At Politecnico di Torino tuition fees vary depending on each student's family income (ISEE form) and usually they increase if the student is late with its studies. Fees range between about 161
€/year and 3821 €/year. Students with a family income (ISEE) lower than 25.500 €/year are part of the "no-tax area" and pay 161 €/year. A large number of students benefit from fees reductions, including international students. Piedmont's public education service (EDISU Piemonte) which manages additional scholarships, student housing, libraries, lending of computers, cafeterias and study spaces. All the university campuses are covered by a
Wi-Fi network, connected and interoperable with the
Eduroam service.
Associations Politecnico di Torino hosts many students' associations, including international students associations. As of 2022, there are 29 registered associations, some of these are: •
AESA Torino (Aerospace Engineering Students' Association), a non-profit organization which organises conferences and guided tours related to the aerospace field. •
J.E.To.P. - Junior Enterprise Torino Politecnico, a non-profit organization that operates ad a web agency. •
PoliENERGY, a non-profit organization related to sustainability, innovation and energy. •
ERASMUS TORINO, a non-profit organization, gathering exchange students and encouraging exchange projects •
Mu Nu chapter of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu, a collegiate chapter of
IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (ΗΚΝ), the honor society for
IEEE.
Teams There are more than 30 active student teams at Politecnico, where students can work together on different projects, enriching their cultural, technical and managerial knowledge. Some of these are: •
2WheelsPoliTO, a team in which students design and build a
racing motorcycle that every two years races on the MotoGP circuit of
Aragon (Spain). •
PoliTo Rocket Team, a
rocket engineering student team dedicated to the design and construction of
sounding rockets and
rocket engines, which competes at the
International Rocket Engineering Competition and at the
European Rocketry Challenge. •
Squadra Corse, a student team devoted to designing and constructing an electric racing prototype to compete in
Formula SAE and
Formula Hybrid. •
CubeSat Team, a student team involved in the design and development of
small satellites and space platforms. •
DIANA, a student team which works on
robotics and the production of
model of rovers.
Student politics Students at the university elect representatives in the Academic Senate, the Board of Directors and in the Boards of Schools. Currently, there are three main political groups in student elections, which are also recognized student's associations: •
Alter.POLIS, an independent
left-wing organization. •
Obiettivo Studentesco, generally considered as a
Christian democratic organization. •
RUN Polito, a
centre-left organization, nationally confederated with
Primavera degli Studenti. There are also other smaller groups which includes extremist groups, such as fascist and communist student unions. Participation in student elections is generally low. ==Notable alumni==