APPLICATION

If you want to come to Politecnico di Milano for an exchange period you need to apply in our online services > Incoming Exchange Students: ONLINE APPLICATION.

For Autumn arrivals: from 1st to 30th April
For Spring arrivals: from 1st to 31st October

1. Get in contact with the international office of your home institution
2. Verify if they have an agreement with us and if you can apply
3. Register in our online services get Polimi person code. NB: it is mandatory to upload a valid identity document (ID card or passport, the driving licence is not accepted) and to indicate your home address.
4. Apply and be sure to complete all five parts of the form: your data, emergency contacts, study at host, study at Polimi. Please note: you need to enrol in a specific study course
5. Upload the required documents

PLEASE NOTE: you can check the status of your application anytime in every steps

While choosing your study course at Polimi do not forget that:
- the Italian educational system is 3 years BSc + 2 years MSc;
- if you are enrolled in your 4th year at your home institution you should apply for a MSc course at Polimi;
- before applying you should check Polimi educational offer and the course selection rules of your School

For exchange programmes:

• transcript of records
• portfolio (for Architecture and Design students only) 

For double degree programmes:

1^st PDF file:

• portfolio (only for Architecture and Design students)

2^nd PDF file:

• transcript of records of previous studies. NB for students enrolling in Architecture programmes only: brief but detailed descriptions of the contents of each course taken, including the number of hours, printed out from the university website or signed by the head of department of the study programme. Transcript of records and detailed descriptions of courses taken can be accepted in Italian, English, French and Spanish.
• statement of purpose (to be written in English or Italian)
• curriculum vitae (to be written in English or Italian)
• a valid language certification: if your Double Degree is at Bachelor level check the linguistic requirements here. For Master level Double Degree these are the accepted documents:
  • TOEFL: CBT -210 / IBT – 78 / PBT- 547/ TOEFL ITP® Plus only for China - 543 (Our TOEFL code is 9795). We have also decided to exceptionally accept the new TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition English certificate. Please check on the TOEFL website to know it is offered in your country/current location and to find detailed information about it.
  • TOEIC (only listening and reading) - 720
  • IELTS (Academic) - 6. PLEASE NOTE: if you still haven’t received the official report of the Academic IELTS, we inform you that we are able to verify online the results. If this is your case, please send us a message through the message system available in your application profile stating the date of the exam and your Test Report Form (TRF) number.
  • CAMBRIDGE: Proficiency – Pass at grade C / Advanced – Pass at grade C / First – Pass at grade B
  • TRINITY COLLEGE: ISE II
  • ENGLISH AS BACHELOR MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION: Students who can prove that English was the medium of instruction of their Bachelor Degree (at least for 3 years) are exempted from providing any English language certification. In this last case, students are required to upload a document certified by the university attesting that their programme was entirely taught in English.

Next step: NOMINATION