Politecnico di Torino has launched the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP@PoliTO)!
UROP@PoliTO is an opportunity for Master's students to actively participate in research projects in collaboration with professors and researchers.
The programme offers students practical, first-hand experience in academic research, helping them develop critical, analytical, and creative skills for their academic and professional career.
UROP@PoliTO is currently active at many prestigious universities worldwide, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Imperial College London, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen University).
Its main goals are the following:
- allowing participants to experience the world of research while boosting their CV;
- helping students gain or improve their research skills;
- giving participants the opportunity to explore a potential career path in order to understand if academic research is the field they want to work in, continuing with a Ph.D. programme.
UROP@PoliTO Key features:
- Collaboration with professors;
- Practical experience: applying theoretical knowledge gained during university courses to real situations and problems; gaining practical skills in laboratory, data analysis, research methodology and other field-specific skills;
- An Open Badge will be awarded to the students who complete the research project;
- Networking and professional growth.