Articles from Politecnico Milano

MILAN, Dec. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Politecnico di Milano today held an inauguration ceremony for its 163rd academic year, where it focused on the values of responsibility, knowledge and cohesion in a highly polarised global context marked by tensions and profound change. The inauguration speech centred around the Politecnico’s role as an intermediary, a body with the ability to piece together the bigger picture; an institution that can turn change into something meaningful, through critical thinking and measured reflection on the role of technology. A ‘global vision’, European identity and science diplomacy feature prominently in the forthcoming Strategic Plan 2026-28. The most significant new steps include the launch of three BSc courses in English in the field of engineering.

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MILAN, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, taking place 10 May-23 November 2025, Politecnico di Milano will support seven projects addressing the challenges of contemporary architecture through an interdisciplinary lens. This year’s event, curated by Carlo Ratti, is entitled “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.” and invites reflection on the forms of intelligence emerging from the interplay between space, technology, and society.

MILAN, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Polimi Design System (the School of Design, the Department of Design, and POLI.Design) presents “INTERDEPENDENCE: exploring opposites”, a set of initiatives to reflect on how design interacts with polarities and contrasting dimensions, through a selection of projects by students from Politecnico and from a network of about 40 design universities around the world.

MILAN, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 162nd academic year of Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic University of Milan) has officially started. During the inauguration, Rector Donatella Sciuto, after her customary review of the university’s activities and achievements, focused on the theme of sport, highlighting its formative and unifying role in a year marked by the spotlight on the Olympic Games. "Sport teaches us to manage success and face failure, to never give up and to find even stronger motivation in the face of defeat. This is a theme particularly relevant to a generation that has shown evident signs of fragility in recent years," commented Donatella Sciuto. Her message aptly reflects the spirit of Politecnico as a hub of research, innovation, education, and inclusion, embracing new challenges and milestones with confidence. Among the key achievements highlighted, the Rector underscored the university’s progress in international prestige: according to the latest QS World University Rankings, Politecnico ranks 111th globally and first in Italy overall, seventh in Architecture and Design, and twenty-third in Engineering—a testament to the excellence of its academic and research offerings. The university also stands out as one of Europe’s most competitive institutions in scientific research, with 302 Horizon EU projects and self-funding capabilities that, in 2023, exceeded a total of 200 million euros. Its strong ties with industry are evidenced by the 53 Joint Research Platforms, long-term collaborations on research and innovation of mutual interest.