Exchange Programme – Alliance4Tech
The Alliance4Tech Programme is dedicated to students enrolled in one of the 5 Master Programmes in Architecture of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering.

It is a partnership programme among three top Architecture Schools: Politecnico di Milano (Polimi), Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSAM).
The programme allows students to study at three universities in three countries and earn an Alliance4Tech Certificate – on top of the Laurea Magistrale/Master of Science diploma of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering at Politecnico di Milano.
The Alliance4Tech programme forms a free and open European Campus without borders for their students and their faculties: each year 10 students from all partner universities will be admitted and will be part of this great and international community!

How it works
The minimum number of credits to be obtained from abroad, shared between the other two partner Universities, must be 30 and awarding a minimum of 10 credits in each partner university is required (as an example 10 in Madrid and 20 in Berlin or 15 in each or 12 in Berlin and 18 in Madrid etc).
The maximum number of credits, obtained abroad, depends on the specific Master Programme’s Rules where students are enrolled (regardless, for an AUIC student a minimum of 60 credits of teachings within 2 entire semesters, is required by Politecnico in order to be awarded with the Laura Magistrale, the credits for internship and thesis are counted apart).
Spending one semester in each partner university is mandatory, but above all it is a great opportunity and one of the special aspects of this programme! So it is not possible to spend two semesters in just one partner university.
The decision as to which university to attend in a specific semester is left to the students, who do not have to decide on the next destination until two months before the respective semester begins.
Moreover, every year an international curricular workshop reuniting all 30 participants will be carried out in an European location.
Please just be reminded that any exchange programme is not allowed during the first semester of the first year of MSc at Politecnico.

When you can apply and leave
You can apply during the 3rd year of the Bachelor (both winter or spring* call) and choose to leave both in the first and second year or in the second year only of Msc.

Application during BSc:
Winter or Spring call during 3rd year BSc (Progettazione dell’Architettura/Architectural Design)

The mobility scheme at MSc:
1st semester at Polimi, 2nd semester abroad, 3rd semester abroad, 4th semster at Polimi
or
1st semester at Polimi, 2nd semester at Polimi, 3rd semester abroad, 4th semester abroad

You can also apply during the 1 st year of the Master Programme (both winter and spring* call)
In this case, you can leave at the second year only of Msc.

Application during MSC
Winter or spring* call during 1st year MSc

The mobility scheme at MSc:
1st semester at Polimi, 2nd semester at Polimi, 3rd semester abroad, 4th semester abroad (if applied in winter)
or
1st semester at Polimi, 2nd semester at Polimi, 3rd semester at Polimi, 4th semester abroad, 5th semester abroad (if applied in Ssring)

*Please note that the spring call for Alliance4Tech will be open only in case there will be availability left from the Winter call.

More information
You can have more specific information by:

• checking the website www.alliance4tech.eu
• whatching the introduction meeting (Dec 2020) with all the program managers from Berlin, Madrid and Milan link
• whatching the introduction meeting (Dec 2022) link
• having a look at the partner universities educational offer

https://www.tu.berlin/   
http://etsamadrid.aq.upm.es/

• or contacting the programme directors Prof. Ilaria Valente and Prof. Marco Bovati

So, if you are interested in:

• spending two semesters abroad in Berlin and Madrid;
• maybe even writing your Master Thesis with a second advisor from Berlin or Madrid;
• becoming part of the growing A4Tech community;

apply during the available calls.