Politecnico di
Torino is one of the founder members of the PEGASUS network (Partnership of a
European Group of Aeronautics and Space UniversitieS) currently made up of 25
European Universities (plus 4 extra-EU associated members). Their goal is to
promote high quality study careers in the field of MS Aerospace Engineering.
Not only does PEGASUS network aim at encouraging Erasmus mobility among its
members, but also at facilitating the recruitment of students’ curricula by
European Aerospace Industry. It also provides international internship
opportunities and certifies the high quality of the courses.
For this
purpose, Politecnico di Torino students who succeed in their MS Aerospace
Engineering career receive, together with their degree, one of the following
certifications signed both by the rector of Politecnico di Torino and the
president of PEGASUS:
1. PEGASUS Certificate, given to all
graduated students in Aerospace at Politecnico di Torino. Thanks to it, all PEGASUS universities certify the equal quality
of their courses;
2. PEGASUS A.W.A.R.D. (Achievement
through Working Abroad for academic Research or industrial Development
projects), given in addition to the PEGASUS Certificate only to students who
have spent at least 5 months of their academic career abroad (in the Erasmus or
other exchange project context). With this, PEGASUS universities recognize the
multi-national study experience. The names of the students who receive the
AWARD are registered in the PEGASUS permanent database and are at European
Aerospace industry disposal.
Identical certificates are given to students by
the other PEGASUS universities. They have not a legal value but allow an
Aerospace Engineer from Politecnico di Torino to propose his candidature to a
company in Germany, France etc… These certificates show that every university,
part of PEGASUS, recognizes the same study quality level or, in case of the
AWARD, that the engineer has an exchange background among different countries,
languages and cultures.
Starting from 2005, the PEGASUS network has
organized a student conference every year in Europe, in collaboration with the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). This conference is aimed
at awarding the best Aerospace Engineering MS thesis developed in one of the
partner universities. The winner will be offered with the opportunity to take
part in the USA final, in order to compete under the same conditions with the
winners of the same US contests.