Politecnico di Milano is one of the most outstanding universities in the world, ranked 20th in the World, 7th in Europe, and 1st in Italy, according to QS World University Ranking by Subject – Engineering & Technology 2020.
Founded in 1863, it is the largest school of Architecture, Design and Engineering in Italy, with 2 main campuses located in Milan, heart of fashion and design industries, and 5 campuses based around the Lombardy region, one of the most industrialized areas of Europe.
Many important scientists and architects studied and taught here; among them Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, Renzo Piano and Aldo Rossi – both Pritzker Prize in 1990 and 1998 respectively – and Giulio Natta, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963.