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Welcome week

First semester 2025/2026

Politecnico di Milano is very glad to welcome its new international students and provide them with all the necessary information for their stay in Italy and their academic career. The Welcome Week for the second semester of the 2025-2026 academic year will take place from September 9th till September 12th, 2025 at Milano Leonardo and Bovisa Durando Campuses.

To get a better understanding of the Welcome Week will take place and give you some useful information before your arrival, we have organized an introductory WEBINAR on Wednesday September 3rd, 2025 at 3:00 PM (CET).

If you wish to register to the WEBINAR and receive a reminder via e-mail about it shortly before, please fill out this FORM

You can attend live the WEBINAR at this LINK.

Program and registration

The Welcome Week is exclusively addressed to new international students (Exchange, Double Degree, Bachelor and Master of Science degree seeking) admitted to the first semester of the 2025-2026. Registration for the Welcome Week is valid for all activities. The check-in for the Welcome Week will only be carried out before accessing the Opening Plenary on September 9th, 2025.

In order to participate to the welcome week select your program and register.

Select your program

Bachelor of Science

Master of Science

Double Degree

Exchange

Where

The Welcome Week takes place in all Politecnico campuses in Milan, in order to let you discover them regardless of where you will be studying.

How to reach the campuses

LEONARDO CAMPUS
Take the subway (Line 2 - green line) and get off at Piola stop.
From Piola station: take the first street on the left (via Compagni) and then the second on the right (via Ampère). There you will find the entrance to the School of Architecture on the left. The Welcome Week will take place at Building 13 - Trifoglio

BOVISA DURANDO CAMPUS
From the city centre, get to one of the following subway stops: Porta Venezia (red line), Repubblica (yellow line) or Garibaldi (green line), take one of the railways named "Passante ferroviario" and get off at Bovisa stop. Also, you can reach Cadorna subway stop (green and red line), go to its railway station, take any train that leaves from there (except Malpensa Express) and get off at Bovisa stop. Once you get out of Bovisa railway station turn left to reach the Design Campus (entrance via Durando 10).
You can also reach the Campus (entrance Via G. Candiani 72) with a 15-minute walk from the stop Dergano (M3 yellow line).

BOVISA LA MASA CAMPUS
From the city centre, get to one of the following subway stops: Porta Venezia (red line), Repubblica (yellow line) or Garibaldi (green line), take one of the railways named "Passante ferroviario" and get off at Bovisa stop. Also, you can reach Cadorna subway stop (green and red line), go to its railway station, take any train that leaves from there (except Malpensa Express) and get off at Bovisa stop. Once you get out of Bovisa railway station turn right to reach the Engineering Campus (entrance via Lambruschini 15).
You can also reach the Campus (entrance via Lambruschini 15) with a 5-minute walk from the stop Villapizzone (Passante ferroviario).

GASOMETRI PARK - BOVISA
From the city centre, get to one of the following subway stops: Porta Venezia (red line), Repubblica (yellow line) or Garibaldi (green line), take one of the railways named "Passante ferroviario" and get off at Bovisa stop. Also, you can reach Cadorna subway stop (green and red line), go to its railway station, take any train that leaves from there (except Malpensa Express) and get off at Bovisa stop. Once you get out of Bovisa railway station turn right to reach the Engineering Campus (entrance via Lambruschini 15).

You can also reach the Campus (entrance via Lambruschini 15) with a 5-minute walk from the stop Villapizzone (Passante ferroviario).

The campus is located in Via Giampietrino, Milan in a former gasometers area in Bovisa Nord.

Take a look at past welcome weeks

Special Offers

Benefit from special discounts and services reserved to new international students.

Click HERE to discover the offers dedicated to you.

Leisure activities

During the Welcome Week we want to offer you some activities that will allow you to discover and enjoy life on Campus.
Among them, campus tour, sports activities and much more!

These activities are reserved for international students admitted to the first semester of 2025/2026 who will participate in the Welcome Week.

Registration for these activities will open on September 1st, 2025!

Treasure hunt Leonardo Campus

Registration for activities will open on September 1st, 2025

Treasure hunt Bovisa La Masa

Registration for activities will open on September 1st, 2025

Sport activities

Registration for activities will open on September 1st, 2025

Welcome week final event

Registration for activities will open on September 1st, 2025

Campus Life Opportunities

Sport@polimi

Canteens and cafes

Student associations

Official merchandise

Passion in action

Conventions and benefits

ESN

The Erasmus Student Network Politecnico Milano is a non-profit, apolitical association of students founded in 1992. Its aim is to support International student, providing with information and any kind of help that can be voluntarily given by its members.

In order to encourage integration and introduce you to Milan and its opportunities, ESN organizes some events during the Welcome Week.

Follow the Instagram page to be updated on our activities.

Where to find ESN
 

DateTime and Classroom
September 8thfrom 10 am to 3 pm - T.0.1 classroom, Building 13, Leonardo Campus
September 9thfrom 12:30 pm to 2 pm - T.0.1 classroom, Building 13, Leonardo Campus
September 10th
  • from 11 am to 3:30 pm - T.0.1 classroom, Building 13, Leonardo Campus
  • from 3 pm to 5 pm - L.0.2 classroom, Building B12, Bovisa La Masa Campus
September 11thfrom 12 pm to 5 pm - T.0.1 classroom, Building 13, Leonardo Campus
September 12th
  • from 12 pm to 2 pm - T.0.1 classroom, Building 13, Leonardo Campus
  • from 11 am to 2 pm – B2.1.2 classroom, Building B2, Bovisa Durando Campus

Contact us

Only for more information about the Welcome Week and the above opportunities, please contact us at:
communitylife@polimi.it
 

By registering to the welcome week you provide your consent for the processing of your personal data, according to the purposes indicated in this link