Politecnico di Milano University

Politecnico di Milano University

Our pledge
Politecnico di Milano’s commitment to quality education and research in various fields aligns with professional values, making it an ideal environment for continuous learning and growth.
The university’s focus on promoting sustainable and responsible scientific and technological innovation resonates with the interest in contributing to post-Covid-19 progress through initiatives such as Advanced Manufacturing, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Robotics, Sustainable Energy & Clean Technologies.
By joining the Pledge, we aim to actively participate in and contribute to the university’s endeavors by enrolling in relevant training courses and engaging in collaborative projects that drive innovation and create positive impact in society.
Examples of potential contributions include participating to provide courses in the area of “Sustainable Energy & Clean Technologies” and “Innovation and Entrepreneurship,” “Data management”,”Deep learning”,… (https://www.pok.polimi.it/)

About
The Politecnico di Milano is a scientific and technological university that educates engineers, architects, and designers. Founded in 1863, Polimi is one of the most important universities in the world, ranked 1st in Italy and 142nd globally in the QS World University Ranking 2022 (June 2021). Polimi has always focused on the quality and innovation of teaching and research, developing a productive relationship with the entrepreneurial and productive world through experimental research and technology transfer. The Polytechnic offers courses at all levels: bachelor’s, master’s, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees. Currently, more than 1,400 professors and researchers work at the Polytechnic, and 47,000 students (including 7,000 foreigners) are distributed across 7 different campuses.
The University is organized into 12 Departments, through which it aims to enhance its impact on society by promoting sustainable and responsible scientific and technological innovation capable of contributing to post-Covid-19 progress. Strategic research is carried out in the fields of energy, transportation, planning, management, design, mathematics, natural and applied sciences, ICT, the built environment, cultural heritage, with more than 280 research facilities including 6 Major Infrastructures: the Wind Tunnel (unique in the world for configuration and characteristics), the Materials Testing Laboratory (LPM), PoliFAB (the University’s research infrastructure for micro and nano-manufacturing), PoliFactory, the makerspace of the Polytechnic of Milan where new design processes are developed, DRISMI, an innovative next-generation driving simulator, and LABORA (laboratory for physical and virtual modeling).
The Polytechnic University of Milan attracts over 140 million euros annually through research contracts and external funding. These self-financing activities represent a significant part of its total budget. Specifically, the University ranks first in Italy and eleventh in Europe for projects funded by the European Commission. Within the Horizon 2020 Framework Program (2014-2020), 437 projects (including 34 ERC) were funded for a total of over 189 million euros. With the new Horizon Europe program (2021-2027), 60 projects (including 9 ERC) have been funded to date for a total of over 32 million euros.