Technical University in Milan, Italy

Politecnico di Milano:
The Politecnico di Milano was established in 1863 by a group of scholars and entrepreneurs belonging to prominent Milanese families. Its most eminent professors over the years have included the mathematician Francesco Brioschi (its first Director), Luigi Cremona, and Giulio Natta (Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963). The Politecnico di Milano is now ranked as one of the most outstanding European universities in Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design, and in many disciplines is regarded as a leading research institution worldwide

In Italy the term "Politecnico" means a state university consisting only of study programmes in Engineering and Architecture. The Politecnico di Milano is nowadays organised in 16 departments and a network of 9 Schools of Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design spread over 7 campuses over the Lombardy region with a central administration and management. The 9 schools are devoted to education whereas the 16 departments are devoted to research.

The educational policy of the Politecnico di Milano consists in offering different curricula tailored to the needs of its territory, which is considered one of most developed industrial areas in Europe.

The number of students enrolled in all campuses is approximately 40,000, which makes the Politecnico di Milano the largest institution in Italy for Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design.

Location and Facilities:

At Politecnico di Milano there are two main libraries for the Schools of Architecture and 2 for the Schools of Engineering.

These libraries are located as following:
Main Library for School of Architecture - Campus Leonardo: via Ampere corner Via Bonardi
Main Library for Schools of Engineering - Campus Leonardo: Rectorate Building, ground floor
Main Library for School of Architecture - Campus Bovisa: via Durando 10
Main Library for Schools of Engineering - Campus Bovisa: via Lambruschini 15
Each department also has its own library.

At the main libraries you can find information about books located in all the libraries of the campuses.
Students need their student card in order to borrow books.
Students are allowed to borrow 1 book each time and to keep it for maximum one week.