WELCOME to the POLITECNICO DI TORINO

WELCOME WELCOME

to theto the

POLITECNICO DI TORINOPOLITECNICO DI TORINO

21th January 200721th January 2007

Prof. C. Pronello TRB – Washington 21 January 2007

Historical backgroundHistorical background

19061906 Royal “Politecnico di Torino”Royal “Politecnico di Torino”

18591859 Technical School for EngineersTechnical School for Engineers

18621862

Historical seat: The Valentino CastleHistorical seat: The Valentino Castle

Opening of the current Campus Opening of the current Campus

in Corso Duca degli Abruzziin Corso Duca degli Abruzzi19581958

Italian Industry MuseumItalian Industry Museum


Our MissionOur Mission

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

RESEARCHRESEARCH

TECHNOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFERTRANSFER

SERVICESSERVICES

From the past to the future


AostaAosta

MondovìMondovì

The Campuses and the The Campuses and the Regional NetworkRegional Network

Mechatronics Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering and Information TechnologiesInformation Technologies

Civil - Electronic - Mechanical Civil - Electronic - Mechanical EngineeringEngineering

Textile EngineeringTextile Engineering

Information TechnologiesInformation Technologies

Plastic Materials - Electrical - Civic Plastic Materials - Electrical - Civic Mechanical - Electronic - Mechanical - Electronic - Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Architecture - Information Architecture - Information Technologies - Mechanical - Food Technologies - Mechanical - Food

and Agricultural Engineering - and Agricultural Engineering - Water EngineeringWater Engineering

IvreaIvrea


The FutureThe Future

With the Project “Cittadella Politecnica” the Politecnico area will be increased by 170.000 square metres (50.000 by the year 2006), in an area adjacent the Corso Duca degli Abruzzi building complex


• 26.000 students (4.000 in the first year)

• 2.300 students graduated with a Master of Science degree every year

• 2.000 students graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree every year

• 580 PhD students

Facts and figuresFacts and figures

120 courses: 39 Bachelor degree courses 35 Master degree courses 24 PhD courses27 Post-graduate courses

82 students out of 100 are employed within 1 year after graduating

(national average: 61% )92 students out of 100 are

employed within 2 years after graduating

(national average: 71%)

From the past to the future

900 lecturers and researchers900 lecturers and researchers



47%

9%17%

16%11%

DAS

• Personnel costs (47%)

• Transfers to Departments and Centres (11%)

• Costs of activities (16%)

• Building costs (17%)

• Other Costs (9%)

9%

53%14%

6%

11%7%

• Student’s fees (9%)• Government funds transferred for University activities (53%)• Contributions and loans (14%)• Works and studies carried out for third parties (6%)• New building loan (7%)• Other income (11%)

IncomeCosts

Forecast balance for year 2005: € 223.000.000

Facts and FiguresFacts and Figures


Costs

53%53%

25%25% 22%22%

ContractsContracts Governament fundsGovernament fundsEuropean Union FundsEuropean Union Funds

Research financing: € 22.000.000

Facts and FiguresFacts and Figures

2004


Costs

Research and Technological Research and Technological Transfer Centres (RTT)Transfer Centres (RTT)

Industrial EngineeringIndustrial Engineering

The Departments

• Electrical Engineering (DELET)

• Energetics (DENER)

• Aerospace Engineering (DIASP)

• Mechanics (DIMEC)

• Materials Science and Chemical Engineering (DISMIC)


Costs


The Departments

Information TechnologiesInformation Technologies

• Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN)

• Electronics (DELEN)

• Physics (DIFIS)


Costs


The Departments

• Building Engineering and Territorial Systems (DISET)

• Stuctural and Geotechnical Engineering (DISTR)

• Hydraulics, Transports and Civil Infrastructures (DITIC)

Building EngineeringBuilding Engineering


Costs


The Departments

• Land, Environment and Geo-Engineering (DITAG)

Environment EngineeringEnvironment Engineering


Costs


The Departments

Management EngineeringManagement Engineering

• Mathematics (DIMAT)

• Production Systems and Business Economics (DISPEA)


Costs


The Departments

ArchitectureArchitecture

• Human Settlements Science and Technology(DINSE)

• Territorial Studies and Planning (inter-university

Department) (DITER)

• Housing and City (DICAS)

• Architectural and Industrial Design (DIPRADI)

31patents of which 5 co-owned by Politecnicosince 2001

Technological transfer

patent

since April 20045 Spin-off Politecnico 5 Spin-off Politecnico Politecnico is a shareholder

4 Academic Spin-off

Politecnico partecipates with personal, offices, etc…

But it is not a shareholder

since 2000 50 new businesses have come through the Incubator.

