Politecnico Di Milano Piacenza Campus

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

PIACENZA CAMPUS

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05 22 34 PIACENZA CAMPUS LABORATORIES TO CONTACTS SUPPORT TEACHING 35 08 NOTES TEACHING 26 SERVICES FOR STUDENTS 18 HOW TO APPLY 30 INTERNATIONAL 20 EXPERIENCES EMPLOYMENT DATA

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THE PIACENZA CAMPUS

The Piacenza Campus is one of the sector and in the field of sustainable Campuses of the Politecnico di Milano. architecture and landscape design. The University, founded in 1863, today Precisely because of this strong link has more than 45,000 students, and with the region, Piacenza offers Laurea trains engineers, architects and designers. (equivalent to B.Sc.) and Laurea The Politecnico di Milano has always Magistrale (equivalent to M.Sc.) placed great emphasis on quality and programmes in Architecture, Mechanical innovation in teaching and research, Engineering and Energy Engineering. developing a profitable relationship with the business and production sector As a confirmation of this link, many local through experimental research and the institutions support the Politecnico transfer of technology. through the Polipiacenza Association: 1987 saw the initiation of a process of Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano, regional diffusion of the University, Chamber of Commerce, Confindustria which led to the opening of the Cam- Piacenza, Municipality of Piacenza, puses in Como (1987), Lecco (1989), Province of Piacenza, Regione Emilia Cremona (1991), Mantua (1994) and Romagna; Banca of Piacenza. Piacenza (1997), with the aim of inter- acting with the communities and local The two Campuses in Piacenza occupy production entities. a total area of 7,000 sqm. The Piacenza Campus was established Several services are offered to students: with the aim of achieving a positive synergy between teaching, research • classrooms with computers, open and technology transfer. from 7.30 am, one of which can be used until midnight; The Piacenza’s business and production • laboratories to support teaching; situation is made up of large numbers • a library, also open on Saturdays of companies, bodies and institutions and Sundays; operating in the mechanical and energy • halls of residence on Campus.

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TEACHING

LAUREA (EQUIVALENT TO B.SC.) IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

The Laurea (equivalent to B.Sc.) of architectural disciplines in their programme in Architectural Design humanistic, artistic and technical- provides training in architecture in its scientific aspects, and those that can logical-formal, historical, aesthetic, integrate and enrich the architect’s constructive, technological and areas of expertise. representational aspects. The training course is completed with The architectural project involves an internship. At the Piacenza Campus, different areas and scales of application: the educational offer of the Laurea the city, the landscape, buildings, the in Architectural Design features built environment, and interiors. common learning objectives and The training course provides for a constant results, with teaching also taking place comparison with the complexity of the at the Milano and Mantova Campuses. processes of transformation of the During the third year, consistent with built environment in contemporary the cultural project of the Campus, settlement contexts. the learning experience of the Final Design workshops and elective courses The studies include all the scientific, focus on the themes of environmental humanistic and artistic disciplines that sustainability and the design of the characterise the know-how, tools, landscape and open spaces. skills and abilities of an architect. The path is characterised by the centrality Graduates in Architectural Design of the project experience, founded are offered professional opportunities on the integration and synthesis of at institutions and bodies, public and disciplines, promoting synergy between private companies, professional firms, laboratories and courses for the study and design companies. After passing

POLITECNICO DI MILANO — 8 PIACENZA CAMPUS the State professional examination, architects and engineer-architects, in Architectural Design graduates can accordance with Directive 85/384/ enrol in the Register of Architects, EEC. Graduates can also access 1st level Planners, Landscape Designers and specializing masters. Conservation Professionals, in section Starting with the academic year B, Architecture Sector, with the title 2020/2021, there will be a course with of Iunior Architect. Graduates in lessons taught in English, and 50 places Architectural Design have the training are available for students from non- credits that are the prerequisite EU countries in addition to 50 places for access to the Laurea Magistrale for Italian students and from other EU programmes aimed at training countries.

