Politecnico di Torino (Polito), founded in 1906 from the roots of the Technical School for Engineers created in 1859, has a long-standing tradition of leadership of technical culture. It is one of the most important universities in Europe for engineering and architecture studies, strongly committed to collaboration with industry. Polito offers excellence in technology and promotes the ability to carry out theoretical or applied research and also the capacity to achieve concrete and reliable productive processes or organize services and facilities. The range of studies is broad and ever-widening since it spans space, environment and land, telecommunications, information, energy, mechanics, electronics, chemistry, automation, industrial design, architecture and building. Polito has close relationships with international institutions, companies, local government and other types of associations; with more than 150 bilateral international agreements and 40 double degree agreements, Polito has links with the most prestigious Universities in Europe.