The Polytechnic University of Turin

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For 160 years, the Politecnico di Torino has been one of the most prestigious public institutions at both the International and the Italian levels concerning education, research, technological transfer and services in all sectors of architecture and engineering.

The Politecnico di Torino was founded in 1859 as Scuola di Applicazione per gli Ingegneri (Technical School for Engineers), and it became Regio Politecnico di Torino in 1906. A long history, which bore out the University as a reference point for education and research in Italy and in Europe, a Research University of international level which attracts students from more than 100 countries and which activates about 800 collaborations per year with industries, public institutions and local organizations.

The attention to theoretical and applied research, the knowledge and development of cutting edge technologies, the concreteness and realism concerning the management of a manufacturing process or the organization of service, the care of functionality without ignoring design, the analysis and proposition of solutions to the challenges of the society of today in order to plan a sustainable future: graduates from the Politecnico di Torino receive an education that goes far beyond technical knowledge. They are able to manage the interdisciplinary nature of the scientific world of today without forgetting social, ethical, economic and environmental implications.

Excellent results in education and research fields, positive judgments from students, education processes of quality and the ability in winning national and European grants brought the Politecnico di Torino to an excellent place in the assessment drawn up by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR): since 2010, when the MIUR began to award the public funding of the Fondo di Finanziamento Ordinario according to a table on Universities performances, the Politecnico has always been the first University in Italy. A positioning proved by the good results of the University at the European level.

The training offer

  • Bachelor’s degree: 23 Bachelor’s degree courses (3 in the area of Architecture, Design and Planning, 19 in the area of Engineering and 1 Professional Degree)
  • Master’s Degree: 30 second-level degree courses (6 in the area of Architecture, 24 in the area of Engineering)
  • Postgraduate courses: 23 completely in English, 5 Master’s Degrees, 17 Master’s Degrees, 1 inter-university Master’s Degree, 18 continuing education courses, 16 PhD courses, 5 of which are in agreement with other universities and research institutions
  • Path Polito 4 Impact – path for Young Talents: for students with a I level Degree
  • Alta Scuola Politecnica Path: for students of the Bachelor II level.

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Students with a foreign qualification

Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24
10129 Torino, ITALY

For assistance or information exclusively regarding immigration procedures (visas, residence permit, health insurance), you can write to [email protected]  or contact +390110908697 (available on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 11:30 am)

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