Politecnico di Torino was established in 1859 and is Italy's oldest Technical University. There are 900 teaching and research staff at the Politecnico di Torino and 875 technical and administrative staff, distributed over 7 Faculties, 18 Departments, 7 Centers and several Research Laboratories.
EPFL is one of Switzerland's two Federal Institutes of Technology. With a community of more than 10,000 people, the school has grown spectacularly in the last few decades.