COURSES

FIRST YEAR THIRD YEAR • Architectural design studio • Architectural design studio 3 • Urban planning studio • Interior design studio or Historical • Elements of architectural typology Building preservation studio • Math • Final design workshop • History of architecture 1 • Mechanics of materials and • Fundamentals of representation structures • Architectural technology • Project evaluation fundamentals • Free course • Internship SECOND YEAR • Architectural design studio 2 • Building technology studio • Statics • Building physics • History of art • History of architecture 2 • Urban planning

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TEACHING

LAUREA MAGISTRALE (EQUIVALENT TO M.SC.) IN SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN (DELIVERED IN ENGLISH)

The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent the relationship between "built" and to M.Sc.) programme in Sustainable "natural" resources. Architecture and Landscape Design The technical and scientific skills that integrates the scientific and technical are offered respond adequately to the skills of the polytechnic culture demands of an international context. of Architecture studies with those of landscape design and agricultural In support of the internationalisation sciences. project, several parallel initiatives, Geared towards the training of higly including workshops, International skilled professionals in the specific Summer School, and study-trips are fields of Sustainable Architecture and also planned during the two semesters. Landscape Design, it offers a training The Laurea Magistrale in Sustainable profile able to address the problems of Architecture and Landscape Design architectural and urban composition at complies with European Directive 2013/55 different scales of intervention, paying on the recognition of professional particular attention to the sustainability qualifications. of housing and the transformation of open spaces and infrastructures. Graduates will be capable of performing managerial functions in public or private Specifically, it trains design architects institutions and bodies, as well as in a to a high level in environmental freelance capacity, both independently science and technology, with skills and within professional firms and design tailored towards knowledge, design companies. Graduates in Sustainable and management of complex and inter- Architecture and Landscape Design scalar operations, paying attention to can take the State Examination to be

POLITECNICO DI MILANO — 10 PIACENZA CAMPUS entered in the Professional Register of they will be able to practice the Architects (graduates in LM-4 class profession of Architect in the Member can register in Section A, Sector: States of the European Community (Official Journal of the European Union • A - Architecture, n. 2004/C 322/02 of 29/12/2004). • B - Regional planning, • C - Landscape design, The Laurea Magistrale in Architecture • D - Conservation of architectural and also gives access to further studies, environmental assets). such as PhDs, 2nd level specializing masters and courses. After taking the State examination,

COURSES (DELIVERED IN ENGLISH)

FIRST YEAR SECOND YEAR

• Theories of architecture, city and • Landscape representation and modelling landscape (Land Surveys and Representation Methods, BIM • History of architecture and Applications) landscape in the contemporary age • Landscape design studio • Structures and Technical (Advanced Landscape Design, Physical Geography Environmental System and Geo-Morphology) (steel, timber and reinforced concrete • Architectural design studio 2 structures; Technical Environmental (Advanced Architectural Design, Landscape System) Aesthetics) • Architectural design studio 1 • Elective courses: (Sustainable architecture, Multi-criteria Topography and Cartography; Innovation Analysis and Project Appraisal) for Design Management; Creativity And • Sociology of the Environment Architecture in the Movies; Italian Territories • Urban and environmental design and Landscape Tradition; Architectural studio Strategies in Risk Situation; (Design of Public Spaces and • Final workshops: Infrastructures, Agronomy and Food • Special topics in Landscape Sciences) • Special topics in Architecture Design • Urban and landscape regeneration • Special topics in Urban Design studio • Special topics in Environmental (Environmental Technology, Landscape as Design Heritage, General Ecology) • Internship

