2nd level Specializing Master's Programme in
Techs 4 Change: Design for Social and Technological Innovation in Development (2018 - 2019)
Selection process
THE SELECTION PROCESS CONSISTS OF TWO PHASES: 
STEP 1. Evaluation of applicants' qualifications
ALL the following supporting documents must be uploaded to the application form on Politecnico di Torino website (in English or Italian only): 
  1. Valid identification document (passport for extra EU applicants);
  2. Curriculum Vitae (CV must include the authorization to the processing of personal data - in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation  -EU Regulation 2016/679 - and the Personal Data Protection Code, Legislative Decree 30 June 2003 no. 196 and subsequent amendments);
  3. Exam transcripts for both Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes;
  4. Application form and questionnaire 
  5. Motivation letter: max 1 page
  6. Portfolio
Failure to attach even one of the above mandatory documents causes the exclusion of the applicant from the selection process. 
After the application deadline, the Selection Committee assesses all the applications and the attached documents.
The Selection Committee can assign a maximum of 100 points to each applicant in the first step of the selection process according to the following criteria: 
Academic background
max 25 points: for graduates - Master's degree final grade specified in the academic transcript 
max 20 points: for graduands -weighted average grade of the exams passed before the application deadline as stated in the documentation uploaded to Apply@polito 
Motivation lettermax 10 points
English language level max 10 points - for applicants who attach an English language certificate 
Work experience and its relevance to the Specializing Master's programmemax 20 points
Consistency of the applicant's thesis topic with the contents of the Specializing Master's programmemax 20 points
Portfoliomax 15 points
The submission of an English language certificate is not mandatory.
Applicants who do not score at least 40 points in this phase are not admitted to the next step of the selection process.  
STEP 2. Interview
In this phase, the Selection Committee interviews the applicants who passed the first step of the selection process. 
Interviews aim to assess: 
  • applicants' motivation;
  • any previous experience which may be relevant to the contents of the Specializing Master's programme. 
Interviews take place within 30 days of the deadline for application submission. 
Applicants who do not attend the interview are automatically excluded from the selection process. 
The Selection Committee is in charge to decide if an applicant can have a remote interview when he/she cannot attend the interview in presence at Politecnico di Torino. 
The decision of the Selection Committee is unquestionable. 
During the oral interview, the Selection Committee also ascertains the level of English competency of the applicants who did not provide any proof of knowledge of the English language (B2 level English certificate).
The Selection Committee can assign a maximum of 30 points to each applicant for the oral interview. 
The overall score is the sum of the score obtained in the first and second step of the selection process.