international PhD schools on astrophysical topics, for a total of 8 credits. Each week of school corresponds to 4 credits. Examples: 2 one-week schools or 1 two-week school. Participation in the schools is co-financed by the operating fund for the PhD School in Astronomy and must be authorized in advance by the Coordinator.