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TEACHING

LAUREA (EQUIVALENT TO B.SC.) IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The Laurea (equivalent to B.Sc.) Campus, as well as the third year programme in Mechanical Engineering “Preparatory course to the Laurea teaches engineers to be able to deal Magistrale”. both with the design, as well as the The third year, with a professional course production and management of in "Production Plants and Machinery" is products, technological processes and only taught at the Piacenza Campus. industrial plants; therefore they will become professionals able to operate in The "Preparatory course to the Laurea all areas of Industrial Engineering. Magistrale" provides lessons that allow direct access to the Laurea Magistrale Especially in the early years, the course programme in Mechanical Engineering. allows students to gain a solid technical The "Production Plants and Machinery" and scientific background, on which course provides lessons that promote economic and applicative skills are the integration into the job market. grafted. In the third year of the Laurea The tuition planned for the third year (in the "preparatory" and "professional" completes the basic preparation with courses) and in the Laurea Magistrale, content in the fields of mechanical and specialist knowledge necessary to carry energy systems, industrial logistics and out the professional activity is explored mechanical processing systems. in greater detail. There is also a significant training internship which takes place within At the Piacenza Campus, parts of the companies. first and second year tuition of the Laurea course has elements in common Graduates are trained to develop the with that offered at the Milan Bovisa design of mechanical systems from a

POLITECNICO DI MILANO — 12 PIACENZA CAMPUS functional, construction and energy Magistrale in Mechanical Engineering point of view, and the design of the or similar courses of study) is subject layout, management and use of the to an evaluation of the previous study machines of a plant. curriculum. After passing the State Examination, Graduates can also access 1st level Mechanical Engineering graduates specializing masters. can enrol in the Register of Engineers (section B). The continuation of studies (Laurea

COURSES

FIRST YEAR THIRD YEAR I PREPARATORY

• Calculus 1 • Analytical and Numerical Methods for • Chemistry Engineering • Informatics B • Fluid mechanics • Methods of technical • Management and Industrial Engineering representation • Statistics • Calculus 2 • Mechanics of vibrations • Fundamentals of experimental • Fluid-machines Physics • Methods of Structural Analysis • Metallurgy and non metallic • Mechanical design Laboratory materials

SECOND YEAR THIRD YEAR I PRODUCTION PLANTS AND MACHINERY

• Machine design 1 • Fluid mechanics • Thermodynamics and heat transfer • Machines and systems for energy • Principles of Electrical • Mechanical plants Engineering • Modelling and Computer Assisted • Mechanics Analysis of mechanical structures • Mechanical and thermal • Machine Tools measurements • Logistics • Manufacturing Technology 1 • Internship

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TEACHING

LAUREA MAGISTRALE (EQUIVALENT TO M.SC.) IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – INGEGNERIA MECCANICA ("MACHINE TOOLS ENGINEERING" STUDY PLAN) (DELIVERED IN ENGLISH)

The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to develop applications within Industry to M.Sc.) programme in Mechanical 4.0 - take place in the Piacenza area. Engineering involves solid training provided to students through the The training course prepares engineers scientific approach of the first year, specialised in mechanical design, expanded by the technical-applicative integration, control and performance specialised content of the second year measurement of complex mechanical which, together with the degree thesis, systems, such as numerical control facilitate Laurea Magistrale student’s machines for mechanical processing immediate entry into the job market. and production systems. The Piacenza Campus runs a course The "Machine Tools Engineering" courses are in the second year of the Laurea part of the systems mechanics, machine Magistrale, the study plan "ME8 - construction, machining technologies Machine Tools Engineering", with the and systems and automatic controls first semester of lessons being taught, sector. as for the first year, at the Milano The teaching makes use of the availability Bovisa Campus. of the MUSP (Laboratory for the study of Machine Tools and Production The educational activities of the second Systems) - located at the Tecnopolo of semester - with the collaboration of Piacenza - where innovation projects leading advanced mechanics and and applied research activities are industrial automation companies (such developed together with the sector’s as Siemens, Jobs, Mandelli, MCM, etc.) main companies.

POLITECNICO DI MILANO — 14 PIACENZA CAMPUS Some of the Laurea Magistrale important After passing the State Examination, companies in the area are involved in the Laurea Magistrale graduates in training process, through internships, Mechanical Engineering can enrol in support for teaching activities, degree the Register of Engineers (section A). thesis and scholarships. The Laurea Magistrale in Mechanical Precisely in relation to the latter, for Engineering allows students to participate the Academic Year 2019/2020 a total in the selections for the PhD, as well of 30,000 Euros have been allocated as giving access to 2nd level specializing to scholarships for students enrolled in masters and courses. this study plan, which is a synthesis of university and business, a strategic alliance for the quality of higher education in industrial engineering.

