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The School of Information Technologies Politecnico di Torino prof. Paolo Camurati Dean. ~ 5000 students. 600 freshmen. 35% from other regions at BS level. 18% foreigners at MS level. 1 50 professors/researchers. 6 BS degree courses. 8 MS degree courses.
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The School of Information TechnologiesPolitecnico di Torinoprof. Paolo CamuratiDean
~ 5000 students 600 freshmen 35% from other regions at BS level 18% foreigners at MS level 150 professors/researchers 6 BS degree courses 8 MS degree courses 20 double degree agreements Relevant figures
Italian University-level education 2nd level Master min 60 cr Phd 180 cr. US PhD Laurea specialistica 120 cr. MS 1st level Master min 60 cr Laurea 180 cr. BS 13 years preuniversity education
The 1999 Reform act • short and flexible linked cycles (3/5/8 model) • increase of student throughput • legal and real duration almost equal • quality level related to industrial needs • not only science and technology • credits to implement flexibility • easy employability
Laurea • Goal: to educate professionals able to manage innovation • solid basic education with emphasis on methodological and operating aspects Laurea Specialistica • Goal: to educate professionals able to design innovation • solid basic education with emphasis on methodological and operating aspects, but also on technical and scientific ones.
Goals of Laurea • Many young graduates regularity in the academic career more important than marks • Good methodological and technical education complemented by context culture and languages • Openness to context culture: history of modern thought, history of architecture, history of music • In Italy: 1° level education traditionally oriented to basic education, rather than to professional issues. Professional issues limited to the industrial placement.
Design of Laurea degrees in ICTs humanities languages engineering base subjects base ICTs advanced ICTs specialisation ind. placement I year II year III year
Electronic Eng. BS degree courses Computer Eng. Telecom. Eng. 1st year in common 2nd year 1st sem. in common Physic. Eng. Italian Italian or English Cinema & Media Mechatronic Eng. Italian
MS degree courses PhysicalEngineering Electronic Engineering Computer Engineering Mechatronic Engineering Cinema & Media Engineering Telematic Engineering Nanotechnologies for ICTs Telecommunications Engineering
MS degree courses in English • Electronic Engineering • Computer Engineering • Telecommunications Engineering • Nanotechnologies for ICTs • Computer and Communication Networks
International joint curricula • FR-IT master in Communication Systems Engineering • FR-IT-CH master in Nanotechnologies • Institut Eurecom (Sophia Antipolis) on ICTs • 1st level Master, jointly with U. I. C., in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Microsystems and Nanotechnologies 1st semester courses Project work Italy (Turin) Project work 2nd semester courses France (Grenoble) 3rd semester courses Project work Switzerland (Lausanne)
2nd-level specializing master courses in English • Wireless Communications • Optical Communications • Satellite Communication using Galileo • E- business