PoliTong Sino-Italian Campus

PoliTong
Sino-Italian Campus
Politecnico di Torino
Politecnico di Milano
Tongji University
http://www.politong.org
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Current Programmes
 Information
and Communication
Technology (ICT)
Bachelor (Laurea di primo livello)
 Ingegneria dell’Informazione
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 Mechanical
(MPE)
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Bachelor (Laurea di primo livello)
 Industrial
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and Production Engineering
Design
Master (Laurea specialistica)
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Chinese BSc Degree
1 Semester in China
Year 3 in Italy
Year 3 in Italy
Year 2 in China
Year 2 in China
Year 1 in China
Year 1 in Italy
Year 0 in China
Pre-University
Education
(12 years)
Chineese Students
Pre-University
Education
(13 years)
Italian Double BSc Degree
(from both Politecnico’s)
Italian Double BSc Degree (from both
Politecnico’s) + Chinese BSc Degree
Bachelor Programmes
Italian Students
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ICT: First Year (in Italy)
 Students
choose a BSc Engineering
program of the Faculty of Information
and Communication Technology (III
Facoltà di Ingegneria)
 As they enter the program they are
enrolled in the BSc program in ICT
(Ingegneria dell’Informazione)
 Classes given in Italian
 Chinese language and culture
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ICT: Second Year (in China)
 Classes
given in English
 Professors from the three Universities
3/5 from Politecnico’s
 2/5 from Tongji University
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ICT: Second Year (in China)
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Circuits Theory
Complex Analysis
Signal Theory
Electronic Systems
Electronic Devices
Analogue Electronics
Electronic Measurements
Basic Automatic Control
Control System Design & Digital Control
Advanced Programming
Computer Architecture
Communications Networks
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ICT: Third Year (in Italy)
 Students
take courses of a BSc
Engineering program of the Faculty of
Information and Communication
Technology (III Facoltà di Ingegneria)
 Classes given in Italian
 Internship
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20 credits (ECTS)
 Receive
a BSc Engineering degree in
ICT (Ingegneria dell’Informazione)
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ICT: Last Semester (in China)
 Optional:
to get Chinese BSc from
Tongji University
 Mainly laboratories and research activity
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After Graduation
 Enter
an MSc Program
In Italy
 In China
 In the rest of Europe
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 Enter
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a First Level Specializing Master
In Italy
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After Graduation
 Enter
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the job market
Unique knowledge of Chinese culture
 Attractive
to both
European Companies operating in China
 Chinese Companies operating in Europe
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 Main
reason for which industrial
partners join (i.e., sponsor) the campus
Recruitment
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Current Industrial Partners
 Pirelli
 Italcementi
 San
 Finmeccanica
Paolo
 Intesa
 ST Microelectronics
 Mapei
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 Luxottica
 Indesit
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Selection Process
 Student
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express interest
December 2009-January 2010
 Feb
2010: selection of students
Grades obtained in first semester exams
 Level of English language
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 July
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2010: confirmation of acceptance
40 credits passed
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Number of Admitted Students
 Chinese
students: 42
Same for MPE
 Up to 55 per program in the future
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 Italian
students
10 from Turin and 10 from Milan
 Same for MPE
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Financials
 Tuition
Torino
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fee paid only at Politecnico di
Usual waivers based on household
income
 Usual
scholarships for the years in Italy
 Scholarships for the year in China
€ 3,000
 Sufficient for air fare, accomodation,
food, and recreational activities
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Thresholds
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Admission to the program
40 credits by the end of the second
semester of the first year
 Mandatory to pass Chinese course
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Avoid returning the scholarship
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20 credits during second year (in China)
Admission to third year
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Less than 10 credits failed in China
Trasfer to a regular BSc program
 No double degree
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Visa Procedure
 Apply
to Chinese Consulate (e.g., in
Milan) with
Admission notice from Tongji University
 Application form from Tongji University
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 Required
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Valid for one month
 Resident
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visa: Type X (xuexi)
permit application upon arrival
Valid for 1 year
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http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~istju/eng/shq.htm
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Campus Reference Professors
 In
Shanghai
Mario Baldi, Politecnico di Torino, ICT
 Bruno Pizzigoni, Politecnico di Milano,
MPE
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 In
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Turin
Luca Settineri, MPE
Milan
Luca Ferrarini, ICT
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上海 (Shanghai)
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Where it is
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The City
Puxi
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Life Cost
 Currency:
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Renminbi – “People’s money”
1 RMB or CNY or ¥ ≈ € 0.1
 Cappuccino
at Starbucks: € 2.20
 Icecream:
Chinese €0.20
 McDonald € 0.60
 Haggen-dazz € 3.00
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 Meal:
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€ 2.50/3.00
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Life Cost: Monthly Salaries
 Average:
€ 140 per month
 With a university degree: € 300
 € 1000 is considered a top salary
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Life Cost: Food Shopping
 Local
products much less expensive
than equivalent in Europe
Apples, bananas: € 0.40 per jin (500 gr)
 Beer: € 0.40 per 600 ml. bottle
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 Some
European products are expensive
Cheese (prepackaged Edam): € 3.5 per
250 gr.
