Programme details

What will you learn?

The Master's degree programme will help you acquire sound knowledge in physics of matter, physics of interfaces and materials process technology. At the same time, you will gain skills that range from design to creation of nanoelectronic devices and systems, MEMS, microsystems and nano-biotechnology solutions.

The programme has two elective specialist tracks:

The course is entirely taught on campus, with open and non-restricted access. The main focus of this path is on the physics of micro and nanoscale devices. About a third of the courses are related to the field of Physics and about a third to Electronic Engineering. The study path is therefore completed by elective courses with the possibility of optimizing one's background according to personal preferences.

One of the peculiarities of the course is the high level of internationalization. In this regard, several double degree programs are available with some of the most prestigious European universities, in addition to the possibility of taking an Erasmus program in a European or non-EU university.

Among the double degrees, 10 scholarships are reserved each year for the program "NANOQUAD: Nanotechnologies and Quantum Devices". In this program, the first year is spent on-site and the second at the Université de Paris. Please consult the website for further information.

The course is held at the Politecnico di Torino, the INP-Phelma of Grenoble and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The course has a limited number of places with 20 positions available for the Politecnico di Torino. The students who win the call will be awarded a scholarship for the periods spent in the two foreign universities. At the end of the MNIS course the student receives a double degree (Italian and French) in addition to a joint master's degree signed by the 3 partner institutions.

From an educational point of view, the first semester in Turin is dedicated to improving the fundamental knowledge of solid state physics and to consolidating knowledge in the disciplines of microtechnology, microsystems and microelectronics. The second semester in Grenoble is focused on nanotechnology disciplines (also through experimental laboratory activities including some in clean rooms) and on the description of physical phenomena at the nano-scale. Between the second and third semesters, you can choose to study a specific subject in the field of micro and nanotechnologies by participating in a 10-week summer internship at companies or research institutions. The third semester in Lausanne will complete the microelectronics and nanoelectronics training, while offering optional in-depth courses and courses in human and social sciences (SHS).

The call for applications for the MNIS program is published in spring and will be available at the following link. Further information is available on the course website prepared by the INP of Grenoble.

How will you learn it?

The Master's Degree in Nanotechnologies for ICTs is taught entirely in English.

You will learn through lectures complemented by classroom exercises and thanks to computer and experimental laboratories, some of which are also in clean rooms, thanks to the availability of cutting-edge facilities.

You will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues of different nationalities and to share extra-curricular experiences. A unique characteristic of the students of the Nanotechnologies for ICTs course is the strong sense of community, demonstrated, for example, by the social groups that are always active in providing support and guidance to new enrollees, especially for international and double degree courses.

In the last semester of the program of both courses, you will work on a thesis project that you can choose to carry out in any Italian or international company or university or research center of the highest level throughout the world.