Cittadini romeni iscritti nell'universita di Padova nel periodo interbellico (1919-1945)
Romanians Enrolled at the University of Padua in the Interwar Period (1919-1945)

Summary/Abstract: This study captures issues related to the presence of Romanian citizens in Italy as students from various faculties of the University of Padua in the interwar period. A first observation is that, if in the last quarter of century nineteenth century few Romanian students have studied at the University of Padua, the interwar period there was a significant increase of these students here. This gradually increase must be regarded in the context of a general increase in the number of foreign students enrolled at the University of Padua. A brief analysis of the presence of foreign students at the mentioned university between two world wars, reveals that Romanians were generally on the first three positions, sometimes surpassed only by Hungarians or Poles. Romanian students who studied at Padua in the first part of that period came mainly from Transylvania and Bukovina, but then fame of University spread in all Romanian area, attracting young people from other regions. Among the options of the Romanian students stood first Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, followed by the Pharmacy and Science, few of them decided for law or engineering, for example. Towards the end of the interwar period, in the context of tightening the racial laws in Italy there was a decrease in the number of foreign students in general and the Romanian especially because many of them were Hebrew. Interaction of Romanian students with University of Padua had a beneficial impact on both sides. On one hand, students form Romania had in this way access to the latest western scientific innovations, while foreign students belonging to different ethnic groups, have enabled the University of Padua to assume even in those years of nationalism, a more open feature to "foreigners".

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