The list below indicates the Doctoral Programs offered by Politecnico di Milano.

The specific information provided in each page refers to the Program currently activated. Please, note that, although there might be some changes in the subject areas, that are continually updated, and in the organization (number of positions available, composition of the Faculty Committee, collaboration with outside bodies, internationalization etc.) the main features of each Doctoral Program are not expected to change significantly. For further information regarding future Programs, please contact the Head of the Doctoral Program you are interested in.

• Rotary-Wing Aircrafts
  
• Interior Architecture and Design
  
• Architecture, Urban Design, Conservation of Housing and Landscape
  
• Bioengineering
  
• Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  
• Architectural Composition
  
• Preservation of Architectural Heritage
  
• Design
  
• Physics
  
• Territorial Design and Government
  
• Aerospace Engineering
  
• Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
  
• Materials Engineering
  
• Building Engineering
  
• Information Technology
  
• Electrical Engineering
  
• Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
  
• Mechanical Engineering
  
• Structural Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering
  
• Mathematical Models and Methods in Engineering
  
• Urban and Architectural Design
  
• Design and Technologies Exploitation for the Cultural Heritage
  
• Energetic and Nuclear Science and Technology
  
• Spatial Planning and Urban Development
  
• Technology and Design for Environment and Building

Politecnico di Milano is ranked as one of the prominent European universities in Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design, and in many disciplines is regarded as the leading research institution worldwide. Research at Politecnico di Milano has therefore an inherent international scope. Doing research at Politecnico di Milano means to participate into research projects with an international dimension and having the opportunity of being involved into global networks of academic institutions and industry.

In this framework, Politecnico welcomes foreign candidates to its doctoral programs as well as visiting doctoral students.

Below, a few guidelines for foreign candidates are provided. These guidelines are generic for all Doctoral Programs of Politecnico di Milano. Please, consider that the specific context (in terms of number of available positions, financial support, etc.) may vary considerably among the different Doctoral Programs of Politecnico di Milano. Therefore we warmly encourage foreign candidates, in order to achieve information on the situation or specific admission requirements of the Doctoral Program they are interested in, to contact the Coordinator of the Doctoral Program, before submitting their application. The e-mail addresses of the Coordinators of Doctoral Programs are provided in the section on the Degree Programs.

Please, consider that candidates applying under the framework of a specific International Agreement between Politecnico di Milano and a foreign institution must follow the admission procedure defined into that Agreement.

All candidates must have a good command of English. Knowledge of the Italian language is not mandatory at the moment of application, but we expect them to learn it during their staying in Italy.

All the documents presented may be in Italian or English. Official documents (certificate of nationality, certificate of residence, degree certificate, exams taken and marks awarded), must, if written in any other language, be accompanied by an Italian or English translation.

Scholarships and financial support