TECHNICAL ANNEX TO THE EDUCATIONAL RULES
15.1 Admission to the Programme – Students with Italian Degrees
15.1.1 Programme Requirements and Specifications
15.1.2 Procedures for Submission of Admission Applications for AUIC School Candidates
15.1.2.1 Programme and Previously Approved Study Plan Options
15.1.2.2 Establishment of the Ranking List for the Programme/Previously Approved Study Plan
15.1.3 Assessment Parameters
15.1.3.1 Graduate Students from the Politecnico di Milano Automatically Entitled to Admission
15.1.3.2 Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit
15.1.4 Documents Required for Students Automatically Entitled to Admission to the Programme
15.1.5 Documents Required for Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit
15.1.5.1 Students of the Politecnico di Milano
15.1.5.2 Students from Other Universities
15.1.5.3 Students who have Submitted an Admission Application during Previous Sessions
15.1.6 Results and Publication of the Ranking List of Students Admitted
15.1.7 Curricular Integrations
15.1.8 Examination Validation
15.2 Admission to the Programme - Students with a Foreign Degree
15.3 Transfers and Changes
15.4 Deadlines for First-Year Enrolment Administrative Procedures
15.5 Study Plan
15.5.1 Deadlines for Annual Study Plan Submission
15.5.2 Half-year Change of Study Plan
15.5.3 Additional Payment
15.5.4 Attendance
15.5.4.1 Studios
15.5.4.2 Digi Skills
15.5.5 Courses as Extra
15.6 Allocations
15.6.1 Studios
15.6.2 Single-subject and Integrated Courses
15.6.3 Course Priorities
15.7 Elective Activities
15.7.1 Elective Courses
15.7.2 MIAW
15.7.2.1 Modalità di frequenza e registrazione del MIAW
15.7.3 Workshop
15.8 Traineeship
15.9 Examinations
15.9.1 Procedures
15.9.2 Self-certification of Examinations Taken
15.10 Final Test
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15.1 Admission to the Programme - Students with Italian Degrees
All candidates for admission to Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes at the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering are required to submit an application for career assessment using the specific function available on the University website, in the Online Services section (www.polimi.it/servizionline).
15.1.1 Programme Requirements and Specifications
The requirements are those previously described in paragraph 6.1 of the Educational Rules.
General University information on admission and enrolment PROCEDURES is available on the University website:
http://www.poliorientami.polimi.it/
15.1.2 Procedures for Submission of Admission Applications for AUIC School Candidates
15.1.2.1 Programme and Previously Approved Study Plan Options
Starting from the 2017/18 academic year, candidates submitting an application for assessment must choose their Programme (CdS) together with their Previously Approved Study Plan (PSPA) options where required.
The University rules establish a maximum of three options for application for admission to Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes. It is therefore possible to indicate up to three Programme preferences.
For each Programme, it is possible to specify the available Previously Approved Study Plans in order of preference.
For AUIC School Programmes, the various Previously Approved Study Plan options within the same Programme are only counted once towards the maximum of three preferences that may be expressed.
Example:
- Programme B: (non-AUIC programme)
- Programme A: (AUIC programme) ITA Track
- Programme A: (AUIC programme) ENG Track
- Programme C: (AUIC programme) X Track
- Programme C: (AUIC programme) Y Track
5 Programme-Previously Approved Study Plan options entered / 3 Programme preferences counted
Students may, within the established deadline, change/overwrite their choices up until the time the application is processed for assessment by the Commission.
15.1.2.2 Establishment of the Ranking List for the Programme/Previously Approved Study Plan
For each Programme, students may indicate their Previously Approved Study Plan choices in order of preference (differentiated by Italian or English language, campus or curriculum). For the admission ranking list, only the first Previously Approved Study Plan choice indicated is taken into account.
PSPA (track) allocation (CdS LM-4)
If the student is not admittted to the PSPA (track) expressed as first choice because of unavailability of places, he/she will be considered for the second choice, with regard to the position in the ranking and to the places available.
