INCOMING STUDENTS APPLICATION DI MILANO (School of Design)

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1 INCOMING STUDENTS APPLICATION DI MILANO (School of Design) Dear students, I have the pleasure to inform you that the on-line application for the Spring semester of the academic year 2015/2016 is open and it s available from 12 th of October 2015 until 27 th of November STEPS for INCOMING STUDENTS 1. Be sure that your Home university officially nominated you, by sending an to [email protected]. The nomination is MANDATORY. Without the official nomination prior to your candidacy, I am not able to consider your exchange application. 2. REGISTER in order to get your PERSON CODE and PASSWORD a) Link to b) Online Services c) New User? > Register ( use the complete name as it appears in your passport/identity card!) d) Complete the form and set the password ( note down the password for further use!) e) Go to your account and click on the confirmation link 3. Link to the ONLINE SERVICES and insert your PERSON CODE and PASSWORD 4. (Set to English) and click on: APPLICATION FORMS, Incoming exchange students: ONLINE-APPLICATION f) Complete all the missing parts of the application form 5. SAVE THE.PDF PRINTOUT of the application form as a proof of having submitted your candidacy 6. Send a scanned copy of your PASSPORT (for NON-EU citizens) or IDENTITY CARD (for EU citizens) by to: [email protected]. UNCOMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS (without the Home university signature and stamp or without the copy of the passport (identity card for European citizens) WON T BE CONSIDERED! In due time AFTER the APPLICATION DEADLINE, nominated students will receive the acceptance by (for European citizens) and by courier to the international office of the Home University (only for Non-EU citizens). In this way Non-EU students can apply for the Visa to the local Italian Consulate/Embassy in order to enter Italy.

2 OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION School of Design: Section for incoming students: _about COURSES According to the agreements signed, we accept students to attend our courses and sit the final exams. You can t develop your Final Degree Project. As far as the internship is concerned, there isn t any guarantee for it. A general list of the courses at our Institution is available at: Please notice that most of the courses at bachelor level are taught in ITALIAN. The definitive choice of the courses and the learning agreement will be defined UPON ARRIVAL under the academic advisor supervision, so that all students will have their complete course schedule before the beginning of the lectures. Strictly in case of necessity, students will be able to make changes to their study plan within the first week after the start of the lectures. According to your level, you can select courses of B.Sc. or M.Sc. In order to define your Study Plan, you should check our academic offer. Bachelor Level (1 st,2 nd and 3 rd year) Interior Design Communication Design Fashion Design (Specific Courses of Jewellery or Accessory design are held only during the 1 st semester) Product Design Master Level (1 st and 2 nd year)* Interior Design Communication Design Fashion Design (taught in English) Product Design** Design & Engineering (taught in English) Product Service System Design (taught in English) *Master level courses are opened only to students that have already done at least 3 years of university. **Due to the high number of applications for MSc in Product Design courses the access may be defined after a selection. Students applying to Product Design are warmly invited to select courses also among our other fields such as: Design & Engineering, Communication Design, Interior Design etc. Students Study Plan should be based on the current academic offer. A study guide is available to help in finding the courses Infokit_Exchange Students ( English version > international Area> Exchange Programs> INCOMING)

3 Some courses are taught in English and you can distinguish the language of the course by the flag displayed in our website. RULES to make your Study Plan/Learning Agreement: Minimum amount of 10 credits per semester. MANDATORY Maximum amount of credits per semester. You should choose the courses according to the field and level you expressed in your application online. Note that due to the high number of applications for MSc in Product Design, the access to some of the courses may be defined after a selection. In that case students are warmly invited to select courses also among the other fields such as: Design & Engineering, Communication Design, Interior Design etc. M.Sc. Product Design students may be asked to submit their portfolios in order to be admitted in the Design Studios Maximum 2 Laboratori (Design Studios) or 1 Lab. Sintesi Finale (Final Synthesis Design Studio) Maximum 2 Elective Courses Maximum amount of 12 credits in other Schools (Architecture or Engineering) In order to guarantee the good quality of the academic offer the allocation in the courses will depend on availability, the fulfilment of certain requisites (such as the study field and level of previous studies) and overlapping. We recommend you to be flexible and have alternative courses ready and approved by your Home Institution academic advisors. YOU ARE ALSO INVITED TO COME WITH YOUR LAPTOP. _about ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1 ST SEMESTER: Official start date: 05/10/2015 LESSONS start on 05/10/2015 and finish on 29/01/2016 EXAM SESSION from 01/02/2016 to 05/03/2016 Each professor will define the exams date according to the didactic office. I don t know the specific dates of all the exams. Official end date: 05/03/ ND SEMESTER: Official start date: 07/03/20106 LESSONS start on 07/03/2016 and finish on 24/06/2016 EXAM SESSION from 27/06/2016 to 30/07/2016 Each professor will define the exams date according to the didactic office. I don t know the specific dates of all the exams. Official end date: 30/07/2016 _AT ARRIVAL: At the arrival the accepted students will be required to present the following original document for the identification and registration: Passport / Identity card (only for European citizens). The same used in the application form. In due time before arriving accepted students will receive by with information regarding: Identification process;

