Italian universities: Milan's Politecnico tops the class ahead of Bocconi

Appearing in today’s La Gazzetta dello Sport is Milan’s Politecnico University, said to be the best university in Italy.
Italy’s economic newspaper, Sole24Ore, compiled a classification of Italy’s most prestigious universities, with the Politecnico topping the list, followed closely by Milan’s economic university, the Bocconi.

The classification examines criteria such as ability to attract both students and funds, exams undertaken, quality of teaching staff, and research investment.
The chancellor, Giulio Ballio, has said that hard work, research and the visible presence of professors at all times, are some of the secrets to obtaining such status.

While Ballio didn’t take the bait on how Milan’s Politecnico, a public university with large numbers of students, overtook the prestigious and private Bocconi, evidence can probably be found in the high quality specialisation the Politecnico has in engineering – it is Italy’s breeding ground for great engineers.