About Politecnico di Torino

For more than 160 years, Politecnico di Torino has been among the most prestigious institutions operating in the fields of learning, research, technological transfer and services. In nowadays ever-changing scenario, PoliTO arises as a leading university with top-quality study paths in engineering, architecture, design, and urban planning.

Politecnico di Torino offers programs internationally recognised, including a wide selection of English-Taught Programmes from undergraduate to Ph.D. level.

Politecnico di Torino was one of the first Italian universities to implement a significant internationalization strategy that included the creation of an internationalization area, the enhancement of the teaching offer held in English, a significant support to students’ and staff’s international mobility, a growing participation to joint research and teaching programs, and the institution of centers and venues out of national borders (China, Uzbekistan). Thanks to these efforts, Politecnico di Torino is now ranked among the best international technical universities.

PoliTO has 36000 students and about 16% are international – one of the highest percentages in Italy – contributing to create a true international and multicultural environment.

PoliTO offer great support services for international students such as help for accommodation and practical matters (visa, residence permit, health insurance, etc), assistance in administrative procedures, linguistic mediators and welcome activities.

As all the top international universities, one of PoliTO aims is indeed to increase the awareness of its social role in the city and the whole, as individuals and institution able to drive the change towards a more sustainable future. PoliTO is committed in developing a green and sustainable campus model that addresses global challenges via solutions in harmony with nature, technology and human beings, leveraging on collective knowledge and transmitting the results into the urban connective tissue nurtured by the presence of PoliTO in the Torino metropolitan context.

Research and teaching activities are organized by 11 departments which also promote research activities in 4 research areas, i.e. Civil and Environmental Engineering Architecture Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Management and Mathematics for Engineering, Information Technologies.

Politecnico di Torino is a true research university, where education and research combine to meet the real needs of the local area and economy and most importantly those of the students. Students who are looking for a thorough education which is relevant to the job market or who are interested in research and a multidisciplinary approach can find in PoliTO the university they were looking for.