Editing Polytechnic University of Turin (section)

{{short description|Technical university in Turin, Italy}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Polytechnic University of Turin
 | native_name            = Politecnico di Torino
 | image                  = Logo of Politecnico di Torino (Italian University).png
 | image_size             = 220px
 | caption                = 
 | established            = {{start date and age|1859}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]], [[Technical University|Technical]]
 | academic_staff         = 983 (2018/2019)<ref name="glance">{{cite web |title=Politecnico at a glance |url=https://www.polito.it/ateneo/colpodocchio/ |access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
 | administrative_staff   = 889 (2018/2019)<ref name="glance" />
 | rector                 = Stefano Corgnati
 | students               = 34,721 (2019/2020)<ref name="anagrafe">{{cite web |title=Data from the search engine of the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR) official archive |url=https://anagrafe.miur.it/php5/home.php |access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 20,889 (2019/2020)<ref name="anagrafe" />
 | postgrad               = 13,832 (2019/2020)<ref name="anagrafe" />
 | doctoral               = 696 (2018/2019)<ref name="glance" />
 | city                   = [[Turin]]
 | country                = Italy
 | campus                 = urban, multiple sites
 | campus_size            = at least 315,000 sq. m<ref>{{cite web |title=Politecnico di Torino's campuses and maps |url=https://www.polito.it/ateneo/sedi/?lang=en |access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
 | budget                 = [[Euro|€]]308.8 million (2022)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.swas.polito.it/dotnet/WMHandler/download_doc.ashx?id=204372 |title=Budget Unico di Ateneo 2022-2024 |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>
 | colors                 = {{color box|#003153}} [[Prussian blue|Prussian Blue]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Politecnico di Torino's official colour |url=https://www.politocomunica.polito.it/content/download/8506/56629/file/Manuale%20d'identit%C3%A0%20visiva%20_%20Politecnico%20di%20Torino.pdf |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
 | other_name             = PoliTO
 | former_names           = Scuola di Applicazione per gli Ingegneri, Regio Politecnico di Torino
 | affiliations           = [[European Spatial Development Planning|ESDP]], [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe|TIME]], [[CLUSTER]], [[Partnership of a European Group of Aeronautics and Space Universities|PEGASUS]], [[Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies|NEREUS]], [[CESAER]], [[European University Association|EUA]], EASN, UNITE!, [[European Society for Engineering Education|SEFI]], [[Mediterranean Universities Union|UNIMED]], EURECOM, COLUMBUS<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polito.it/international/partnership/reti/index.php?lang=en |title=Politecnico di Torino's international networks |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
 | website                = http://www.polito.it
 | free_label             = Sports teams
 | free                   = CUS Torino, PoliTO Sport<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport.polito.it |title=Politecnico di Torino's sport page |access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
}}

The '''Polytechnic University of Turin''' ({{langx|it|Politecnico di Torino}}, abbreviated as '''PoliTO''') is the oldest Italian [[Public university|public]] [[Institute of technology|technical university]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-20 |title=Polytechnic University of Turin |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/polytechnic-university-turin |access-date=2021-04-04 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> The university offers several courses in the fields of [[Engineering]], [[Architecture]], [[Urban Planning]] and [[Industrial Design]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Polytechnic University of Turin|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/polytechnic-university-of-turin-502577|website=www.usnews.com}}</ref> and is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Italy and in the world. As of 2024, it is ranked ([[QS World University Rankings]]) 28th worldwide for [[Mechanical Engineering]], 22nd for [[Petroleum Engineering]], 21st for [[Architecture]] and is among the top 100 (52nd) engineering and technology universities in the world.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Politecnico di Torino |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/politecnico-di-torino |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

The Polytechnic University of Turin has its main campuses in the city of [[Turin]], in the [[Piedmont]] region, where the majority of the research and teaching activities are located, as well as other satellite campuses in four other cities across the [[Piedmont]] region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sedi e mappe |url=https://www.polito.it/ateneo/sedi/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=www.polito.it}}</ref> With eleven [[Faculty (division)|departments]] and several [[research institutes]], it has around 35,000 students ([[undergraduate]] and [[postgraduate]]) and 1,800 employees (teaching, research, support and management staff). The university was established in 1859 as a Technical School for Engineers. The school expanded its research and education curriculum over time, becoming a polytechnic school in 1906. Politecnico di Torino is a member of several university federations, including the [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe|TIME]], [[CESAER]], and [[Partnership of a European Group of Aeronautics and Space Universities|PEGASUS]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}