Politecnico di Torino

POLITECNICO DI TORINO
Marco Gilli
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POLITECNICO DI TORINO
It is a centre of teaching and research, and one of the most important
universities in Europe for engineering and architecture studies, strongly
committed to collaboration with industry
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Historical background
1859
Technical School for Engineers
Italian Industry Museum
1862
1906
Royal “Politecnico di Torino”
Historical seat: The Valentino Castle
1958
Opening of the current Campus
in Corso Duca degli Abruzzi
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The Cittadella Politecnica
The Cittadella Politecnica
(170.000 m2)
Through the Project “Cittadella
Politecnica,” the Politecnico area will
be increased by an additional
170.000 m2 in the area close to the
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi building
complex.
The main seat
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi
(122.000 m2)
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The Cittadella Politecnica
the new campus
aims:
Classrooms and Laboratories,
RESEARCH CENTRES, Canteens
and Study Rooms, University
Sporting Centre, Cafeteria
-to draw the city and
its citizens to the
core of university life,
- to make integration
with the economic,
cultural and social
actors
- to work in team of
urban regeneration
and new
development.
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Our Mission
EDUCATION
RESEARCH
From the past to the future
TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER
SERVICES
FINANCE
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Budget forecast for 2008
INCOME
365,7 MLN EUROS
Entrate finalizzate a
progetti ricerca o
didattica
14,2%
Attività commerciale
5,2%
+9%
Trasferimenti per
edilizia (Miur e altri)
2,4%
-58,4%
-11%
+2,1%
Altre entrate
(anche linea credito)
7,9%
+72%
Entrate proprie senza
progetti e
commerciale
8,5%
Trasferimenti per
funzionamento Miur
38,0%
Partite di giro
23,9%
The MINISTRY FOR
UNIVERSITIES EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTES AROUND
131 MLN EUROS
+6,7%
+11,5%
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Research activities
Industrial Engineering
Information Technologies
Civil/Building Engineering
Environment Engineering
18 departments
for research
activities
Management Engineering
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Architecture
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Research activities
800 agreements each year
Institutional partners
and businesses
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Alenia, Avio, ENI Corporate, Ferrari,
FIAT, General Motors Powertrain
Europe, HP, IBM, Indesit, Italdesign
Giugiaro, Michelin, Microsoft Italia,
Motorola, Nokia, Philips, Piaggio,
Pininfarina, Pirelli, Siemens,
STMicroelectronics, Telecom Italia,
Banca Intesa/SanPaolo, Unicredit ...
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Technological transfer
The Politecnico di Torino is interested in
developing permanent relations in research
and education with industries that want to take
advantage of university collaboration for
innovation, and development.
The Politecnico Business Research Centre,
within the Cittadella, is the place dedicated
to cooperation in research and education
between the Politecnico and industries.
Spaces for offices, laboratories
and industry facilities are available for this aim.
(www.research.business.polito.it)
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66 patents: 19 are co-owned by the
Politecnico
12 spin-offs: the Politecnico is a
shareholder
6 academic spin-offs:
the Politecnico is not a shareholder, but
participates with personnel, offices, etc…
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Technology Transfer: Incubator I3P
since 2000
partners
Self-contained offices available for new-enterpreneurs inside the
“Cittadella Politecnica”
FinPiemonte, Province of Turin, Ciy of Turin, Chamber of
Commerce
Co-financed by the Fondazione CRT
100 new businesses
In 2004
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I3P is the winner of the 3rd edition of the “Best Science-Based
Incubator Award”, participated by more than 50 Incubators
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Technology Transfer: partnerships
MOTOROLA
GM Research Center
MICROSOFT ITALIA
JAC automotive
VISHAY
….
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GM Research Center
In September 2008 General Motors Powertrain has established the main
research centre for the development of Diesel engines
and electronic control systems
The agreement
entails
a series of collaborations and exchanges in research
and education, including PhDs, masters, degree
dissertations, apprenticeship and organization of joint
seminars
20,000 sqm equipped with laboratories
16 test cells and management offices
About 500 highly qualified professionals
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Services to the Territory
• Research and consulting activity on
commission or in partnership with
businneses and public institutions
• Analyses, tests and calibrations
• On-going education on commission
or in partnership
with businesses and public
institutions
• Partnership with other universities
on specific research/teaching
projects
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Hub venture capital
The VC Hub draw inspiration from
some American experiences
The Italian VC Hub groups the main
private investors focused on hi-tech,
hi-growth start-ups and SMEs.
The Hub is:
a physical place where main actors
of the Venture Capital can coexist.
A place where different players can
compare their investment strategies
to activate common programs and to
co-invest at national level.
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Main advantages:
Stronger visibility towards the
entrepreneurs community about
venture capital presence and
approachability.
Reliability assurance towards
entrepreneurs community: the
VC Hub members subscribe a
code-of-conduct.
Easy access for the venture
capitalists to the competences of
the new “Cittadella Politecnica”
campus nearby Turin Polytechnic
University
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Hub venture capital
14 FUNDS
that cover all the Venture Capital value
chain segments: from angel investing to
the early stage, up to the late stage.
Six International
Funds
Eight Italian Funds
Club degli Investitori
The funds convey financial
resources for more than
1 BILLION EUROS
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Torino Wireless Foundation
It promotes the growth of the ICT
District in Piemonte, in synergy with
the other local players.
It is the first technology district
in Italy to provide central
coordination in order to dialogue
constantly and coherently with
other districts in the world.
It works out the strategic guidelines
of the District
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Its goals
to bring about levels of excellence in R&D and
in technological entrepreneurship comparable
to the top class industrial clusters in the world.
by 2012 the Cluster expect:
to triple the number of researchers engaged in ICT,
from 2,000 and to create at least 50 new ICT
enterprises
to attract Italian and international innovative enterprises
into the Piedmont area
to insert numerous SMEs enter a strong acceleration
phase
to increase the impact of ICT on the Piedmont
economy, from the current level of 5 % to 10 %
to become self-supporting
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ACTIVITY WITH BRASIL _ 1
ALPIP PROYECT
 supported and promoted by 8 non academic partners
 Main goals: reinforce the level of presence of Piemonte
in Latin America through the exchange of students and
the collaboration between universities, associations and
industrial institutions
 launched in a.y 2001/2002
 118 scholarship awarded to students from Brazil
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ACTIVITY WITH BRASIL _ 2
PROYECTJOVENS MINEIROS CIDADAOS DO MUNDO
 Pilot proyect sponsored by Piemonte Region and
Government of Minas Gerais
 20 UEMG students attended a 6 weeks course in
Industrial Design on January 2008
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ACTIVITY WITH BRASIL _ 3
COLLABORATION WITH FIAT BRASIL
 Agreement on:
 Scientific and research collaboration
 Joint education initiatives
 Promotion of students and researchers mobility
 Support to Brasilian students selected to attend
Bachelor of Science in Automotive Engineering in a.y
2008/09
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