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Polytechnic University of Turin

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The Polytechnic University of Turin, Politecnico di Torino or PoliTo, is the oldest Italian public technical university, offering courses in engineering, architecture, urban planning and industrial design. Its main campuses are in Turin in the Piedmont region, with satellite campuses in four other cities across Piedmont and Aosta Valley. It grew from the Technical School for Engineers founded in 1859 under the Casati law and the Italian Industry Museum founded in 1862, and became the Regio Politecnico di Torino in 1906. It has eleven departments, around 35,000 students and 1,800 teaching, research and support staff, and belongs to university federations including TIME, CESAER and PEGASUS.

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has its main campuses in Turin, in the Piedmont region
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Polytechnic University of Turin (Wikipedia)
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    has its main campuses in Turin, in the Piedmont region
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    is the oldest Italian public technical university
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