COURSES (DELIVERED IN ENGLISH)

FRIST YEAR SECOND YEAR (Milano Bovisa Campus) (Milano Bovisa and Piacenza)

• Control and actuating devices for • Machine Tools and manufacturing echanical systems systems LM B • Applied Metallurgy • Automatic control C • Energy Systems LM • Machine Tools digital LAB • Advanced manufacturing • Courses chosen among Mechatronic processes systems and laboratory B, Robotic • Machine Design 2 systems design, Noise and vibration • Mechanical System dynamics engineering, Advanced measurement • Measurements techniques, Optimal mechanical design • Design and Management of and finite element method, Mechanical Production systems systems reliability, Methods for virtual prototyping, Project work • Thesis work and final defence

The Bachelor of Science and Laurea Magistrale programmes in Mechanical Engineering are accredited by the Ministry of Education, University and Research according to the procedure of Self-evaluation, Periodic Assessment and Accreditation (AVA). It is certified that the contents of the course are implemented within the ministerial schemes corresponding to the name, and that the institution that provides the course has adequate capacity in terms of infrastructure and management. The courses have also obtained the EUR-ACE (European Accreditation System of Engineering Degree Programmes) label: this is a further accreditation compared to the ministerial one, and involves comparison with training and educational standards according to parameters established and recognised at European level.

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TEACHING

LAUREA MAGISTRALE (EQUIVALENT TO M.SC.) IN ENERGY ENGINEERING – INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA ("RENEWABLE & ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - RES" STUDY PLAN) (DELIVERED IN ENGLISH)

Eni is involved in creating this master's degree course

Energy engineering is the industrial combine a solid knowledge of energy engineering sector that deals with conversion processes with a mastery the design and management of energy of the mathematical tools needed to plants and their components. optimise them, along with the ability to assess their sustainability. Processes, plants and individual equipment are analysed, in pursuit of Energy engineers must focus on a a multitude of objectives: not only scientific and technological evolution functionality, reliability, profitability, that is respectful of the Environment, safety and good performance, but also as this is a fundamental component the intelligent use of resources and a of sustainable energy and industrial reduced environmental impact. policies, which in turn are indispensable to ensure for humanity a growing and In this context, energy technologies balanced welfare. play an increasingly important role in the exploitation of renewable The "Renewables and Environmental energy sources and the reduction of Sustainability" study plan taught the environmental impact of fossil at the Piacenza Campus includes a fuels. special training course that aims to train professionals with skills that are The professional required to achieve transversal to the issues of Energy and these objectives must be able to the Environment:

POLITECNICO DI MILANO — 16 PIACENZA CAMPUS • clean, safe energy; After passing the State Examination, • sustainability; Laurea Magistrale graduates can enrol • “smart” transportation; in the Register of Engineers (section • efficient use of energy and A). materials; • sustainability of bioresources. Following a selection process, the Laurea Magistrale in Energy Engineering gives Energy engineers graduating from access to the PhD, 2nd level specializing this master's degree course have masters and courses. an in-depth knowledge of the operating principles, technologies and Scholarships are available for both Italian management methods of low-carbon and foreign students. and low-impact systems; principles of technical/economic regulation of energy systems; design and use of tools for process analysis; multidisciplinary project management; scenario analysis, impact assessments, and sustainability assessments.

