Founded in 1859, Politecnico di Torino (POLITO) is a leading institution in Italy and in Europe in the field of technical-scientific research (www.polito.it), with a yearly budget of about €300 million and over 35,000 students enrolled in academic courses of different levels, Bachelor, Master of Science, PhD, Specializing Master Courses of I and II Levels (16% of them are international students). Currently, it is among the top Engineering and Technology universities in the world, the 41st according to the QS University Rankings 2020 by broad Subject, the 38th in Architecture and Built Environment, 24th for Civil and Structural Engineering and 31st in Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing by Subject according to the QS University Rankings 2019.