Introduction to Politecnico di Torino Enrico Macii Vice

Introduction to Politecnico di Torino Enrico Macii Vice Rector

POLITO: 150 Years of History Unification of Italy Regio Politecnico di Torino Technical School for Engineers 1859 1862 Italian Industry Museum Start of construction of the “Cittadella Politecnica” Campus 1906 1991 1958 Opening of the Main Engineering Campus (Corso Duca degli Abruzzi) 2009 150 th Anniversary 2

POLITO: Facts and Figures 810 professors and scientists 1. 500 researchers (incl. 750 Ph. D students) 32. 100 students (5. 200 from abroad) POLITO’s current ranking: 1 in Italy (All Universities) 7 -12 in Europe (Engineering) (*) 51 -75 in the world (Engineering) (*) 2012 ARWU Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. Ranking Business Research Center (BRC) 11 departments Hosts over 20 private research labs 800 research contracts and agreements signed every year Incubatore Imprese Innovative POLITO (I 3 P) Several Industrial Partners First university incubator in Italy 140 new ventures created since 2000 Alenia Aeronautica, Avio, Banca Intesa-San. Paolo, ENEL, ENI Corporate, Ferrari, FIAT, GM Powertrain Europe, HP, IBM, Indesit, Italdesign Giugiaro, Michelin, Microsoft, NXP, Nokia, Oracle, Philips, Piaggio, Pininfarina, Pirelli, Siemens, STMicroelectronics, Telecom Italia, Thales-Alenia Space, Unicredit Banca VC Hub 14 funds covering the enrire VC value chain Financial resources for more than EUR 1 B 3

POLITO: City Campuses 4

POLITO: Educational Programs 2012/2013 28 BS programs 1 st Same core syllabus for all year bachelor degree programs (55 credits) 2 nd Organized by subject areas year 3 rd Specific courses Year 16 programs completely in English 32 MS programs 24 Ph. D programs 40 Post graduate programs 5

POLITO: International Students In 2012: First year: 931 Total: 5. 200 (including Ph. Ds) Around 48% of POLITO’s courses are in English International cooperation 420 Cooperation agreements with foreign universities 250 Lifelong learning Programme/Erasmus agreements Joint degree partnership with 90 European and non-European universities International dual-degree programs and international MS programs 6

POLITO: Campuses Abroad and International Networks International Campuses Campus in Uludag (Turkey) Campus in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Campus in Henan (China) Campus @ Tongji Univ. in Shanghai (China) Started in 2005 under the patronage of MIUR Politong is a joint engineering and design project of Poli. TO, Poli. MI and Tongji University To form future leaders of society, featuring detailed knowledge of the two countries Courses with Italian and Chinese teachers and attendance in both countries International Networks CLUSTER (former President) CESAER (current President) EUA SEFI T. I. M. E. COLUMBUS PEGASUS 7

POLITO: Research Areas and Departments 8

POLITO: 2012 Budget Research Funds: 39. 3% (EUR 97 M) Growth in research funding enabled by adoption of a new internal research management approach and new universityindustry collaboration models 9

POLITO: A Catalyst for Eco-System Development Universities Research Institutes RESEARCH EDUCATION Industry SMEs POLITO Public Authorities INNOVATION 10

Cittadella Politecnica: A Co-Location Center on its Own Cittadella Politecnica (170. 000 m 2) Cittadella Politecnica hosts classrooms, research departments, student facilities (including cafeteria and sport center), BRC, business partners, I 3 P, VC hub 11

Smart City @POLITO Enrico Macii Vice Rector

Smart City @POLITO SMART CITY 13

Examples of Smart City Projects (I) Concerto AL Piano The Integrated Urban Villages of Alessandria FP 6 Project Coordinator: SOFTECH Tecnologia Energia Ambiente Objectives: Concerto AL Piano will operate in an urban area embracing the most urgent problems faced by the City of Alessandria, built in the last century. This area, placed along the railway sorting depot, creates a large “urban vacuum” between 14

Examples of Smart City Projects (II) 15

Beyond Stand-Alone Projects 16

Torino Smart City: Goal The goal that the City of Torino set for itself for 2020 is part of a larger project requiring a deep cultural change and the contribution of all those who live and operate on the city territory: bodies, institutions, companies, associations, citizens. 17

Torino Smart City: Governance 18

Torino Smart City: Ingredients 19

Torino Smart City: Recipe 20

Recent Funding Opportunities 21

Results on Smart City Projects 22

Smart Cities and Social Innovation: Proposals 23

Contacts Enrico Macii Vice Rector for Research, Technology Transfer and International Affairs Phone: +39 -011 -0907074 Mobile: +39 -331 -6714762 E-Mail: enrico. macii@polito. it 24