02. POLIMI

Established in 1863, Politecnico di Milano (the Polytechnic University of Milan) or POLIMI is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 47,500 enrolled students. Offering degree programs and courses in engineering, architecture and design, it ranks among the top 10 European universities in seven research areas. POLIMI has a long history of research and participates in both European and international networks of scientific research: it is the top university in Italy for total amount of European research funding awarded under the Horizon 2020 program and for projects funded in the context of Seventh Framework Programme.