International Relations Office

Head of International Affairs Dept. 

Incoming and Outgoing Mobility Division

Incoming Mobility Office

Outgoing Mobility Office

Foreign Citizens Office

International Relations, Mobility and Cooperation Projects Division

International Relations Office

International Projects and Development Cooperation Office

Reporting Management and Administration Office

International Relations Office

International Relations OfficeElisa Armando, Head of the Office

Ms. Anna MontuschiMs. Marina RabagliatiMr. Piergiorgio RossiMs. Augusta RouxMs. Elena BertagliaMr. Marco BeganiMs. Chiara Vassallo

International Relations Office

ActivitiesAgreementsManagement and implementation of general agreements, mobility agreement and double degree agreements with international institutions

Scholarship and mobility projects Management of projects funded by external institutions (bank foundations, national and international government bodies, private companies, etc.) for:‐ student attraction ‐ other purposes (special education programs, research exchange, internship, etc.)

DelegationsOrganization of foreign visits and outgoing Politecnico delegations; support in university events involving foreign guests and international relations

Researcher mobilitiesManagement Publication, diffusion, and consultancy for official calls and investigations launched by Government Departments (Education and Foreign Affairs) and other institutions

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Scholarship ProjectsENI project : scholarships for International students attending the Master of Science 

program in Petroleum Engineering financed by ENI

China Scholarship Council – CSC project : long‐term scholarships financed by China Scholarship Council for Chinese students to study abroad 

HEC project: scholarships for Pakistani students at either the PhD level (3 years) orMaster of Science + PhD level (5 years) financed by the Higher EducationCommission of Pakistan

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Internationalization of Research • to strengthen long term collaboration with the best international universities ranked in the 

50 top position of International rankings, or alternatively, with universities located in selected geographical areas. – Mobility of the Politecnico di Torino Research Group towards the Partner University– Mobility of the Partner University Research Group towards the Politecnico di Torino– Organization of events (e.g.: workshop, seminar, educational activity, etc.) addressed to research staff and/or  to 

PhD students and/or external subjects. This activity must be jointly carried out by Politecnico di Torino and the Partner University

• 4 editions, 69 application submitted• 26 projects funded in different fields , 1.300.000 Euro awarded• Project distribution: USA (10) , Canada (2), Sudamerica (2), Europa (7), Asia (4), Australia (1)

MITOR project: • collaborations between the Politecnico di Torino and the Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology with the financial support of the Compagnia di San Paolo (bank foundation) and Politecnico di Torino (from 2016)– Internship– research stays of students and Faculty from MIT and Polito.

• 47 seed fund grants awarded from 2009,  18 internship student at Polito

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Partnership with Tongji University and Politecnico di Milano

BSc DD in Mechanical / Production and ICT Engineering; MSc DD in Design;

Incoming and Outgoing student mobility: total 250+ students since 2006

Sino-Italian Campus Project (Politong) –Shanghai (2006 - )

International Relations Office

Partnership with SCUT (South China University of Technology)Multidisciplinary platform for collaboration in Research, Education

and Industry Areas: Architecture and Urban design; Automotive; Mechanical

Engineering; ICT:• development of joint research and education projects

(POLITO-SCUT)• supply of scientific and professional skills for R&D and

Technology Transfer projects• customization of specific training programs addressed

to companies and institutions

South China – Torino Collaboration Lab –Guangzhou (2015 - )

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PoliTO abroad

Next steps

• Argentina: Polito branch at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba to strenghten education, research, technology transfer collaboration. Project supported by both Italian and Argentinian Government

• Japan: joint Research and Education Center in partnership with Kyoto Institute of Technology

• France: joint Research and Education Center in partnership with ECAM – Lyon

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Partnership with TTPU (Turin Polytechnic University inTashkent), Uzavtosanoat SC, Uzbek Ministry of HigherEducation

TTPU + Polito DD Agreement: ‘on-site’ BSc courses inMechanical, ICT and Civil Engineering + 1st Year MSc inMechatronics Engineering from AY 2015/16

Polito teaching quality: 65%+ credits taught by Polito faculty+ supervision

Campus Uzbekistan Project (TTPU) – Tashkent (2009 -)