COURSES (DELIVERED IN ENGLISH)

FIRST YEAR SECOND YEAR

• Advanced Mathematical Methods • Industrial Ecology • Energy Systems or Energy and • Air Pollution and Control Engineering Environmental Technologies for • Bio-Energy and Waste-to-Energy Building Systems Technologies • Fundamentals of Chemical • Energy and Environmental Processes for Energy and Technologies for Building Systems Environment (se non sostenuto al primo anno) • Electric Conversion of Renewable • Managing Power Plant Projects Energy Sources • Depending on the study plan • Renewable Energy and Low-Carbon submitted, another optional course Technologies will be attended in Milano (Bovisa • Fluid Machines for Low-Carbon or Leonardo) and chosen among the Technologies programs in Energy Engineering or • Smart Grids and Regulation for Environmental Engineering Renewable Energy Sources

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HOW TO APPLY

LAUREA (EQUIVALENT TO B. SC.) presenting one of the University's ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS recognised certifications, or by participating in special test sessions. • an upper secondary education diploma or other evidence of formal qualifications recognised as ENGINEERING TEST being suitable; • admission test. To enrol in the Laurea programme in Mechanical Engineering, students must take the TOL (Test On Line) ARCHITECTURE TEST engineering test, which consists of a series of multiple-choice questions and To enrol in the Laurea programme in is carried out on a personal computer. Architectural Design you must take the architecture test. The test takes place The test can be taken by students in once a year and consists of a series of the penultimate and final year of high multiple-choice questions. school, and by those who have already The test can be taken by students in graduated from high school. The dates the last year of high school, or by those and content of the engineering test who have already graduated from high are established by the Politecnico di school. The date and content of the Milano. architecture test are determined by the Ministry of Education, University and The TOL includes 65 multiple-choice Research. questions on the following topics: logic- mathematics-statistics; physics; verbal The Politecnico di Milano requires comprehension; English. students enrolled in its degree courses The test has a minimum pass mark to have knowledge of English. of 60/100. TOL sessions take place Once enrolled, students must roughly from January to July. The demonstrate their knowledge by registration stages are differentiated:

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cation recognised as suitable (or • the first stage of enrolment, to be studying for said degree, without ranking, is reserved for provided that it is obtained within students who have taken and passed the deadline for enrolment); the TOL in the year prior to their • to submit an application for penultimate year of high school. admission within the periods These students will be able to enrol indicated by the University. in the degree course of their choice once they have graduated; Admission applications may be • the subsequent stages of registra- submitted for both the first and the tion, by means of rankings, allow second semester. registration only to degree courses Admission to a Laurea Magistrale which still have places available. programme is subject to an assessment These phases are reserved primarily of the candidate's previous career and for students who have taken and the adequacy of their preparation, as passed the TOL and, only in the well as to a test of their knowledge of last phase, also for those who did the English language. not pass the test. Each Laurea Magistrale programme has specific admission requirements, which are set out in the relevant educational LAUREA MAGISTRALE (EQUIVALENT regulations. TO M.SC.) ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Students must also demonstrate that they know English at the level required In order to enrol in Laurea Magistrale by the course of study, by presenting an programmes, it is necessary: original copy of one of the certifications recognised by the Politecnico di Milano. • to hold a Laurea or other qualifi-

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EMPLOYMENT DATA

Every year, the University Assessment • 8% work in large companies Commission, in collaboration with the Careers Service, carries out an employment survey that examines LAUREA MAGISTRALE IN SUSTAINABLE the career paths of Laurea and Laurea ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE Magistrale programmes students, DESIGN: for 12 months after obtaining their qualification. 92% of graduates found a job within 12 The data reported relates to Laurea months of obtaining their degree. and Laurea Magistrale programmes graduates at the Piacenza Campus in In particular: the year 2017. • 79% are working as employees • 21% are self-employed LAUREA IN ENVIRONMENTAL • 26% have a permanent employ- ARCHITECTURE*: ment contract within one year of graduation 100% of graduates who did not conti- • 79% work in small and medium- nue their studies found a job within 12 sized enterprises months of obtaining their degree. • 21% work in large companies In particular: LAUREA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: • 67% are working as employees • 33% are self-employed 100% of graduates who did not conti- • 25% have a permanent nue their studies found a job within 12 employment contract within one months of obtaining their degree. year of graduation • 92% work in small and medium- In particular: sized enterprises