20 businesses have now successfully completed the maximum period of 3 years in the incubator

In 2004 I3P is the winner of the 3rd edition of the “Best Best Science Based Incubator AwardScience Based Incubator Award”, participated by more than 50 incubators

spin-off

incubator I3P


From June 2008

GM Research Center

The agreement foresees

General Motors Powertrain is going to establish the main research centre for the development of Diesel engines and electronic control systems

a series of collaborations and exchanges for research and education, PhDs included, masters, degree dissertations, apprenticeship and organization of joint seminars

20,000 sm at its disposal equipped with laboratories

16 test cells and direction offices

Around 300 highly qualified professionals are going to work in the area.


The Educational Model

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Master of Science Degree

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Postgraduated Bachelor Degree

High School

Bachelor Degree

8

7

6

5

4

1

3

2

Postgraduated MSc Degree

Businnes and Professional Opportunities

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19

22

24

27


PhD Courses

• Three year courses

• Relevant role of PhD students

• Increase in grants financed by business

• Facilities for business financing PhD grants

from 22.5% (year 2000)

to 68.4% (year 2004)

578 PhD students on a total of 875 professors and

researchers

Tax reduction


International Cooperation

DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS 2004/05 DIVIDED PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA

NORTH AMERICA

MAGHREB

AFRICA

ASIA

EASTERN EUROPE

AND THE BALKANS

LATIN AMERICA

EU-EFTA

NORTH AMERICA

0,1%

MAGHREB

4,8%

AFRICA

6,0% ASIA

7,5%

EASTERN EUROPE

AND THE BALKANS

19,2%

LATIN AMERICA

24,8%

EU-EFTA

37,7%



• 250 cooperation agreements with foreign Universities

• Joint degree partnership with more than 50 European and non-European universities • Over 1.600 foreign students attending the Politecnico

(phD students included)

• 400 Politecnico students studying abroad in prestigious Universities• International mobility programmes and opportunities for exchange in a multi-cultural and multi-linguistic environment




PhD STUDENTS

44%

27%

27%2%

SOUTH AMERICA

EUROPE

ASIA

AFRICA

STUDENTS ATTENDING SPECIALISATION PROGRAMMES PER PROJECT

64%13%

9%

7% 7%ALPIP

ASIAN

TOPMED

INDIP

UNITED NATIONS

a.a. 2004/2005a.a. 2004/2005

USA Cooperation


Year of signature

agreementPolitecnico Body Contractor Topic

1986 Central administration University of Illinois at Chicago Exchange students and professors

1989 Faculty of EngineeringCollege of Engineering of the Ohio State

University Cooperation activity in the

enginnering fields

1990 Industrial electric Engineering Università del Wisconsin Madison Collaboration activity in power

electronics and electrical machines

1994Electrical Engineering and Informatics

University of Illinois at Chicago

Admission of graduates in Electronics and/or

telecommunication of Politecnico di Torino to “Master of Sciences

Programm in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science”

1999 Doctoral SchoolUniversity of Maryland - A.J. Clark

School of Engineering

Activation from a.y. 99/00 of PhD courses with co-tutorship providing

an exchange of students

2001 Politecnico di Torino Texas A&M UniversityFavouring the exchange od

graduated students, PhD students and post-graduated students

2001 Politecnico di Torino University of Illinois at ChicagoAgreement for training, research

and exchange of students and the personal development

2004

Politecnico di Torino - High Quality Laboratory - Technological Innovation for the Energetic Sustainability

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between High Quality Laboratory -Technological

Innovation for the Energetic Sustainability and The Accelerator and

Fusion Research Division (AFRD) at the Lawrence - Berkeley National Laboratory –UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – BERKELEY

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration on

Hydrogen Applications and Fuel Cells Developments

2006 JETSOTUniversity of Washington College of

Engineering

Favouring the exchange of people, activities and experiences in

university training and research

Documents

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