ALta ScuoLA pOLiTeCNicA

What

The Alta Scuola Politecnica (ASP) is a school for young talents, with a passion for innovation, who wish to develop their potential in a multidisciplinary community.

ASP selects 150 students per year, among the applicants to the Master of Science -- MSc (The Laurea Magistrale) programs in Engineering, Architecture and Design at Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi) and Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo). The ASP program runs parallel to the MSc programs of the two institutions. The official ASP language is English.

When & Where

ASP was established in 2004 as a joint venture of PoliMi and PoliTo, the largest and oldest technical universities in Italy.

Altogether, they award each year about 25% of the Engineering BSc’s and about 40% of the Architecture and Design BSc’s in Italy. They are located in Lombardia and Piemonte, two neighbouring Italian regions among the most advanced and industrialized in Europe, which benefit from their connections with local and international companies and institutions in both educational and research activities.

Who

The ASP Community is made up of passionate, motivated and exceptionally qualified students (about 60% achieved their BSc degree cum laude). They form a diverse community, coming from about 20 different countries; more than 1/3 of them are women.

The ASP Alumni Association was recently founded to create a network among the students that have completed their ASP program. ASP is governed by an Executive Board made up of 8 members.

For the 2007-2010 term, Prof. Roberto Zanino (PoliTo) serves as Chairman of the Executive Board and ASP Director (director@asp-poli.it), Prof. Stefano Ceri (PoliMi) as ASP Vice-Director. An international Scientific Committee supervises the cultural program pursued by the School.

Why

Innovation and knowledge are the core drivers of sustainable development. That’s why companies and public institutions are increasingly looking for talented engineers, architects and designers mastering their elective technology, but who also understand the socio–economic context and are able to pursue complex innovation projects in a team work context.

The mission of ASP is to provide high-profile graduates combining in-depth (vertical) disciplinary knowledge from their MSc program with interdisciplinary (horizontal) skills that are needed to work and contribute leadership in a truly multidisciplinary environment. At ASP we also consider passion an essential ingredient for achieving success in any task, as well as for having fun while studying and working.

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