Overview

The Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology programme from Politecnico di Milano aims at providing high quality training to scientific research and, as a consequence, at forming professional profiles capable of tackling the numerous activities involved in high level research, both in the academics and in the industry, which often require a higher level of education than that offered by the “Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale” and Master study courses.

Career

Public and private entities, industrial companies, universities and private research institutes in the areas of energy production, conversion and transmission, rational use of energy, risk and reliability analysis, materials for energy production, measurement instrumentation, managing and control of nuclear plants and components, design and development of nuclear systems.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Industrial Skills
Research Skills
Creative Design Thinking
European Culture
English for Academic Communication

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-24 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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78

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milano, Italy
Milano, Italy

Disciplines

Energy Engineering Nuclear Engineering View 8 other PhDs in Energy 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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78

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Other requirements

General requirements

In order to access the Politecnico di Milano PhD programmes it is necessary to have one of these qualifications:

a university degree obtained under the educational system in force prior to M.D. n. 509 dated 3.11.1999
a Laurea Specialistica (equivalent to a Master of Science) obtained in accordance with M.D. n. 509 dated 3.11.1999
a Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to a Master of Science) obtained in accordance with M.D. n. 270 dated 22.10.2004
or similar academic qualifications obtained abroad that are equivalent in terms of duration and contents to the Italian qualifications and previously recognised by the Judging Panels.
Where there are foreign qualifications, applicants must submit all documents required to enable the Selection Committee to establish the eligibility of the qualifications obtained abroad.

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Tuition Fees

Additional Details

For the first enrollment and for enrollment in the following years the PhD student without scholarships are required to pay an amount of Euro 167,04.

Living costs

Milano

Italy

850 - 1450 EUR / month

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