The Alta Scuola Politecnica (hereafter indicated as ASP) is launching a call for applications addressed to young talents who want to develop their interdisciplinary capabilities for leading and promoting innovation.
Founded by Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino, the ASP may be attended only by talents who enrol in one of their programmes of laurea specialistica (hereafter indicated as LS) in Engineering, Architecture or Design. The ASP, through a highly selective process, gives 150 promising students the opportunity to participate an additional advanced programme that runs in parallel to the LS
programmes.
ASP students complement the knowledge achieved in their specific LS with a multifaceted and enriched understanding of innovation processes and contexts. They develop an interdisciplinary attitude to conceive, plan, implement and promote complex innovation projects that produce sustainable progress in economy, society and culture.
The ASP is characterised by a multidisciplinary and multicultural community of students and professors, a prominent international Faculty, advanced seminars and study projects in close cooperation with business enterprises and governmental institutions.
There are 3 separate calls, each targeted to a specific group of students and with different deadlines:
1) a call reserved to foreign citizens (EU and extra EU), that have not graduated in Italy, deadline May 31st, 2006;
2) a call reserved to students that have graduated in Italy, not in the regions of Lombardia or Piemonte, to be issued on April 14th, 2006 with application deadline on June 15th, 2006;
3) a general call, open to all students and relative to all unassigned places after admitting students at calls n. 1 and n. 2 (at least 74 places available), to be issued on June 15th, 2006 with deadline September 15th, 2006.
The present call is call number 3, open to all students.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for this selection, applicants have to:
a) hold the Italian Laurea or a first level academic degree (i.e. Bachelor) or an equivalent academic qualification that grants access to the degree programmes of the laurea specialistica of Politecnico of Milano or of Politecnico of Torino (see www.polimi.it and www.polito.it for details), earned before October 31st, 2006;
b) have completed the Laurea programme with average marks of at least 27/30, where marks "cum laude" are considered as 30/30, or be ranked in the top 10% of their class if the academic qualification has been obtained abroad;
c) have a sufficient knowledge of the English language. For non-native English speakers, this must be certified by a score of at least 210 in the Computer-Based TOEFL test, or at least 72 in the Internet-Based TOEFL test, or a "Pass with Merit" grade in the PET test, or a result greater than 5 in the IELTS test;
d) provide clear and sufficient motivations and attitude to participate the ASP educational programme.
Number of Places
For the Academic Year 2006-2007, the ASP will enrol up to 150 students, 90 at Politecnico di Milano and 60 at Politecnico di Torino. The number of students enrolled may increase after this call, if further financial resources become available.
Up to 38 places of the aforementioned are reserved to talented foreign students (EU and extra-EU citizens), and up to 38 places are reserved to talented Italian students who have obtained the Laurea in Universities not located in Lombardia or Piemonte. This specific call concerns the non reserved places, that are at least 74 (46 at Politecnico di Milano and 31 at Politecnico di Torino), and may increase accordingly in case some of the 76 places reserved are not assigned.
Admission Fees
Students admitted in the Academic Year 2006-2007 will benefit from fee waiver for the two years of the ASP study programme.
Deadline for the Submission of Applications
1. The deadline for application is September 15th, 2006 and applicants will receive communication of acceptance before October 15th, 2006.
2. The application forms for admission to the selection have to be filled out on-line (www.asp-poli.it, Admission and Financial Aid section), printed on plain paper and signed, and have to be sent by regular/priority mail or by fax to the same university where the ASP candidate is also applying for the laurea specialistica (the Politecnico di Milano or the Politecnico di Torino)
Alta Scuola Politecnica
Politecnico di Milano
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32
I-20133 Milano
Italy
Fax +39 02 2399 9795
Alta Scuola Politecnica
Politecnico di Torino
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24
I-10129 Torino
Italy
Fax +39 011 564 5730
3. Whatever the mean of delivery, application forms must be received at the above offices before the deadline indicated (September 15th, 2006). The ASP will not be held responsible for any delay in the arrival of the application forms due to irregular mail delivery or other possible causes.
Application Package
1. Candidates must use the on-line application form, found at www.asp-poli.it.
2. In accordance with Law n. 445/2000, in the application form candidates have to declare:
a) family name, first name, date and place of birth;
b) nationality;
c) permanent address;
d) academic degree;
e) enrolment date and graduation date for the first level academic degree;
f) nominal period of study for the first level academic degree held (normally, this is between 3 and 5 academic years);
g) for students previously enrolled at Politecnico di Milano or Politecnico di Torino, the registration number (matricola) in the laurea corse;
h) university, faculty and degree course they wish to attend;
i) home or mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and mobile numbers together with an undertaking to notify any change of address.
3. The following documents must be enclosed:
a) a photocopy of a current identification document;
b) a document proving the required level of the English knowledge;
c) a motivation letter, undersigned and laid out in the format provided on the website;
d) for students not already enrolled at Politecnico di Milano or Politecnico di Torino, the transcript of academic records (this may be a self certified document provided by the candidate, or the official certificate issued by the University attended, specifying all the course names, credits and grades of the exams passed, as well as the final mark, if already obtained);
e) a curriculum vitae;
5. Candidates may enclose any other document considered important and relevant to the application.
6. The ASP does not assume any responsibility whatsoever for failure or delay in communications caused by inaccuracies due to the candidates.
7. The ASP reserves the right to verify the validity of information provided and to request further information, if necessary.
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