Politecnico di Milano is the second university in Italy for distribution of the 5x1000 Irpef donation: 692,215 euros from 7,686 donors in 2022 (this is the latest figure released by the Italian Revenue Agency). For many years now, the University has chosen to allocate the majority of this contribution to scientific research with a high social impact: projects that have a concrete, short-term effect on improving the quality of life in the areas where they are developed.
WHY DONATE YOUR 5X1000 TO POLITECNICO DI MILANO?
Scientific research has an impact on everyone's life - even more so, when it is conducted by researchers who work not only in a laboratory, but also in the field, analysing concrete problems and studying directly applicable solutions to improve the quality of life for all. The University is a pioneer in this as well, boasting a programme of commitment and social responsibility that promotes a new way of building and applying knowledge and university excellence. Polisocial is first in Italy among academic initiatives of this kind. It aims to put the university in close contact with the dynamics of change in society, extending the University's mission towards social issues and needs arising from the territory, both locally and globally, and has been reaching out to fragile and needy groups for more than 10 years.
PILOT EXPERIENCES IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH REALITY, OUTSIDE ACADEMIC WALLS
Each year, through the Polisocial Award contest, the University selects five research projects with high social impact and supports them during the implementation of concrete and incisive 'pilot experiences'.
This programme promotes the involvement of external collaborators and partners, such as companies and institutions, to network; it stimulates multidisciplinary collaboration and synergies between different departments and research groups, and supports them with a view to sustainability over time; it also aims to give room to young researchers and cultivate an ethical approach to academic work, which enhances the social impact of Politecnico expertise.
Find out about the 2022 and 2023 projects continuing into 2024!