POLITECNICO DI MILANO — 20 PIACENZA CAMPUS • 100% are working as employees LAUREA MAGISTRALE IN ENERGY • 40% have a permanent employ- ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA ENER- ment contract within one year of GETICA: graduation • 100% work in small and medium- 100% of graduates found a job within sized enterprises. 12 months of obtaining their degree. In particular: LAUREA MAGISTRALE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA MECCANICA: • 100% are working as employees • 62% have a permanent employ- 100% of graduates found a job within ment contract within one year of 12 months of obtaining their degree. graduation • 62% work in small and medium- In particular: sized enterprises • 38% work in large companies • 100% are working as employees • 50% have a permanent employ- * The Laurea in Environmental Architecture ment contract within one year of was merged into the Laurea in Architectural graduation Design as of academic year 2014/2015. • 50% work in small and medium- The data refers to 2017, when the graduates sized enterprises took the degree course in Environmental • 50% work in large companies Architecture.

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LABORATORIES TO SUPPORT TEACHING

For students enrolled in the Piacenza MUSP Campus, there is a great opportunity (Macchine Utensili e Sistemi di to further investigate the themes of Produzione) the training course, with the chance www.musp.it to attend two research laboratories for engineering and three for architecture. The MUSP laboratory carries out research and experimentation in the As far as engineering is concerned, field of advanced mechanics; configu- the research laboratories also account ration and management of integrated for two of the nodes of the Emilia- production systems; precision engi- Romagna Region's High Technology neering and testing; machine tools and network, where research activities are technological processes; materials and developed in collaboration with the technologies for aeronautical production. main companies in the sector: In addition to classroom lessons for basic and more theoretical topics, LEAP students can carry out application (Laboratorio Energia Ambiente Piacenza) tasks within the laboratories, with the www.leap.polimi.it advantage of experimenting in the field the concepts they have learned in class. The LEAP Laboratory deals with research and experimentation in the Attending the laboratories is not only fields of thermal energy generation; an important opportunity to complete recovery of matter and energy from one's training: in many cases it can also biomass, waste and residues; the provide the opportunity to experience use of fossil fuels with CO2 capture, an internship or to develop one’s thesis analysis and modelling of energy within a company, institution or other systems; renewable energy and energy establishment in the area, with a view efficiency; air quality, gaseous emissions to subsequent integration into the job and fine dust. market.

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LABORATORIES TO SUPPORT TEACHING

As far as architecture is concerned, the organised the OC-Open City common background of the laboratories International Summer School. is architectural and urban design at different scales of intervention, from LAB. MOD landscape and territory, to the city (Modelling Laboratory and FAB-LAB) and the built environment, up to the architectural elements and individual LAB. MOD is an applied laboratory spatial components. of technical processing and practical experimentation of innovative techniques for three-dimensional modelling OC – OPEN CITY LAB of prototypes and maquettes, at different design scales. Open City Lab is an integrated design laboratory, whose main research concerns LAB. LABSAT the definition of methodologies and (Analysis and design of Spaces and intervention strategies in metropolitan Time in Cities) areas affected by urban regeneration processes, with thematic repercussions This is a multidisciplinary and schematically related to the following international research network for categories: contemporary urban planning, focused on temporal urban planning and • Re-generation, Re-use, Re-cycling integrated design. of contemporary landscapes; • Creativity-Research-Innovation in architectural and urban design; • Networking-Interchange-Inter- nationalisation in architectural research. Since 2010 the Laboratory has

