Following a ceremony held in Shanghai on 16 September, 2006, the Sino-Italian Campus, which will enable both Chinese and Italian students to obtain a degree recognized in both countries, was inaugurated. The Politecnico di Milano and the Politecnico di Torino, for the Italian part, in collaboration with Tongji University, for the Chinese part, have instituted two joint first level degree courses (B.Sc.), respectively in MPE (Mechanical & Production Engineering) and in Information Technology Engineering (ITE). On completion of the four-year course, Chinese students at Tongji University will obtain a first-level degree recognized both by Tongji University and Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino. Italian students from the Politecnico di Milano or Politecnico di Torino, participating in the degree course in MPE or ITE, will obtain an equivalent first-level degree title recognized both by the Politecnico di Milano and the Politecnico di Torino. A further six month period of laboratory and research activities at the Tongji University of Shanghai will enable Italian students to also obtain the first-level Chinese degree title.
As the first joint project of State level on higher education between China and Italy, the Sino-Italian College is also engaged to promote the close cooperation with enterprises, public and cultural institutions from both countries, aiming at establishing an open platform for academic, scientific, industrial and cultural exchange between China and Italy.
Bachelor Degree Program:
- Degree scheme for Chinese students at Tongji University
- First year (at Tongji): the first year includes subjects agreed upon between the Chinese and Italian lecturers and taught by Chinese professors.
- Second and third year (at Tongji): lectures will be given in English by Chinese and Italian professors. A course in Italian will also be integrated into these two years.
- Fourth year (at the Politecnico di Milano or Politecnico di Torino): fourth and final year in Italy will lead to a first-level degree. The courses are in Italian. Back-up teaching material will also be available in English. Exams may be taken in English.
- Degree scheme for Italian students at the Politecnico di Milano
- First year (at the Politecnico di Milano or Politecnico di Torino): at the end of the first semester of the first year, among the students enrolled at the Politecnico di Milano or at Politecnico di Torino in MPE or ITE, a classification of high-calibre candidates who are interested in participating in the course will be drawn up. Candidates will be selected on the basis of examination grades in the first semester and the interview targeted at assessing their knowledge of the English language. Those qualifying for admission to the course on MPE will be granted a transfer to the aforementioned course.
- Second year (at Tongji): Italian students will be placed in the second-year of the Chinese programme and will follow the same course as their Chinese counterparts at the Tongji University of Shanghai.
- Third year (at the Politecnico di Milano or Politecnico di Torino): both Chinese and Italian students will complete their studies in Italy where, after achieving 180 ECTS credits and completing their theses, they will be awarded a joint, first-level degree title by the Politecnico di Milano and Torino.
Those Italian students who, after obtaining a first-level degree title, decide to attend an additional semester at Tongji University, participating in laboratory and research activities, will also be awarded a first-level Chinese Bachelor of Science degree. |