 Lavazza coffee: € 6 per 250 gr.
 Pasta: € 1 per 500 gr.
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Trasportation
 Bicycle
Almost everywhere reserved
(separated) lanes
 Most convenient
 Fastest (on the short/medium range)
 Cheapest
 Healthy?
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Transportation
 Bus:
€ 0.20
 Subway: up to € 0.60
5 lines
 Modern but sparse
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 Taxi:
relatively
inexpensive
€ 1.10 first Km
 € 0.20/Km thereafter
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Phone
 Cellphones
are extremely widespread
 Prepaid phone accounts
€ 8 for SIM card and € 3 of calls
 € 0.01/min to call locally
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Including cellphones with contracts
made in Shanghai
€ 0.06/min to call long distance
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Including cellphones with contracts
made somewhere else in China
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Calling Internationally
 Cellphone:
€ 0.10/min
 Phone cards: € 0.05/min
 Skype works reasonably well
 Including
Skype out: € 0.012
 Yahoo Phone: € 0.007
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Internet Access
 On
campus: labs and WiFi coverage
 Dial-up: € 0.06/hour
 ADSL: € 10/month
 Hostspot
Good coverage of China Telecom (not
free)
 Free at some McDonald’s, Starbusk, etc.
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 Internet
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Cafes: starting at € 0.20/hour
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Travel Information
 Time
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zone: GMT+8
7 hours earlier than Italy
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 Air
6 hours during daylight saving time
fare
Advanced purchase ensures low price
 Fares as low as € 600 round-trip
 One year tickets available
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Unfortunately not with open return date
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Tongji University
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campuses across the city
 The main (historical) campus
is in Siping Road
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7 Km or 20 min by taxi from the Bund
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Google’s Satellite View
Sino-Italian Campus office (18th floor)
Tongji University
Campus main entrance
Basketball courts
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Fruits and
vegetable market
Soccer field and
track and field
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Swimming pool
Soccer field and
track and field
Soccer field
Basketball courts
Tongji University
Campus main entrance
Main Library
View from the Sino-Italian
Campus Office
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Jiading Campus
 The
biggest and brand campus
 A bus service connects the campuses
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Campus Life
 Like
a small village with lots of green
 Bars and cafes
 Canteen
 Swimming pool
and, of course,
 Play grounds
 Classrooms
 Library
 Offices
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Accomodation
 On
campus
Single room with private bathroom
 Shared kitchen on the floor
 € 150-200/month
 Might be small ...
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 Off
campus
1 BR (bilocale) € 100-200/month
 2 BR (trilocale) € 200-300/month
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How is life at the Sino-Italian
Campus and around?
“Interesting, full of new things to try and
to discover, of different people to meet,
and fun”
if you ask one of our resident professors.
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Other Thoughts on China
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Chinese people are extremely nice and
available
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Very few people speak English, and you’ll be
surprised how they try hard to understand
what you tell them; they’ll team up and call
more and more people to help interpreting
what you are looking for
China is such a big, interesting, varied world
of which in the “West” we commonly get
only a little and superficial glimpse
 Just get a bike and stroll around
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