Merit based ranking
At the end of the evaluation sessions, a merit based ranking will be published, in order to the determine the number of admitted students in relation to the places available.
In order to guarantee the foreseen number of places, a student that has been positively evaluated for admission (green check) might not be able to enroll. Enrolment will be enabled to students who appear in the merit based ranking as “admitted to enrolment”.
The ranking reporting the indication of the admitted students will be published at the end of the evaluation session at the page: www.auic.polimi.it
15.1.3 Assessment Parameters
15.1.3.1 Graduate Students from the Politecnico di Milano Automatically Entitled to Admission
The following are automatically entitled to admission to their first-choice Programme and precede all other candidates in the ranking list:
students who have gained a Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science), in accordance with the admission requirements, from the Politecnico di Milano and who:
- graduated within 4 years of their initial enrolment;
- have a fulfilled N/V parameter* by 10th October of the second calendar year after their initial enrolment;
- hold certification of English language learning by the established deadline.
The Previously Approved Study Plan allocation is determined using the ranking list calculated based on the weighted average achieved by the final deadline for submission of the assessment application.
For Architecture and Urban Design Programmes, the N and V parameters are as follows:
- Students enrolled since the A.Y. 2003/04 and the A.Y. 2009/10: N/V 100/25
- Students enrolled since the A.Y. 2010/11 and the A.Y. 2016/17: N/V 100/27
- Students enrolled since the A.Y. 2017/18: N/V 104/27
Admission to Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes of category LM-4 is not permitted for graduate students in categories L-21 and L-23 (with the exception of graduate students in Architecture and Building Production from the Politecnico di Milano, admitted with educational debits), even with a fulfilled N/V parameter, or from other non-compliant degree categories.
*The N and V parameters (number of ECTS and weighted average) required can be found in the student’s Study Plan. These may vary depending on the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme applied for.
15.1.3.2 Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit
Students not automatically entitled to admission, external students and students transferred from another Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme are subject to assessment of merit.
This assessment is performed by the relevant Programme, which may award up to 150 points:
- up to 110 points = assessment of the educational curriculum (weighted average of examination scores on a basis of at least 145 credits earned). The average of the examination scores recorded in the Plan at the time of assessment will be considered valid;
- up to 20 points = assessment of a portfolio of work including text and iconographic material, which will be assessed according to the criteria of content originality and coherence, formal quality, discursive and graphic ability and linguistic expression;
- up to10 points = assessment of experiences of traineeship or extra-curricular work fully documented, certified by the company, relevant and significant to the training of an architect and not used to validate required credits during the previous career.The starting/end date of each internship experience/extracurricular activity must be specified;
- up to10 points = assessment of other qualifications (certified) in research or extra-curricular training thoroughly documented, relevant and significant to the training of an architect and not used to validate required credits during the previous career.
Students required to submit a portfolio are eligible for admission with a minimum score of 100. At each deadline date, the top ranked students are accepted according to the planned number of admissions for that semester. Should there be eligible students with equal scores, their precedence in the ranking will take into account their weighted average until all available places have been filled.
15.1.4 Documents Required for Students Automatically Entitled to Admission
All students automatically entitled to admission must submit an admission application. Assessment is based solely on the educational curriculum (Study Plan) for identification of any examination or attendance validation requirements.
No documents should be attached to the career assessment application.
15.1.5 Documents Required for Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit
15.1.5.1 Students of the Politecnico di Milano
- Admitted with assessment of merit
- Curriculum Vitae, European format
- Portfolio
- Professional and training activities
15.1.5.2 Students from Other Universities
- Admitted with assessment of merit
- Self-certification of the degree held (graduate students only)
- Self-certification of examinations passed for at least 145 credits. Other certifications of any university degrees held: Masters, PhDs, and Postgraduate Schools
The documentation may be self-certified in accordance with the statutory provisions governing Substitute Declarations (Dichiarazioni sostitutive). It must contain the exact titles of the examinations taken, the Disciplinary Scientific Sectors, the number of credits per scientific sector, the score and the examination recording date. The applicant must sign the documents, otherwise they are not legally binding and cannot be accepted by the Selection Committee.
