Agreement proposals can be submitted by the teaching staff of Politecnico or by foreign Universities. In both cases, it is necessary that a Politecnico faculty member undertakes to advance the conclusion of the agreement.
To verify the feasibility of the agreement, the Proposer interfaces with the Mobility Coordinator or Agreements Coordinator of the single course of study involved in the agreement and with the Director of the Study Center for the coordination of incoming and outgoing internationalization activities of students and professors.
To submit the proposal, the Proposer must contact the International Affairs Division and fill out a specific form (Agreement Proposal Form) that will be submitted for approval to the Vice Rector for Internationalization - in the case of Memorandums of Understanding - or the Vice Rectors for Internationalization and Training - in the case of Student Mobility Agreements and Double Degree Agreements.
Then the Proposer must inform the College and the Department Council of the proposal, so that they can express an opinion on it.
The administrative support structures in the negotiation of these types of agreements are the International Affairs Division and the Educational Offer and Teaching Quality Office, in particular for what concern the verification of the study plans of double degree agreements with a duration of 12 months.
For further information, please contact the International Affairs Division.
Erasmus+ student and staff mobility from/to non-European countries (Partner Countries) can only take place if Politecnico has signed an Erasmus+ Inter-institutional Agreement with the host institution. The agreement is drafted by the International Affairs Division with the support of the faculty member who has proposed the new partnership.
Mobility is financially supported by funds of the Erasmus+ National Agency. These funds are granted annually, separately for each country of destination, on the basis of a project proposal submitted by Politecnico and within the limits of the funds available for Italy, in a competitive evaluation process between all Italian universities participating in the call. As a general rule, the deadline for project submission is in February.
Every year Politecnico submits a project proposal for a limited number of countries chosen by the Vice-Rector for International Affairs. This decision is based on the internationalization strategy of the University, on the relevance of the cooperation with the country and on the evaluation parameters adopted by the European Commission.
Faculty members who are interested in proposing mobility programmes with new partner universities or with new countries are encouraged to express their interest to the International Affairs Division. They are invited to make specific reference to any important cooperation project already underway and to clearly motivate the reasons for the creation of new mobility opportunities. The proposals will be evaluated by the Vice-Rector for International Affairs and will be included in the Erasmus+ project of the following year.
For further information, please contact the International Affairs Division.
The Erasmus+ Programme provides for the signing of inter-institutional agreements between European universities. These agreements are concluded upon a proposal of the teaching staff of Politecnico, or upon a direct proposal of a foreign University. The procedure depends on who is promoting of the proposal:
- Politecnico teaching staff
Any faculty member can propose a new partnership with any European university. The proposal may stem from personal contacts with colleagues on the staff of a foreign institution, or may be based on the interest in establishing a new collaboration. In both cases, the faculty member must contact the International Mobility Office, which will send the agreement proposal to the Erasmus+ Local Coordinators and to the Director of the Study Center for the coordination of incoming and outgoing internationalization activities of students and professors for their approval. Once the proposal has been approved, the International Mobility Office will forward it to the foreign University. - Foreign University
Any University intending to establish a new partnership with Politecnico di Torino should draft an agreement proposal and send it to the International Mobility Office, which will forward it to the Erasmus+ Local Coordinators and to the Director of the Study Center for the coordination of incoming and outgoing internationalization activities of students and professors for their approval. If the proposal is approved, the agreement can be signed.
For further information, please contact the International Mobility Unit.