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WELCOME WELCOME

to theto the

POLITECNICO DI TORINOPOLITECNICO DI TORINO

11th September 200611th September 2006

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Historical backgroundHistorical background

19061906 Royal “Politecnico di Torino”Royal “Politecnico di Torino”

18591859 Technical School for EngineersTechnical School for Engineers

18621862

Historical seat: The Valentino CastleHistorical seat: The Valentino Castle

Opening of the current Campus in Opening of the current Campus in

Corso Duca degli AbruzziCorso Duca degli Abruzzi19581958

Italian Industry MuseumItalian Industry Museum

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Our MissionOur Mission

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

RESEARCHRESEARCH

TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFERTECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER

SERVICESSERVICES

                                  

From the past to the future

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AostaAosta

MondovìMondovì

The Campuses and the Regional The Campuses and the Regional NetworkNetwork

Mechatronics Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering and Information TechnologiesInformation Technologies

Civil - Electronic - Mechanical Civil - Electronic - Mechanical EngineeringEngineering

Textile EngineeringTextile Engineering

Information TechnologiesInformation Technologies

Plastic Materials - Electrical -Plastic Materials - Electrical -Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Architecture - Information Architecture - Information Technologies - Mechanical - Food Technologies - Mechanical - Food

and Agricultural Engineering - and Agricultural Engineering - Water EngineeringWater Engineering

IvreaIvrea

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The FutureThe Future

With the Project “Cittadella Politecnica” the Politecnico area will be increased by 170,000 square metres in an area adjacent the Corso Duca degli Abruzzi building complex

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• 26,000 students (4,000 in the first year)

• 2,300 students graduated with a Master of Science degree every year

• 2,000 students graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree every year

• 580 PhD students

Facts and figuresFacts and figures

124 courses: 38 Bachelor degree courses 35 Master degree courses 24 PhD courses27 Post-graduate courses

82 students out of 100 are employed within 1 year after graduating

(national average: 61% )92 students out of 100 are

employed within 2 years after graduating

(national average: 71%)

From the past to the future

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PhD CoursesPhD Courses

• Three year courses

• Relevant role of PhD students

• Increase in grants financed by businneses

• Facilities for businneses financing PhD grants

from 22.5% (year 2000)

to 68.4% (year 2004)

578 PhD students on a total of 875 professors and

researchers

Tax reduction

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47%

9%17%

16%11%

DAS

• Personnel costs (47%)

• Transfers to Departments and Centres (11%)

• Costs of activities (16%)

• Building costs (17%)

• Other Costs (9%)

9%

53%14%

6%

11%7%

• Student’s fees (9%)• Government funds transferred for University activities (53%)• Contributions and loans (14%)• Works and studies carried out for third parties (6%)• New building loan (7%)• Other income (11%)

Income CostsForecast balance for year 2005: € 223,000,000

Facts and FiguresFacts and Figures

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53%53%

25%25% 22%22%

ContractsContracts Governament fundsGovernament fundsEuropean Union FundsEuropean Union Funds

Research financing: € 22,000,000

Facts and FiguresFacts and Figures

2004

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• Research (FP5, FP6)

• Education and Training (Leonardo, Socrates, Tempus, …)

• International Cooperation (Asia IT&C, Asia Link, Alfa, Intas, Eumedis, …)

• Other Programmes (EIE, Life, Cultura 2000, …)

European Union FundsEuropean Union Funds

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Funded projects within FP6 (2002-2006)Funded projects within FP6 (2002-2006)

Project coordinated: 8

European Union FundsEuropean Union Funds

Specific ProgrammeN. of

project

UE contribution

(Keuro)

IST 30 6,734Nanotechnologies 11 2,712Sustainable development 15 3,796Aeronautics and space 13 2,549International cooperation 2 394Marie Curie actions 8 1,534SME activities 2 420Research and Innovation 1 40Research infrastructures 1 103

Total 83 18,282

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European Union FundsEuropean Union Funds

Funded projects - FP6 (2002-2006)