4 Definition of the Study plan/learning agreement; Welcome Day; Italian language course inscription Any other useful information to plan your settlement in Milan After the arrival and the identification process, you will be required to self-enrol online. Please, be aware that THE BEGINNING DATE OF THE STUDY PERIOD AT POLITECNICO WILL COINCIDE WITH THE DATE OF THE SELF-ENROLMENT AND CANNOT BE CHANGED AT THE END OF YOUR STAY. _AT DEPARTURE: Any departure before the end of the exam sessions doesn t guarantee that you complete the exams and the exchange procedures in the proper way. In fact it s your own responsibility and the STUDESK won t intervene to sort out any inconvenience due to earlier departures. _about ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE_throughout the semester in Milan Politecnico di Milano offers an Italian language course free of charge. I ll send you the link to register online in due time. _about ACCOMMODATION ANY REQUEST SENT TO THE STUDESK WILL BE CANCELLED SINCE STUDESK DESIGN IS NOT INVOLVED IN HOUSING For any request in one of Politecnico di Milano residences, you should refer directly to the competent office visiting visit Click on the city you wish to live in to see a list of residences. For each residence you will find a brief explanation of the accommodation, how to reach it, facilities, closing times, availability and costs. In this case, you should plan an alternative solution beforehand, like spending your first night in a hotel. For information Housing Services Milano Via Golgi, 42 - Milano Opening hours: Monday Friday 9:30 am 12:30 pm. [email protected] Phone: ALTHOUGH THE RESIDENCES SERVICE TRIES TO ACCOMMODATE AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE, AVAILABILITY IS LIMITED. I suggest you to consider also the private rental market. Some useful websites you can consider are: _Other residences _Specific projects _Students associations present at the Politecnico di Milano helping students with accommodation issues: or _Some other useful link for searching an accommodation for a temporary period:

5 You should aim to secure yourself a flat at least a couple of weeks before courses begin to ensure an easy start and to avoid the high cost of hotels. _about LIVING IN ITALY and Info regarding Residence permit for non EU-citizens, cost of life, public transports, etc. In these years, we experienced that putting in contacts new shortlisted listed students with the ones who were on exchange in the same university in the past is a very good opportunity to get useful information regarding everyday life and the university itself. I suggest you to ask t the international office of your Home University! Should you have questions or doubts about the procedures you can contact me and I ll be happy to assist you. I look forward to welcoming you in Milan! Best regards, Studesk Design - School of Design IEO - International Exchange Office POLITECNICO DI MILANO - Campus Bovisa La Masa Building B20 Via Lambruschini, MILANO (ITALY) [email protected] RECEIVING TIME: from MONDAY to THURSDAY from 10 to

6 Contact Sheet Key Data 2014/2015 Name of Institution Country Rector Institutional Coordinator Internet Address Student Advisors for Incoming and Outbound Students Nomination Application Learning Agreement Transcript of records Welcome POLITECNICO DI MILANO ITALY Prof. Giovanni AZZONE Prof. Giancarlo SPINELLI Rector s Delegate for International Networks StuDesk StuDesk Leonardo AL School of Architecture - Campus Leonardo IL Schools of Engineering - Campus Leonardo and Campus Lecco Elena BELCREDI, Elisa DOMENIS, Angiola NERI address via Golgi 42, I Milano fax /2564 [email protected] Please send nominations directly to the concerned StuDesk! Application on-line and information for exchange students: Student Advisors cont. StuDesk Bovisa AB School of Architecture - Campus Bovisa IB Schools of Engineering - Campus Bovisa (and Mechanical Engineering at Campus Piacenza and Campus Lecco) Simona BENVENUTO, Fabio LION address via Durando 10, I Milano fax [email protected] StuDesk Design DI School of Design - Campus Bovisa Laura MAFFEI, Simona RODELLA address via Durando 10, I Milano fax [email protected] StuDesk Como IC, DC School of Engineering, School of Design - Campus Como Miguela CAMPORINI, Emanuela FRANZONI, Paola ROBUSTELLI address via Castelnuovo 7, I Como phone /7409/7401 fax [email protected] Key Data Politecnico di Milano Milano, 29th April 2015

7 StuDesk Mantova AM School of Architecture - Campus Mantova Martina VENERI, Benedetta GIRALDI address via Scarsellini 15, I Mantova phone fax [email protected] StuDesk Doppia Laurea Double Degree Programmes Elisa DOMENIS, Michela GREGORI address via Golgi 42, I Milano fax [email protected] StuDesk Doppia Laurea DESIGN Double Degree Design Programmes School of Design - Campus Bovisa Simona RODELLA address via Durando 10, I Milano fax [email protected] International Project Service Bilateral agreements ExtraUE Double Degree agreements UNITECH Programme Erasmus Mundus Maria PEREGO [email protected] Francesca FOGAL [email protected] Barbara DEL SOLE [email protected] RELÉ office _ School of Design and Design Department Prof. Luisa Collina Head Full professor, Departmental coordinator exchange programmes Coordination of Relé office Anne Schoonbrodt Agreements among schools International relations and projects Visits, PR, meetings among professors Organization of selection of PhD address via Durando 10, I Milano students phone Networks and partnerships for fax didactical researches [email protected] Events Management of Promoters of the schools partners Organization of selection for Outgoing and Incoming Students Advisor and acceptance for didactic programs Networks and partnerships for didactical researches Events Maria Carolina Cruz International exchange programs address via Durando 10, I Milano phone fax [email protected] Key Data Politecnico di Milano Milano, 29th April 2015

8 Key Data Politecnico di Milano Milano, 29th April 2015