- Curriculum Vitae, European format
- Portfolio
- Professional and training activities
The guidelines for submission of portfolios and substitute declarations of certification are published on the AUIC School website:
http://www.auic.polimi.it/studenti/ammissione-ai-corsi-l-e-lm/
15.1.5.3 Students who have Submitted an Admission Application during Previous Sessions
Students wishing to confirm the score obtained by a portfolio submitted during previous semesters are not required to re-enter the previously-assessed portfolio but simply to indicate in the "student's notes”:
“I confirm the portfolio assessment previously obtained during semester … of the academic year ……”
Students who have already applied for admission in previous application windows, and wish to integrate their portfolio, should upload the portfolio used for previous applications/s, adding a section dedicated to integrations. In the notes of the application, it should be specified:
“Integration to the portfolio already evaluated for application to the academic year ……, ….semester.”
The application wil not be considered, should the student not specify one or the other indication in the notes of the application.
15.1.6 Results and Publication of the Ranking List of Students Admitted
In accordance with the above points, on completion of the assessment, a merit ranking list will be created in order to establish the students admitted in relation to the planned number set for that semester.
With regard to the points above, at the end of the evaluation sessions, a merit based ranking will be published, in order to the determine the number of admitted students in relation to the places available.
In order to guarantee the foreseen number of places, a student that has been positively evaluated for admission (green check) might not be able to enroll. Enrolment will be enabled to students who appear in the merit based ranking as “admitted to enrolment”.
The ranking reporting the indication of the admitted students will be published at the end of the evaluation session at the page: www.auic.polimi.it
It is not possible to re-assign places in the ranking, in case not all admitted students proceed with enrollment. Vacant places will be added to those foreseen for the second semester.
Admitted students should proceed with enrolment following the modalities and deadlines set by the the University. Appeals to enroll after the deadline will not be accepted.
15.1.7 Curricular Integrations.
If the outcome of the evaluation corresponds to “positively evaluated with curricular integrations”, admission of the candidate is subordinated to completing the credits related to curricular integrations (to be achieved within the academic year in which the application has been made), assigned by the evaluating Committee. The candidate must therefore complete extra credits before being able to enroll in the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) programme.
The candidate must register to the single courses that have been assigned (“single courses to achieve curricular integrations”) through the online services, in the same section where the he/she has consulted the outcome of the evaluation.
After completing the integrations, the candidate should insert a new request for admission, for the semester or the academic year following the first application, within the deadlines set by the academic calendar. If the candidate does not make a new application, it will not be possible to be admitted and proceed with enrolment.
The specific admission procedures are described at http://www.poliorientami.polimi.it/
15.1.8 Examination Validation
Following enrolment on one of the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes, examinations taken during the previous career (not used as required credits) may be assessed and recognised as validation or attendance validation, if compatible with the course catalogue of the Laurea Magistrale Programme enrolled upon.
Validations will be indicated in the career assessment and automatically uploaded to the Study Plan.
15.2 Admission to the Programme - Students with Foreign Degrees
Students with foreign degrees should follow the pre-enrolment procedure described on the Polinternational website (http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/), observing the established deadlines. By following this procedure, students can apply for merit scholarships and obtain further information on organising their stay in Italy during the post-admission phase.
15.3 Transfers and Changes
Requests for transfers and changes are subject to submission of an application in accordance with these Rules, and applicants must meet the same requirements and observe the same deadlines established for submission of assessment and enrolment applications, as described in the above paragraphs.
No transfers or changes are possible during Semester Two.
