Italy
In Italy the term Politecnico is used to refer to a university of applied sciences. Currently there are three Politecnici in the country:
- Politecnico di Milano
- Politecnico di Torino
- Politecnico di Bari
In 2003 the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research and the Ministry of Economy and Finance jointly established the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology), which has a headquarter in Genoa and 10 laboratories around Italy.
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