The Master in UxP is the result of a partnership between the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Politecnico di Milano.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Founded in Milan in 1921, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is the largest Catholic University in Europe and, in step with growing international development, it has five Campuses throughout Italy: Milan, Brescia, Cremona, Piacenza and Rome, where the “Agostino Gemelli” University Polyclinic is also operative. The University is internationally renowned for its prestigious academic activities, commitment on the frontiers of research and quality services; these are the strengths of an Institution that has always embraced innovation and change. In this sense, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore holds a prestigious position in European tradition as a place of cultural development, in which the pledge to a broad and unifying knowledge, capable of reading and interpreting the complexity of our context, is very strong.
Politecnico di Milano
According to the 2020 QS World University Rankings Politecnico di Milano ranks 6th in the world, second in Europe and first in Italy in the subject area Art & Design. Its Department of Design is part of the Politecnico di Milano Design System, together with the School of Design, the Research Doctorate in Design, the Laboratories and the POLI.design Consortium. Together, they represent one of the most important university bodies in the field of design at international level.
XDAcademy | POLI.design
POLI.design was founded by the Politecnico di Milano in 1999. Together with the School of Design of the Politecnico di Milano and the Department of Design, it forms the Politecnico’s Design System, a cluster of resources, skills, structures and laboratories, which are among the most prestigious in the world. XDAcademy is the center of applied research of POLI.design dedicated to User Experience, in both digital and physical domains. The center provides training, coaching and applied research working with companies and institutions.