Following a ceremony held in Shanghai on 16th of September 2006, with the participation of the Italian former Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, and the Mayor of Milan, Letizia Moratti, the first Sino-Italian University which will enable both Chinese and Italian students to obtain a degree recognized in both countries, was inaugurated.

The Politecnico di Milano and the Politecnico di Torino, for the Italian part, in collaboration with the Tongji University of Shanghai, for the Chinese part, have instituted joint first level Degree programmes (B.Sc.) in the fields of Information Technology Engineering and Mechanical and Production Engineering .

A group of Italian students interested in the double degree programme will be selected in the academic year 2010-2011, for the fourth time.

What the programme offers

This initiative brings the opportunity to live an experience in China which allows students:

• To follow a study track established by the Politecnico di Milano, the Politecnico di Torino and the Tongji University
• To improve students' language skills
• To live a unique cultural and personal experience

The aim of the programme is:

• to create, thanks to a mixed staff of Italian and Chinese lecturers as well as a training period both in Italy and China, a class of engineers who will be exposed to the technologies and entrepreneurial cultures of both countries in order to strengthen existing links between them and to respond to the requirements of the Italian economic reality.
• To create interesting career opportunities for young Italian and Chinese students.
   

Programme scheme

Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino students participating in this project will follow the regular three-year Degree scheme, as follows:

• 2010/2011 - first year (in Italy): during the first year students will follow their academic studies at their own University with a course attendance related to the programmes they enrolled in.
• 2011/2012 - second year (in China): Italian students will join their Chinese mates at the Tongji University of Shanghai and they will attend the same courses taught by a group of professors coming from the Tongji University, on the one hand, and from both Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino Institutions, on the other hand.
• 2012/2013 - third year (in Italy): both Chinese and Italian students will complete their studies in Italy where, after achieving 180 ECTS credits and completing their theses, they will be awarded the Italian first-level Degree.
• Optional semester: Those Italian students who, after obtaining the first-level Degree, decide to attend an additional semester at the Tongji University, participating in laboratory and research activities, will be awarded the Chinese first-level Degree (Bachelor of Science), as well.

Who can participate

The double degree programme in Information, Mechanical and Production Engineering fields is open to those students already enrolled in the first Bachelor of Science academic year in one of the following programmes: Management Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Energy Engineering, Automation Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Engineering of Computing Systems, and Telecommunications Engineering.

Scholarships

Scholarships, worth 3000€ covering both travel and accommodation costs, are given to Politong participants.

Chinese language courses

Politecnico di Milano offers a Chinese language course to those students who are interested in participating in the programme. The course is held in Milan and its aim is to make easier students’ staying in China.

For further information:
politong@politong.it or progetti.doubledegrees@polimi.it
International Exchange Office - Studesk8 via Golgi 42, campus Leonardo.
Opening time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9.30-12.30.