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.
ASP General Framework ASP educational programme consists of 30 credits and runs in parallel with the two years (120 credits) of Laurea Magistrale programmes. Its activities are organized in two elements:

• ASP Courses on interdisciplinary issues, methods and models of innovation. Courses are based on lectures and seminars given by prominent international professors from Universities all over the world. A Summer School runs at the end of each year.
• ASP Multidisciplinary Projects, where to practice and experience the development of complex innovations. At the beginning of the first year, each ASP student becomes part of a multidisciplinary team of 5/6 persons. Each team chooses a Study Project,usually proposed by business enterprises or Public Administrations, and proceeds with exploration, concept generation and analysis throughout the two following years. The project will be submitted to the ASP Faculty in a final exam.

The ASP Community of classmates and professors is multicultural and multidisciplinary in nature, and is itself contributing to the personal and professional development of its students. At the end of their educational programme, ASP students of Politecnico di Milano achieve the ASP Diploma and the second degree of Laurea Magistrale from Politecnico di Torino. ASP graduates can join the ASP Alumni Association, founded in 2007.
Services and Financial Aid for foreign students Foreign students admitted to ASP will receive a tuition fee waiver for both MSc and ASP programs and a budget for developing ASP Multidisciplinary projects.