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SERVICES FOR STUDENTS

HALLS OF RESIDENCE consisting of a bedroom, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. The Piacenza Campus offers its students various residential options: The accommodation places are accessed by competition, based on the • accommodation within the Campus students’ financial situation, merit and (Project "Vicinato Solidale"); distance from the place of residence. • beds at the Collegio Morigi in Furthermore, by joining the Piacenza; "Community Support" project, when • beds in various city colleges submitting the application, students (more information can be found on the must make themselves available to website www.collegiodipiacenza.it) devote 3 hours per week, for a period of ten months, to helping elderly people “VICINATO SOLIDALE” PROJECT living in the area. Support measures required include, for The accommodation is located in a example, doing shopping, carrying out residential area within the University small errands, and keeping the elderly Campus, in a green area with tree-lined company. paths, just a few minutes’ walk from Piacenza’s railway station. MORIGI COLLEGE The accommodation units, some of which are designed for disabled people, Beds are available at the Morigi College are modern and fully furnished. There for students enrolled at the Piacenza are different types of apartments: Campus. Of these places, a number are reserved for undergraduate master’s • apartments with three beds, degree students who have been consisting of three single bedrooms, awarded special study scholarships that three bathrooms, a kitchen and a do not fall within the scholarships for living room; the Right to University Studies (DSU). • apartments with one or two beds, The Morigi College is located in the

POLITECNICO DI MILANO — 26 PIACENZA CAMPUS centre of Piacenza. Students can take the Politecnico's sites: the Campus advantage of the restaurant service at a library is in fact connected with all the reduced price at the "Piacenza Centrale" other libraries of the University, and restaurant, which has recently opened students can easily request books from within the College. other sites through a computerised The residence also has a kitchen, a procedure. laundry room, a gym, some study rooms and common rooms. The Piacenza Campus library is also open on Saturdays, and on Sunday SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRADUATION afternoons. AWARDS COMPUTER ROOMS As part of the interventions implemented each year by the Currently the site has 4 rooms with Politecnico to support studies, the computers, for a total of over 120 work Piacenza Campus offers its students stations, open from 7.30 am; one of the opportunity to take part in various these can be used until midnight. calls for the awarding of scholarships and graduation prizes provided directly All the rooms are equipped with by the Campus. workstations capable of running the latest solid modelling and simulation LIBRARY programs. Each room is also equipped with a The texts adopted and recommended in fixed or mobile audio/video system, the bibliographies of the study course and colour or black and white network teaching programs are available in the printers. Piacenza Campus library. It is also possible to use the Campus’s The current documentary heritage, plotters and scanners from all which is in the process of expansion, workstations. includes more than 7000 volumes and Each student has a quota of disk space includes Italian and foreign scientific on the server and a free annual print works on engineering, mathematics, quota. chemistry, economics, transport, logistics, energy systems, and PRINTING SERVICE architecture. Students enrolled at the Piacenza It is also possible to consult the Campus have an annual printing credit Politecnico's electronic periodicals available to use. and online databases via the library’s They can therefore use the printers at computer workstations. The library their disposal, gradually deducting the spaces are composed of four connecting cost of printing from their virtual credit. rooms for consultation, reading and study, also accommodating groups. There are a number of printing devices on the Campus, all connected to the Services are also available for consulting local network, which can be used for and lending books in the libraries of all printing from different fixed locations.

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SERVICES FOR STUDENTS

POLIMI SPORT

The PoloSportivo project, a sports service for students enrolled at the Politecnico di Milano, is in operation at the Piacenza Campus. Students can take advantage of agreements, operational within the PoliMi Sport University project, with several sports facilities in the city. By subscribing to the POLIMI SPORT CARD, students have free access to gyms and swimming facilities. They can also take advantage of discounted subscriptions at some facilities. The card, which has an annual cost and expires on August 31 of each year, can be obtained from the Registrar’s Office of the Piacenza Campus.

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EXPERIENCE ABROAD

The Politecnico di Milano offers its students various opportunities to carry out recognised periods of study abroad at foreign universities: • period of study at partner universities in EU and non-EU countries (e.g. Erasmus, bilateral agreements, etc.); • double degree projects with Euro- pean and non-European universities; • special programmes: Unitech, Alliance4Tech, Idea League; • internship in companies or university laboratories. All students of the Politecnico di Milano can participate in the annual Call for International Mobility and can be selected to spend a period of time abroad, which generally varies from six months to a year. The educational credits acquired abroad are then recognised as an integral part of the student's curriculum.

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12 min Piazza Duomo 6 min

Via Scalabrini 76 8 min

Campus

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CONTACTS

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