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• 564 inventions and 1401 patents or patent
Politecnico di Milano in QS World University applications, of which more than half have

Rankings 2017 become industrial realities;
• 45 high tech spin-off companies, of which 8 in
2016;
The March 2017 QS World University Ranking by Subject confirms the rapid • PoliHub, a high-tech research incubator founded
progress in quality and global appreciation, by ranking Politecnico di Milano in its present form in 2014, hosts today more than
as: 100 companies. Since year 2000 it has given
• Generally, the first university in Italy body to over 9000 ideas and has supported 390
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• 7 in Europe and 24 in the world for Engineering & Technology; start-up projects. According to the UBI Index, this
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• 3rd in Europe and 7 in the world, for Art & Design; is the second such incubator by size in Europe
• 6 in Europe and 14 in the world, for Architecture. and the fifth one in the world;
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• During the last decade, Politecnico di Milano has
The QS World University Ranking system has been founded in 2004 and is started working on 26 European Research
considered one of the most authoritative voices in ranking universities Council Projects (FP7 and Horizon 2020), in 17 of
internationally. Designed primarily for students who plan to study internationally, which in the leading role as ‘Principal Investigator’.
its rankings and opinions are published yearly on www.topuniversities.com.
4322 universities were considered and 916 were evaluated for the 2017 edition
on the basis of academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty,
faculties and students, percentage of international students and teachers.
In particular, Politecnico di Milano has received excellent evaluations on the
quality of its graduates (‘Reputation with Employers’) and teaching and
research (‘Academic Reputation’).
Politecnico di Milano Posi%oning in QS World University Rankings

Joint Research Centers
In recent years, Politecnico di Milano has
started cooperating with numerous companies
has consistently increased, from 1.7 in 2010 to on complex Research and Development
2.25 in 2016 projects. Several Joint Research Centers were
• The number of international students entering the so developed, after the pioneering agreement
various Masters and other postgraduate programs with the Eni group in 2005, in order to work
has doubled over the last years, from 16 % in jointly on new complex and strategic programs,
2011 to 28 % in 2016 to expand into select international target
• According to most reputable university rankings markets, and more broadly to connect the
(see box): technology interests with industrial and
- for Engineering & Technology the Politecnico university education policies.
di Milano is ranked 7 in Europe and 24 in To date, 25 Italian and international companies have
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the world; formed such partnerships, including many companies
- for Architecture, 6 in Europe and 14 in the from the energy plant engineering and construction
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world; fields: in addition to Eni and Enel, AnsaldoEnergia,
- for Art & Design, 3rd in Europe and 7 in the MaireTecnimont and several others. Leonardo
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world; (ex-Finmeccanica) was the latest addition to this
premier group of partners in 2016.
As an example, the JRC for Transportation has
Innovation contributed significantly to the development and
Since its earliest days, The Politecnico di Milano has experimentation of FrecciaRossa 1000, the most
emphasized fostering innovation: modern Italian high-speed train.

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