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Apply
for a scholarship to study engineering, architecture
and industrial design at the Politecnico di Milano
in Italy
The
Politecnico di Milano Technical University offers
a top-level education through an experience both
pleasant and intellectually fulfilling.
Established
in 1863 in Milan, it is one of the leading technical
universities in Europe and is the largest institution
in Italy for Engineering, Architecture and Industrial
Design, with about 42,000 students enrolled in
its various study programmes (of which about 800
PhD students).
Its
premises are spread over seven campuses in the
north of Italy, one of the most densely populated
and highly industrialized areas in Europe. This
“Politecnico Network” builds up a
distributed university model, which provides for
more direct relationships with the students and
for better interactions with local communities
and
private companies.
The
Politecnico di Milano is organized in 17 departments
devoted to research and a network of 9 Schools
of Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design
devoted to education.
Its
eminent professors over the years have included
Giulio Natta (Nobel Prize for having invented
the polypropylene) Giuseppe Colombo (developer
of Italy’s Edison Company), Gino Cassinis
and Ercole Bottani (founders of the first European
center for electronic computation) and architects
Giò Ponti and Marco Zanuso.
Its graduates include Govanni Battista Pirelli
(the founder of the rubber manufacturing company),
Enrico Forlanini (inventor of helicopter and hydroplane)
prominent architects and designers such as Renzo
Piano and Achille Castiglioni and
the writer Carlo Emilio Gadda.
Every
year international students have the opportunity
to apply for specific scholarships.
In
the academic year 2005/2006 the following scholarships
are available:
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ICE-Unioncamere
project - scholarships
50 annual scholarships of 10.000
€ for foreign students applying to Laurea
Magistrale (M.Sc.) programmes given in Como
and Lecco campuses
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Politecnico
scholarships
36 annual scholarships of 4.000 € for
foreign students applying to Laurea Magistrale
(M.Sc.) programmes given at Politecnico overall
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Alta
Scuola Politecnica (ASP)
23 annual scholarships for best foreign students
applying to Laurea Magistrale
(M.Sc.) programmes given at Politecnico overall,
covering tuition fees and
accommodation expenses.
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8
scholarships for Chinese students applying
to the specializing master MBA (Master in
Business Administration)
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7 scholarships for Chinese students
applying to the specializing master
MDS (Master in Strategic Design)
Covering tuition fees
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20
annual scholarships for foreign students
applying to the PhD programmes
Yearly scholarships of 10.561,54 €
For
further information: www.polimi.it/english
or contact: infostudents@polimi.it
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