INCOMING STUDENTS APPLICATION procedure@politecnico DI MILANO (School of Design) APPLICATION ONLINE FOR STUDENTS 1 ST SEMESTER / AUTUMN semester or WHOLE ACADEMIC year 2015/2016 (according to the agreements signed): FROM 13 TH APRIL 2015 TO 29 TH MAY (deadline) 2 ND SEMESTER / SPRING semester (according to the agreements signed): FROM 12 TH OCTOBER 2015 TO 27 TH NOVEMBER 2015 (deadline) http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/exchange/ STEPS for INCOMING STUDENTS: 1. Your Home university must officially nominate you, by sending an e-mail to exchangedesign@polimi.it enclosing the complete table below. Without the official nomination prior to your candidacy, we will not consider your exchange application. SEMESTER (according to the agreement signed): SURNAME (FAMILY NAME): 1 st semester / Fall 2 nd semester / Spring Whole academic year NAME: GENDER: NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP: STUDENT S E-MAIL: CURRENT LEVEL (B.Sc/M.Sc or BA/MA): CURRENT YEAR OF STUDY (1 st, 2 nd, ): FIELD OF STUDY at HOME INSTITUTION (Interior Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, ): DEGREE COURSE at POLITECNICO DI MILANO Referring to http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/educational-offer/ 2. REGISTER in order to get your PERSON CODE and PASSWORD a) Link to http://www.polimi.it/en/english-version/ 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 email 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. PRINT the application form 6. Get the SIGNATURE and the STAMP of your Home University (International Office who sent the email of nomination) 7. Send the scanned signed and stamped application form + copy of your PASSPORT (FOR NON-EU citizens) or IDENTITY CARD (for European citizens) by e-mail to exchange-design@polimi.it 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 e-mail (for European citizens) and by mail/courier to the international office of the Home University (for Non-EU citizens only). In this way Non-EU citizens will be able to apply for the Italian student Visa at the local Italian Consulate/Embassy. OTHER INFORMATION _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: http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/educational-offer/ 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 link Communication Design link Fashion Design link (Specific Courses of Jewellery or Accessory design are held only during the 1 st semester) Product Design link Master Level (1 st and 2 nd year)* Interior Design link Communication Design link Fashion Design (taught in English) link Product Design** link Design & Engineering (taught in English) link Product Service System Design (taught in English) link *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 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 30-36 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 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 1st SEMESTER: beginning of October 2015 end of January 2016 (exam session in February) 2 nd SEMESTER: beginning of March 2016 end of June 2016 (exam session in July, till the 31/07/2015) In due time before arriving accepted students will receive by e-mail information regarding: Identification process; Definition of the Study plan/learning agreement; Welcome Day; Italian language course inscription Any other useful information to plan your settlement in Milan _ARRIVAL TIME: You will be required to come to the Studesk Design for the identification process (you will be informed in advance). Afterwards, 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. _DEPARTURE TIME: 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 ACCOMMODATION For any request in one of Politecnico di Milano residences, you should refer directly to the competent office at http://www.residenze.polimi.it/index.php?id=58&l=1 ; residenze@polimi.it These are other options that you can consider: _Other residences http://www.residenze.polimi.it/index.php?id=101&l=1; _Specific projects http://www.residenze.polimi.it/index.php?id=100&l=1 _Students associations present at the Politecnico di Milano helping students with accommodation issues: www.esnmilano.it or www.eseg.it _Some other useful link for searching an accommodation for a temporary period: www.affitto.it www.cercostanza.it www.easystanza.com http://www.ostellidellagioventu.com/ http://www.bed-and-breakfast.it/en/ STUDESK DESIGN is not involved directly in Housing.
_about LIVING IN ITALY and LIVING @POLIMI Info regarding Residence permit for non EU-citizens, cost of life, public transports, etc. http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/life/ 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. We suggest you to ask t the international office of your Home University! Should you have questions or doubts about the procedures you can contact us and we ll be happy to assist you. Best greetings, Laura Maffei & Simona Rodella Studesk 6 - School of Design http://www.design.polimi.it/programmi-di-scambio/?lang=en IEO - International Exchange Office POLITECNICO DI MILANO - Campus Bovisa Via Durando, 10 20158 MILANO (ITALY) e-mail: exchange-design@polimi.it http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/ Please consider the environment... Do you really need to print this e-mail? RECEIVING TIME: from MONDAY to THURSDAY from 10 to 12.30.