The Politecnico di Milano is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 36,500 students. The rector of the university is professor Giovanni Azzone. The Politecnico offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in Engineering, Architecture and Design. The university is ranked as the 48th best technical university in the world according to the QS World University Rankings. The logo is a sketch of Raphael's School of Athens. The Politecnico was founded on 29 November 1863 by Francesco Brioschi, secretary of the Ministry of Education and rector of the University of Pavia.... It is the oldest university in Milan. Its original name was Istituto Tecnico Superiore and only Civil and Industrial Engineering were taught. Architecture, the second main line of study at Politecnico, was introduced in 1865 in cooperation with the Brera Academy. There were only 30 students admitted in the first year. Over the decades, most of students were men: the first female graduate from the university was in 1913. In 1927 the Politecnico moved to piazza Leonardo da Vinci, in the district now known as Città studi .
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| Location: | Milan,
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| Founded: | 1863 |
| Total enrollment: | 25,952 |