The internationalization of Politecnico di Torino and cooperation with industry Enrico Macii Vice Rector
POLITO: 150 Years of History Unification of Italy Technical School for Engineers 1859 Regio Politecnico di Torino 1906 Start of construction of the Cittadella Politecnica Campus 1991 1862 Italian Industry Museum 1958 Opening of the Main Engineering Campus (Corso Duca degli Abruzzi) 2009 150 th Anniversary 2
POLITO: City Campuses Valentino Castle Cittadella Politecnica Main Engineering Campus Corso Duca degli Abruzzi Corso Francia Lingotto 3
POLITO: Facts and Figures People 900 professors and scientists 1.000 researchers (including PhD students) 29.300 students (3.550 from abroad) Graduates 2.100 BS per year 2.400 MS per year Research Employment 72% (within 1 year) 87% (within 2 years) 18 departments 800 research contracts and agreements signed every year Several Industrial Partners Alenia Aeronautica, Avio, Banca Intesa-SanPaolo, ENEL, ENI Corporate, Ferrari, FIAT, GM Powertrain Europe, HP, IBM, Indesit, Italdesign Giugiaro, Michelin, Microsoft, NXP, Nokia, Oracle, Philips, Piaggio, Pininfarina, Pirelli, Siemens, STMicroelectronics, Telecom Italia, Thales-Alenia Space, Unicredit Banca Ranking POLITO s current ranking: 55 th in the world 6 th in Europe 1 st in Italy among the top engineering universities (*) (*) 2008, 2009 and 2010 Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. Ranking Innovation and Business Business Research Center (BRC) Hosts over 20 private research labs Incubatore Imprese Innovative POLITO (I3P) First university incubator in Italy 118 new ventures created since 2000 VC Hub 14 funds covering the enrire VC value chain Financial resources for more than EUR 1B 4
POLITO: International Students In 2010: First year: 570 Total: 3.550 (including PhDs) 40% of POLITO s courses are in English Incoming students: Stats by Country International cooperation 340 Cooperation agreements with foreign universities 250 Lifelong learning Programme/Erasmus agreements Joint degree partnership with 89 European and non-european universities International dual-degree programs and international MS programs 5
Chinese Students at POLITO: Trend 6
19 General Agreements POLITO: Agreements with Chinese Universitiies 12 Double Degree Agreements: Structure: BS Eng. 2+2 / Arch. 1+3+1 -- MS 1+2 -- PhD 2+2 Partners: Tianjin University Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) South East University, Nanjing (SEU) Tongji University, Shanghai Xi an Jiaotong University (XJTU) South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou Tsinghua University, Beijing Shanghai Jiao Tong University Henan University of Technology Henan Polytechnic University Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology Kunming University Of Science And Technology 7
Chinese Campus at POLITO Goal: Establishment of a Chinese Campus at POLITO The Campus constitutes a reference point within the premises of Politecnico di Torino for the students coming from five Chinese Universities (listed below). It acts as a platform of the five Chinese Universities for the development of joint activities with Politecnico di Torino. List of Chinese Universities involved in the project: Xi ian Jiaotong University, 18/02/2009 Tongji University Shanghai, 19/05/2009 Harbin Institute of Technology, 19/05/2009 Tianjin University, 03/09/2009 Southeast University of Nanjing, 22/09/2009 8
POLITO: Campuses Abroad and International Networks International Campuses Campus in Uludag (Turkey) Campus in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Campus in Henan (China) Campus @ Tongji Univ. in Shanghai (China) Started in 2005 under the patronage of MIUR Politong is a joint engineering and design project of PoliTO, PoliMI and Tongji University To form future leaders of society, featuring detailed knowledge of the two countries Courses with Italian and Chinese teachers and attendance in both countries International Networks CLUSTER (former President) CESAER (current VP) T.I.M.E. COLUMBUS PEGASUS 9
POLITO: 2011 Budget Forecast Source [%] National Gov. (Wages and Operation) 48.1% Student Fees 10.9% National Gov. (Research) 1.9% Regional Gov. 14.8% Services and Private Research 14.4% EU and other international funds 5.5% Private Funds 2.7% Others 1.7% 6% 3% 2% 14% 47% 15% 2% 11% Research Funds: 39.3% (EUR 97M) 10
POLITO: Research Funds 2007-2009 Contracts (#) 2007-2009 Funding (M ) Industry 1858 66.5 EU Projects 98 23.9 Nat. Projects 125 8.5 Reg. Projects 180 40.5 TOTAL 2261 139.4 2007-2009 Avg. Fund. Per Year (M ) 22.2 8.0 2.8 13.5 46.5 2011 Forecast Funding (M ) 35.5 13.7 4.6 36.5 90.3 Growth in research funding enabled by adoption of a new internal research management approach and new university industry collaboration models 11
POLITO: A Catalyst for Eco-System Development RESEARCH Universities Research Institutes POLITO Industry SMEs Public Authorities EDUCATION INNOVATION 12
Cittadella Politecnica: A Co-Location Center on its Own Cittadella Politecnica (170.000 m 2 ) Cittadella Politecnica hosts classrooms, research departments,student facilities (including cafeteria and sport center), BRC, business partners, I3P, VC hub 13
University-Industry Collaboration Models at POLITO Student placement Stage, master thesis PhD scholarships Hosting of PhD students Bilateral research contracts Scientist-to-scientist relationship Collaborative research projects Regional and national research programs European and international research programs Framework agreements Research, technology transfer, education, services Joint ventures Beyond partnerships 14
POLITO: Framework Agreements Preferred path (so far) at POLITO for industry collaboration: Framework agreement Research, technology transfer, education, services Strategic management of cooperation handled at CEO-level: Implementation of programs/projects demanded to professors and technical staff One contract fits all Specialized annexes regulate the different technical activities One IP agreement, to be updated on case-by-case basis Hosting of research labs/offices at the POLITO Campus Several agreements are operational: GM Europe, FIAT, Microsoft, Pirelli, Avio, Indesit, ENI, Reply,. 15
POLITO: From Joint Research to Joint Business Framework agreements work well, but the relationship between the partners is old-fashioned : Industry-driven research, university as knowledge provider Risk and business benefits are on the industry side Beyond partnerships: Joint risk and business benefits From framework agreement to joint venture Public-private research and innovation ventures Example: ST-POLITO s.c.a.r.l. [founded May 2011] 16
ST-POLITO s.c.a.r.l. Joint venture between STMicroelectronics (75%) and Politecnico di Torino (25%) Company HQ in Torino, research labs in Torino and Catania Lab in Singapore being considered Mission: Bridge the gap between academic research and industrial exploitation by helping the translation of new technologies into marketable products Expected results: Consolidation of POLITO s leadership in the specific research community and its capability of attracting R&D&I funds Extension of ST s market opportunities for new technologies Start-up of new ventures in sectors which are currently not at the core of ST s business Contribution to local development in Piedmont and Sicily 17
Conclusions POLITO s recent development has followed two main axis: Internationalization Attraction of foreign students Cooperation agreements with foreign universities Placement of Italian students abroad Active participation to international networks Strengthening of industry collaboration Bilateral collaborations Collaborative projects Joint ventures Start-ups and creation of new businesses Future challenges: 1. IP management and patenting policies 2. Entrepreneurship education 3. Promotion of multi-disciplinary projects as a tool for stimulating research communities holding high potential but historically quiescent 18