Politecnico brings the challenges of future flight to Expo 2025 in Osaka

Following the opening of the new Japan Hub of the University in Tokyo on September 29, Politecnico di Torino is once again in the spotlight in Japan, at the heart of the most eagerly awaited international event of the year: Expo 2025 in Osaka.

Today, the University inaugurated a multimedia exhibition dedicated to the theme of flight and space, as part of the project “AIRONE - Airplanes and drones: the future of sustainable civil air mobility”, selected by the Ministry of University and Research and hosted in the Italian Pavilion until 4 October.

The exhibition, entitled “Flying: Where Dreams Meet Technology”, will take visitors on a journey through prototypes, videos, and stories, exploring the frontiers of Politecnico aerospace research: from urban drones to stratospheric aircraft, to satellites and their applications on Earth. Research projects from various departments and student teams contributed to the exhibition, which is organized into a narrative comprising five chapters. These chapters guide visitors from the latest developments in urban and local transportation to intercontinental flights and space travel, always with an emphasis on sustainability. The exhibition design, curated by DAD, has arranged the multifunctional space of the pavilion to ensure that the exhibition and talks can coexist and complement one another.

“Participating in the Osaka Expo not only allows us to consolidate our presence in Japan in a strategic sector for both the University and the region, such as aerospace. It also highlights how this activity takes place in a context of international dialogue with our partner universities and industrial groups that collaborate with Politecnico di Torino – comments Rector Stefano Corgnati – The AIRONE project presented at the Expo stems from a call for proposals by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, which we won thanks to our University's solid positioning in an innovative high-tech sector such as aerospace, and our strong commitment to collaboration with Japan”.

In addition to the multimedia exhibition, Politecnico will host two meetings with Italian and Japanese guests to foster dialogue on innovation, sustainable mobility and scientific cooperation. On 3 October, the focus will be collaboration between Politecnico and Japan, with the talk Scientific Pathways from Turin to Osaka: A Cross-Cultural Collaboration Series, coordinated by Professor Giuseppe Quaglia, director of PoliTO Japan Hub: a dialogue between Italian and Japanese speakers on shared research themes, ranging from robotics at the service of mankind to innovative materials, energy, and Artificial Intelligence.

On 4 October, Politecnico’s Expo experience will conclude with a meeting dedicated to the University's research in the fields of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and the New Space Economy. The talk will be coordinated by Professors Giorgio Guglieri and Giuseppe Scellato, representatives of the Spokes dedicated to aerospace within the MOST and NODES projects, respectively.

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