15.4 Deadlines for First-Year Enrolment Administrative Procedures
The calendar reporting the deadlines for study plan presentation, exam sessions and degree sessions is published on the University’s website:http://www.polimi.it/calendario-accademico/
It is recommended to consult the notices published periodically on the School’s website:
http://www.auic.polimi.it/
15.5 Study Plan
Students are required, under their own responsibility, to submit their individual Study Plan.
The Plan is taken by the School as a supporting document for all intents and purposes. Its compilation also attests to the compliance of the choices made by the student with the rules specified by law and the provisions of the Programme Rules.
The Study Plan for the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in Architecture and Urban Design consists of 120 ECTS, to be included in the Plan as required credits, subdivided as follows:
- single-subject or integrated courses
- studios
- elective activities
- traineeship
- final test
The minimum number of credits for which students may enrol each year is 30 (15 for entry in March). Simultaneous enrolment on courses for a maximum of 80 credits per year is permitted.
In the first year of the study programme, Digi Skills are offered in both semesters, in order to be attended by students who access in the first semester as well as by students who access in the second semester.
In the second year, thematic laboratories and thesis are foreseen in the first as well as in the second semester, in order to allow students enrolled in February to attend laboratories in the correct sequence and elaborate the thesis in their final semester.
Plan alteration requests will not be accepted. Submission of the Study Plan is definitive and must be performed within the deadlines and according to the procedures established by the School.
15.5.1 Deadlines for Annual Study Plan Submission
Study Plan submission is performed through Online Services (www.polimi.it/servizionline > Customized Services > Career Data > Study Plan Submission), exclusively during the specific periods established by the academic calendar: http://www.polimi.it/calendario-accademico/
15.5.2 Half-year Change of Study Plan
According to the deadlines published in the academic calendarit will be possible to change the Study Plan submitted during the academic year in progress.
Half-year change of Study Plan is optional. Students not wishing to make any alterations do not need to change the Study Plan.
It is possible to change only courses included in the current academic year. It is not possible to add or deselect first-semester courses. Students must deselect the second-semester courses they wish to change.
It will therefore be possible to add or remove, within the second semester only, optional and compulsory courses not subject to allocation of merit, final test and traineeship.
15.5.3 Additional Payment
Through resolution of the Board of Governors, an additional payment of 100.00 euros is applicable for failure to submit the Study Plan within the deadlines established by the academic calendar.
The payment will be required with the second instalment.
15.5.4 Attendance
Once entered in the Study Plan, courses remain in the following years as attendance achieved. During compilation of the Study Plan for the following year, it will be possible to remove the attendance achieved and re-enter the courses as new attendance.
Final test and traineeship: attendance does not expire, and these are entered in the career one time only.
15.5.4.1 Studios
Attendance of at least 70% of the Studio hours is compulsory. The attendance achieved does not expire but the examination must be taken within the three sessions of the academic year following the one in which attendance takes place. Should this time expire, the Studio must be entirely re-attended.
Students are due to register to and attend Digi Skills activity according to the deadlines set by the School.
Digi Skills activities are worth 4 credits and will be validated only if the student has attended 70%of the lessons and has passed the examinations foreseen by the professor.
15.5.5 Courses as Extra
It is possible to add courses/educational activities to the Study Plan as extras. These courses will not count towards the overall credits required for admission to the final test and will not be used in calculation of the score average.
It is possible to change the status of a course from required to extra, and vice versa, during the annual Study Plan submission period.
For all regulations, reference should be made to the specific University guide.
15.6 Allocations
15.6.1 Studios
Upon submission of the Study Plan, students must choose a number of Studio options equal to the number of sections available.
Students will be placed according to merit, taking into account the parameters indicated in the following table:
First Year
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Graduation score
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Second Year
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Order by decreasing values of the parameter G
n
G=Σ Vi •Ci
i=l
where Vi is the score obtained in the i-th examination, Ci is the number of credits corresponding to the i-th examination and n is the number of examinations taken.
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The score 30/30 cum laude will be calculated as equal to 33/30.
