POLITECNICO DI MILANO | PoliMI
Dept. of Architecture and Urban Studies | DAStU
Politecnico di Milano (PoliMI) is a state scientific-technological university founded in 1863 which trains engineers, architects, and industrial designers. Education is at Bachelor, Master’s, and PhD level. Currently more than 1,400 professors and researchers work at University and 46,324 students’ study in 7 different campuses. PoliMI is one of the leading Italian research centres characterized by the combination of theoretical bases of excellence and first-rate research infrastructures providing the possibility of wide variety of experimental research. PoliMI is organized in 12 Departments including all main areas of engineering, architecture, and industrial design. In 2015 PoliMI achieved the European ‘HR Excellence in Research’ Logo, concerning the implementation of the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. Politecnico di Milano has been very active in European research projects since the early programmes, with 261 projects approved within FP7. Within H2020 programme PoliMI has awarded 363 projects, and is participating in 44 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions including the Innovative Training Networks (ITN), Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) and Individual fellowships, both Global (GF) and European (EF).
The Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) is a thematic and interdisciplinary research structure of the Politecnico di Milano established in January 2013. The Department carries out research, design experimentation and training activities in the fields of architectural and urban design, spatial planning and territorial governance, urban policies, conservation and intervention on built and natural heritage. It is one of the most important research structures in Italy in the field of city and territory disciplines, located in a solid international network of centers of excellence and open to forms of cooperation with institutional and social actors at local, national and international level.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | MIT
Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning | DUSP
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space- grant university, founded in 1861, which provides education at undergraduates and postgraduates level. The institute also encompasses a number of major off- campus facilities, as the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Bates Center, and Haystack Observatory, as well as affiliated laboratories, namely the Broad and Whitehead Institutes. MIT plays a key role in modern science, engineering, mathematics, and technology, and is widely known for its innovation and academic strength. MIT counts with 12,852 employees, 1,067 professors, and 11,520 students, and is organized around 30 departments across five schools and one college, as well as in dozens of centers, labs, and programs that convene experts across disciplines. On-campus research capabilities are enhanced through the work of MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, active research relationships with industry, and a wide range of global collaborations. In this work, the MIT Libraries serve as a crucial partner and a source of important research in their own right. In 2019, MIT ranked 3rd among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings.
Since its founding nearly 90 years ago, the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT has consistently been rated the premier planning school in the world. It is home to the largest urban planning faculty in the United States and enjoy the advantage of operating within the context of MIT’s culture of innovation and interdisciplinary knowledge creation. The DUSP provides their students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery with active engagement in the practice of place-making to understand and solve pressing urban and environmental problems.
DATA URBANA | DataUrbana
DataUrbana is a private Company that focus on promoting access to geospatial data by training professionals to allow them to make the most out of data, to give visibility to projects and facilitate their analysis and use, and to develop automated mapping, urban data exploration and decision-making tools to streamline city planning. The Company relies on an interdisciplinary team made up of professionals from the fields of data science, urban and social sciences. Among the main services provided, DataUrbana provides data and tools to facilitate the execution of urban project and decision making, addressing in particular information about demographics, mobility, accessibility, energy, health, environment, and climate, to name but a few.
DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | TU Delft
Dept. of Sustainable Design Engineering | SDE
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is one of three technical universities in the Netherlands, renowned for the high quality of research and teaching. With over 25,000 students and some 3,000 FTE scientists (of which ca. 250 full professors), it is an establishment of national importance and of significant international standing. TU Delft ranks 52nd on the 2019 QS World University Rankings and 58th on the 2019 THE World University Rankings list. In the field of Engineering and Technology TU Delft ranks 17th on the QS World University Rankings 2019. With the new ranking, TU Delft is now the highest ranked Dutch university and the third highest European university of technology. TUD has participated in a large number of research projects under the granting framework of European Union and National Research Fund as both partner and coordinator. Up to now, TU Delft has been involved in 331 projects granted within EU’s H2020, of which 121 are led by TU Delft.
The Department of Sustainable Design Engineering (SDE) focuses on applying responsive technologies on the development and design of new products and services. The dynamics in this field are primarily determined by the pace of change in society, in which new developments in human needs and technological possibilities follow each other rapidly. These include new materials and production techniques, ICT and Internet of Things, healthcare, sustainability and striving towards a circular economy. The department strives to integrate specific technologies in a new, flexible design process.
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