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WELCOME to the POLITECNICO DI TORINO

WELCOME to the POLITECNICO DI TORINO. 11th September 2006. Historical background. 1859. Technical School for Engineers. 1862. Italian Industry Museum. 1906. Royal “Politecnico di Torino”. Historical seat: The Valentino Castle. Opening of the current Campus in

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WELCOME to the POLITECNICO DI TORINO

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  1. WELCOME to the POLITECNICO DI TORINO 11th September 2006

  2. Historical background 1859 Technical School for Engineers 1862 Italian Industry Museum 1906 Royal “Politecnico di Torino” Historical seat: The Valentino Castle Opening of the current Campus in Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 1958

  3. Our Mission EDUCATION From the past to the future RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER SERVICES

  4. The Campuses and the Regional Network Information Technologies Textile Engineering Mechatronics Engineering and Information Technologies Aosta Civil - Electronic - Mechanical Engineering Ivrea Plastic Materials - Electrical -Mechanical Engineering Mondovì Architecture - Information Technologies - Mechanical - Food and Agricultural Engineering - Water Engineering

  5. The Future With the Project “Cittadella Politecnica” the Politecnico area will be increased by 170,000 square metres in an area adjacent the Corso Duca degli Abruzzi building complex

  6. Facts and figures • 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 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%) 124 courses: 38 Bachelor degree courses 35 Master degree courses 24 PhD courses 27 Post-graduate courses From the past to the future

  7. PhD Courses • Three year courses • Relevant role of PhD students • Increase in grants financed by businneses • Facilities for businneses financing • PhD grants 578 PhD students on a total of 875 professors and researchers from 22.5% (year 2000) to 68.4% (year 2004) Tax reduction

  8. Facts and Figures Forecast balance for year 2005: € 223,000,000 Costs Income 7% 11% 9% 6% 14% 53% • 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%) • Personnel costs (47%) • Transfers to Departments and Centres (11%) • Costs of activities (16%) • Building costs (17%) • Other Costs (9%)

  9. 53% 22% 25% European Union Funds Governament funds Contracts Facts and Figures Research financing: € 22,000,000 2004

  10. European Union Funds • Research (FP5, FP6) • Education and Training (Leonardo, Socrates, Tempus, …) • International Cooperation (Asia IT&C, Asia Link, Alfa, Intas, Eumedis, …) • Other Programmes (EIE, Life, Cultura 2000, …)

  11. European Union Funds Funded projects within FP6 (2002-2006) Project coordinated: 8

  12. European Union Funds

  13. European Union Funds Funded projects within other European Programmes (2000-2005)

  14. European Union Funds

  15. Technological transfer: patent year 2000 Opening of the Patent Information Point – P.I.P. since 2001 Fields 31patents of which 5 co-owned by Politecnico

  16. Technological transfer: Spin-off since October 2003 Politecnico di Torino Regulations for patent 4 Academic Spin-off Politecnico partecipates with personal, offices, etc… But it is not a shareholder 9 Spin-off Politecnico Politecnico is a shareholder Since April 2004 . DREAM s.r.l. . SSM s.r.l. . N-LAB s.r.l. . A.C.S. s.r.l. . MAVTECH s.r.l. . S.I.R. s.r.l. . OPTI.M.A.D. Eng. s.r.l. . ENVISENS TECHNOLOGIES s.r.l. . MICROLA s.r.l. . MODELWAY . ATS s.r.l. . NEMO LaB . ACTUA s.r.l.

  17. Technological Transfer: Incubator I3P Self-contained offices for new-enterpreneurs at disposal inside the “Cittadella Politecnica” since 2000 FinPiemonte, Provincia di Torino, Città di Torino, Camera di Commercio di Torino, Fondazione Torino Wireless partners Co-financed by the Fondazione CRT 75 new businesses have come through the Incubator 32 businesses have now successfully completed the maximum period of 3 years in the Incubator I3P is the winner of the 3rd edition of the “Best Science Based Incubator Award”, participated by more than 50 incubators In 2004

  18. NORTH AMERICA MAGHREB AFRICA ASIA EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALKANS LATIN AMERICA EU-EFTA International Cooperation NORTH AMERICA 0,1% MAGHREB 4,8% AFRICA 6,0% ASIA 7,5% EU-EFTA 37,7% EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALKANS 19,2% LATIN AMERICA DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS 2004/05 DIVIDED PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA 24,8%

  19. International Cooperation • 250 cooperation agreements with foreign Universities • Joint degree partnership with more than 40 European and non-European universities • About 1,600 foreign students attending the Politecnico (including PhD students) • 400 Politecnico students studying abroad in prestigious Universities

  20. International Cooperation • International mobility programmes and opportunities for exchange in a multi-cultural and multi-linguistic environment • 55 fellowships for Latin-American students under the project “ALPIP”, 56 fellowships for Chinese students under the project “Zhong Guò” and 40 fellowships for Indian students in the year 2006/07 • Opening of the Campus Sino-Italiano in Shangai for 2006/07

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