To avoid students being penalised due to any delays in examination enrolment or validation, the parameter G will be calculated based on the career followed during the summer session.
For all students returning from Erasmus, it will not be possible to take the scores into account unless previously validated on the Plan prior to allocation.
Any admitted students who, for whatever reason, delay enrolment beyond the established deadlines will be automatically placed in the available sections.
Students are not permitted to attend studios or courses not included in the Plan. Under no circumstances may assessments relating to activities not included in the Study Plan, or not attended in accordance with the section allocations, be recognised or validated.
15.6.2 Single-subject and Integrated Courses
In sections in which there are elective courses or various sections of the same single-subject or integrated course, students must express their preferences as set out by the online system and will be allocated places according to merit in accordance with the criteria indicated in the above point. Courses may have a maximum of 120 regular students enrolled
15.6.3 Course Priorities
The University, upon resolution of the Academic Senate, has established the following priority types:
Suggested priority
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Does not establish any formal restriction. Aims to provide students with useful information on the sequence of courses but does not affect the composition of the Study Plan or examination recording.
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Study Plan composition priority
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Establishes a restriction which must be observed when choosing courses upon submission of the Study Plan. It is not possible for course ‘B’ to be included in the Study Plan if course ‘A’ (even if not passed) has not been included. This does not affect examination recording.
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Examination recording priority
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Establishes a restriction which must be observed both during Study Plan compilation and during 'positive' examination recording (passing of the course). It is not possible for ‘B’ to be recorded if ‘A’ has not been recorded.
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For the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in Architecture and Urban Design, the course progression established by the Degree Programme Study must be observed.
15.7 Elective Activities
In the second year of their educational path, students are required to include optional courses designed to further explore and complete the specific topics of the individual curricula. The course catalogue of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering offers numerous courses termed ‘optional’ which serve to complete the elective course ECTS.
As an alternative, the School recognises workshops and the option of participating, in the second year of enrolment, in the intensive international programme: MIAW-Milan International Architecture Workshop.
15.7.1 Optional Courses
When completing their study plan, students may include a number of optional courses depending on the catalogue contained in the Degree Programme.
The list of courses offered and their relative schedules may be consulted in the Degree Programme.
Optional courses do not require any allocation. If the number of students should exceed 120, an additional section will be activated and the students will be distributed alphabetically or allocated according to merit, with case-by-case assessment.
15.7.2 MIAW
For students enrolled on the three-year Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) Programme in Architectural Design and the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) in Architecture - Built Environment - Interiors, Architecture and Urban Design or Construction Architecture, the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering offers an intensive international project: MIAW - Milan International Architecture Workshop.
This activity offers an international design forum for teachers and students but is also an informal platform for discussing the issues and ambitions for sharing that education involves.
15.7.2.1 MIAW Attendance and Registration
During compilation of their study plan, students may choose from various international professors, expressing their section preferences, and will be allocated according to merit based on the weighted average of exams taken.
Students not admitted will be automatically assigned a generic workshop code (see workshop specifications), which may be altered during the half-year change period of the study plan.
MIAW will take place from 14/01/2019 to 26/01/2019 in the Milan Campus.
For the 2018/19 academic year, the following places are available:
- a maximum of 90 students enrolled on the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science)
- a maximum of 30 students enrolled on the Laurea triennale (three-year Bachelor of Science)
- a maximum of 30 Erasmus students
In the event that the anticipated number is not reached, any available places may be assigned.
The MIAW involves a final assessment: on completion of the lectures, students must register for a dedicated exam date in order for the score to be recorded in their academic career.
Credits recorded in this way will substitute 4 ECTS relating to the student’s optional activities.
After allocation, the course may not be deleted from the study plan or replaced with another course, although it may be transferred to the following academic year as extra.
Students enrolled on the first year of the programme may only bring the MIAW activity forward if they have entered all the first-year courses.
15.7.3 Workshops
There are two types of workshop activities:
- Workshops eligible as optional activities for a maximum of 4 ECTS or as activities as extra;
- “Traineeship Workshops”, eligible as traineeship activities (6 ECTS).