IST37%

Sustainable development

18%

Research and innovation

1%

Marie Curie actions10%

SME activities2%

INCO2%

Aeronautics and space16%

Nanotecnologies13%

Research infrastructures

1%

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Funded projects within other European Programmes (2000-2005)Funded projects within other European Programmes (2000-2005)

European Union FundsEuropean Union Funds

Specific programmeN. of

projectUE contribution

(Keuro)Alfa 4 130Asia IT&C 3 187Asia Link 4 306AUNP 1 51Cultura 2000 3 162EIE - Save 2 88Eumedis 1 336EU-India 1 8Leonardo da Vinci 18 653eLearning 1 41Intas 1 96Jean Monnet 1 12Life 2 59Socrates 4 134Tempus 10 400Total 56 2,663

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European Union FundsEuropean Union Funds

Funded projects - Other European Programmes (2000-2005)

Life4%

Socrates7% Alfa

7%

Tempus18%

Eumedis2%

eLearning2%

Jean Monnet2%

Leonardo da Vinci31%

EU-India2%

EIE - Save4%

Cultura 20005%

AUNP2%

Asia Link7%

Asia IT&C5%

Intas2%

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DAUIN DELEN DIASP DISMIC DIMEC DISPEA DITAG DITIC

31patents of which 5 co-owned by Politecnico

since 2001

year 2000 Opening of the Patent Information Point – P.I.P.

Fields

Technological transfer: Technological transfer: patentpatent

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Since April

2004

9 Spin-off Politecnico9 Spin-off Politecnico

Politecnico is a shareholder

4 Academic Spin-off

Politecnico partecipates with personal, offices, etc…

But it is not a shareholder

. MODELWAY

. ATS s.r.l.

. NEMO LaB

. ACTUA s.r.l.

since October 2003

Politecnico di Torino Regulations for patent

Technological transfer: Technological transfer: Spin-offSpin-off

. DREAM s.r.l.

. SSM s.r.l.

. N-LAB s.r.l.

. A.C.S. s.r.l.

. MAVTECH s.r.l.

. S.I.R. s.r.l.

. OPTI.M.A.D. Eng. s.r.l.

. ENVISENS TECHNOLOGIES s.r.l.

. MICROLA s.r.l.

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75 new businesses have come through the Incubator

32 businesses have now successfully completed the maximum period of 3 years in the Incubator

since 2000 Self-contained offices for new-enterpreneurs at disposal inside the “Cittadella Politecnica”

In 2004I3P is the winner of the 3rd edition of the “Best Science Best Science Based Incubator AwardBased Incubator Award”, participated by more than 50 incubators

partners FinPiemonte, Provincia di Torino, Città di Torino, Camera di Commercio di Torino, Fondazione Torino Wireless

Technological Transfer: Technological Transfer: Incubator I3PIncubator I3P

Co-financed by the Fondazione CRT

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International CooperationInternational Cooperation

DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS 2004/05 DIVIDED PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA

NORTH AMERICA

MAGHREB

AFRICA

ASIA

EASTERN EUROPE

AND THE BALKANS

LATIN AMERICA

EU-EFTA

NORTH AMERICA

0,1%

MAGHREB

4,8%

AFRICA

6,0% ASIA

7,5%

EASTERN EUROPE

AND THE BALKANS

19,2%

LATIN AMERICA

24,8%

EU-EFTA

37,7%

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International CooperationInternational Cooperation

• 250 cooperation agreements with foreign Universities

• Joint degree partnership with more than 40 European and non-European universities

• About 1,600 foreign students attending the Politecnico (including PhD students)

• 400 Politecnico students studying abroad in prestigious Universities

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• International mobility programmes and opportunities for exchange in a multi-cultural and multi-linguistic environment

• 55 fellowships for Latin-American students under the project “ALPIP”, 56 fellowships for Chinese students under the project “Zhong Guò” and 40 fellowships for Indian students in the year 2006/07

• Opening of the Campus Sino-Italiano in Shangai for 2006/07

International CooperationInternational Cooperation