Politecnico di Milano

Politecnico di Milano is a university founded in 1863. Since then it has grown and to play significant role in the field of engineering and technology as well as in architecture and design, and contributed through its graduates, who then became professors, researchers and entrepreneurs, to making the history of scientific research in Italy and in the world. Politecnico di Milano carries out strategic research in the fields of energy, transport, planning, management, design, mathematics, natural and applied sciences, ICT, built environment and cultural heritage.

The areas it covers are those typically associated with a leading research university, from basic research and technology transfer to industrial spin-offs. Specifically, in the fields of management, economics and industrial engineering, it offers the highest level of educational programmes for undergraduate, postgraduate and post-experience students.

In addition to the two campuses in Milan, Politecnico di Milano has five other sites located in the Italian regions of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna.

Furthermore, it makes use of a network of facilities and partnerships, including the Business School MIP, to carry out postgraduate education and applied research programmes, working both with and for companies and public administrations.

The technology and design culture of Politecnico di Milano has shaped the engineers, entrepreneurs, designers and architects who created the culture of “Made in Italy”. These include Renzo Piano and Aldo Rossi (Pritzker Prize in 1990 and in 1998) and the Nobel Prize winner for Chemical Engineering, Giulio Natta (1963) full professor at Politecnico di Milano for discoveries in the field of the chemistry and technology of high polymers.

School of Management

Founded in 2003 the School of Management at Politecnico di Milano covers numerous areas of research, education and high level consultancy in the fields of economics, management and industrial engineering.

The School of Management comprises the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering as well as the renowned Business School, MIP, founded in 1979. For over 30 years MIP has been recognised as a prestigious business school in its own right and is a consortium between Politecnico di Milano, many Italian institutions and several leading public and private industrial groups with a focus on integrating specialist academic knowledge with practical professional elements from the world of business and consultancy.

The School of Management has achieved the prestigious EQUIS accreditation and also is one of 140 business leading business schools accredited by EFMD. In 2009, the School was included for the first time in the Financial Times’ ratings of top European Business Schools and in 2010 was confirmed as the only Italian business school listed in the rankings for three Master degrees: Executive MBA, Full time MBA and Master of Science in Management Engineering. The School also entered the Financial Times’ Executive Education Custom Rankings in 2011.

Milan

Politecnico di Milano is based in the cosmopolitan city of Milan which is bubbling centre of activity and business and hosts an array of cultural events, art exhibitions and trade shows, attracting international visitors all year. Milan is, furthermore, Italy’s business centre and hosts a large international business community. MIP students complement their experience through interaction with this network. Some of the most popular and successful companies in Italy were established here: Alfa Romeo, whose name is synonymous with the automotive world (1910), Pirelli, the famous tyre company founded in 1872 and Prada, the fashion brand founded in 1913. Several of the most important companies in Italy and in the world choose Milan and its surroundings for their branches (Nestle, Bugatti, Huawei, Vuitton, Mercedes). Print media too, has a strong base in the region: "Corriere della sera" is the most important daily in Italy, "Gazzetta dello sport" is nation’s official sports newspaper, and "Sole 24 ore" is the most important financial newspaper in Italy.

Milan has much more to offer besides excellence in business. The city is rich in history with fascinating sites such as Castello Forzesco and La Scala theatre which has hosted some of Milan’s extraordinary talents for generations.

While studying here in Milan you can enjoy a big slice of Italian Culture. From Leonardo’s Last Supper to the newly opened museum, Museo del 900, there is a huge variety of choice.

Milan is well known worldwide as the Italian fashion and style centre. Here not only is some of the best shopping in the world, but you also have the chance to participate in various fashion events that take place here.
From Milan it is also possible to travel easily all over Northern Italy to the famous cities of Lecco and Como and their wonderful lake as well as reach Venice, Genoa, Florence, and Rome in just a few hours by train. Most of the major European capitals are just a couple of hours from Milan by air.