In relation to degree sessions, workshops can be accredited only if they end at least a month before graduation day
Laurea Magistrale students cannot request the accreditation of a workshop attended while being enrolled in a Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programme; if the workshop has been carried out as an “excess course” during the Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programme, it cannot be validated within the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) programme.
Educational credits may only be recognised if authorised in advance by the School Board.
A list of the workshops accredited by the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering is available in the dedicated section of the School’s website:
http://www.auic.polimi.it/en/educational-offer/workshops/
In order to participate in workshops, students must follow the instructions indicated on the individual information sheets and refer to the reference professors indicated by the professor responsible.
Students who have attended or who intend to attend a workshop must adhere to the following procedures:
- students enrolled from the 2016/17 academic year onwards
must compulsorily enter the Workshops line when compiling their study plan.
After obtaining allocation of credits, they must submit the appropriate application form (which may be downloaded from the School’s website under Students/Forms: http://www.auic.polimi.it/en/students/forms/) to the Office of the Programme on which they are enrolled, attaching a copy of their participation certificate.
- students enrolled in academic years prior to 2016/17
may enter the Workshops line or, alternatively, an optional course when compiling their study plan. Students may replace the optional course with the attendance of a Workshop. In this case, alteration of the line in the plan will be performed by the appropriate offices during recording of credits (students intending to attend a Workshop are advised to include the Workshops line, available in the list of optional courses, in their study plan).
After obtaining the credit allocation certificate, they must submit the appropriate application form (which may be downloaded from the School’s website http://www.auic.polimi.it/en/students/forms/ ) to the Office of the Programme on which they are enrolled, attaching a copy of their participation certificate.
15.8 Traineeship
The School cooperates with professional associations, public administrations, local authorities and companies to organise external traineeship activities in order to ensure that students have the opportunity to earn the credits required by the educational system.
In addition, students may carry out a Practical Activity (traineeship) within the Departments of the Politecnico di Milano.
For the workshops, that can be validate as equivalent to internship activities (6 ECTS credits), please check the previous point.
The rules on traineeship duration will be established by the Programmes, in accordance with the directives of the School. All further information is available at the Traineeship Office of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering and in the dedicated section of the School’s Website http://www.auic.polimi.it/studenti/tirocini-curriculari-obbligatori/
The University also organises Erasmus scholarships for traineeships abroad. For further information: http://www.polimi.it/it/studenti/esperienze-allestero/
15.9 Examinations
15.9.1 Procedures
The uniformity of procedures for checking of learning across all sections of the same course and planning of these procedures is ensured through appropriate forms of coordination, in line with the directives of the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme.
At the start of the academic year, each Professor will communicate the procedures for checking of learning, the content of the examination and the assessment criteria.
For each course (individual courses or studios) there are three exam sessions. Each exam session involves one or more exam session date as established by the School’s academic calendar, each of which students may use.
Students may only participate in the exam sessions if duly registered online for the examination date. Failure to register makes it absolutely impossible to take the test and record a score in the career.
Graduating students must observe the specific deadlines established by the academic calendar in order to permit completion, within the established deadlines, of the procedures for registration for the degree exam session.
15.9.2 Self-certification of Examinations Taken
If, upon submission of the Study Plan, an examination already taken (and whose score is therefore known) is not yet recorded in the career, the student may self-certify passing of the said examination.
It is not permitted to self-certify a course whose examination has not yet been taken at the time of compilation of the Study Plan.
Any false declaration prevents registration for the exam sessions of the self-certified course.
15.10 Final Test
The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in Architecture and Urban Design concludes with a Final Test involving presentation and discussion of the graduation work.
For all information on the Final Test, reference should be made to the specific Rules published on the School’s website:
http://www.auic.polimi.it/didattica/esami-di-laurea-e-laurea-magistrale/
Only the original in Italian is valid.