Overview

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Ph.D. candidates at Politecnico di Torino acquire those fundamental skills that are necessary to carry out theoretical and experimental research, both in highly specialized technical disciplines and in a broader multidisciplinary setting. Ph.D. graduated are expected to become active players in scientific and technical innovation in academia, industry, or research institutions.

Career opportunities

The program covers a broad spectrum of skills in the fields of Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, from device-level engineering to the design of systems and architectures, from information and communication technologies (ICTs) to sustainable energy management and delivery, for applications ranging from semiconductors to artificial intelligence, from automotive to aerospace engineering.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

(It) Metamaterials: Theory and multiphysics applications
Advanced devices for high frequency applications
Advanced scientific programming in matlab
Adversarial training of neural networks
Development and management of data-acquisition systems
Electrical demand management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-14 00:00:00

Language

English, Italian

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Turin, Italy

Disciplines

Electrical Engineering View 7 other PhDs in Electrical Engineering in Italy

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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72

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants are required to submit their application for admission online on the Apply@polito platform.
All applicants must pay a non-refundable application fee (€ 30,00) for each application submitted (one application per each PhD programme).
After submitting the application, no changes are allowed. It will not be possible to upload any other document.
Master’s degree (Laurea Magistrale) or Laurea specialistica or academic degree belonging to the university system pre-dating M.D. no. 509 of 3rd November 1999, as amended by M.D. no. 270 of 22nd October 2004 – with minimum final grade: 95/110.
English language certificate – level B2

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

161 EUR / year

≈ 161 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

161 EUR / year

≈ 161 EUR / year

Living costs

Torino

Italy

660 - 980 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

PhD scholarships can be with own research topic or with predefined research topic.

The gross annual amount of the scholarship is usually € 15,343.28, but the Politecnico di Torino has chosen to further enhance and promote the value of PhD programmes, increasing the amount of the scholarships to € 18.854,52.

All candidates compete for scholarships with own research topic, unless they explicitly waive their right to receive them.

The scholarships with predefined research topic are associated to particular research topics for which specific skills are required. Those applicants interested in one or more scholarships shall carefully verify which are the field of research and the competences required, as specified in the scholarship descriptive sheet and contact the relevant scientific referee.

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