The University of Pavia is one of the oldest universities in Europe.An edict issued by King Lotharius quotes a higher education institution in Pavia as already established in 825;the Studium generale was officially established by Emperor Charles IV in 1361.

　　Alessandro Volta(1745-1827)is only one of a large group of famous professors who taught at the University of Pavia,together with Girolamo Cardano(1501-1576),Antonio Scarpa(1752-1832)and Camillo Golgi(1843-1926)Nobel prize in Medicine in 1906.

　　Today Pavia is a Research University,offering a wide variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary teaching in Economics,Pharmacy,Law,Engineering,Literature&Philosophy,Medicine&Surgery,Science(Mathematics,Physics,Chemistry,Biology and Natural Science),Political Science and Musicology.The University offers Degree and Master Courses,Doctorates,Post-graduate Schools,Specialization Courses.Research is carried out in departments,institutes,clinics,centres,and laboratories in close association with public and private institutions,enterprises and companies.

　　The University of Pavia enjoys a strong tradition of international student and teacher exchanges:bilateral agreements involve,among others,the historical universities of Coimbra,and many universities in Europe,the Middle East,the Mediterranean area,the United States of America,China,Japan and many other countries.

　　帕维亚大学是欧洲最古老的大学之一。洛泰留斯国王颁布的法令引用了帕维亚一所高等教育机构的说法，早在825年就已建立;Studium generale于1361年由查理四世皇帝正式建立。

　　亚历山德罗·伏尔塔(1745-1827)只是帕维亚大学众多著名教授中的一员，其他教授包括吉罗拉莫·卡尔达诺(1501-1576)、安东尼奥·斯卡尔帕(1752-1832)和卡米洛·戈尔吉(1843-1926)，后者于1906年获得诺贝尔医学奖。

　　如今，帕维亚是一所研究型大学，提供经济学、药学、法律、工程学、文学与哲学、医学与外科、科学(数学、物理、化学、生物和自然科学)、政治学和音乐学等多学科及跨学科教学。大学提供学士和硕士课程、博士学位、研究生院和专业化课程。研究在各系、研究所、诊所、中心和实验室进行，并与公共和私营机构、企业及企业紧密合作。

　　帕维亚大学享有丰富的国际师生交流传统：双边协议涉及科英布拉历史悠久的大学，以及欧洲、中东、地中海地区、美国、中国、日本等多所大学。