Established in 1863, Politecnico di Milano is one the most outstanding technical universities in Europe, and the largest Italian university in Engineering, Architecture and Design, with over 47,500 students.   The university has seven campuses located in Milan and in other nearby Italian cities: Lecco, Cremona, Mantova and Piacenza. It is organized in 12 Departments and in 4 Schools, respectively devoted to research and education.  

 
Research  plays a central role in the university mission, aiming at providing the best standards in education. It is fueled by strong links to corporate research, considerable European funds, and a set of well-equipped laboratories.  
Politecnico di Milano offers innovative programmes at all academic levels. Almost the entire postgraduate academic offer is taught in English, thus attracting an ever-increasing number of international students, coming from more than 100 countries.  

  The list of Politecnico di Milano notable alumni is considerable and includes renown professionals, such as Renzo Piano  and  Aldo Rossi, both Pritzker Prize winners, and  Giulio Natta, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry.  

 
Politecnico di Milano is a proud member of  prestigious international alliances , such as   Enhance, IDEA League , Alliance4Tech and other strategic networks of leading European universities.