Master in Energy and Nuclear Engineering at Polytechnic University of Turin
Two-year LM-30 master at Politecnico di Torino with an English edition, covering energy generation, transport and use, with tracks from renewable energy systems and power plant design to sustainable nuclear energy.
Master
2 years
Turin
Multiple
Polytechnic University of Turin
The Master in Energy and Nuclear Engineering at Politecnico di Torino is a two-year, 120 ECTS degree in class LM-30 on the Turin main campus, with an English edition that needs no Italian. It covers energy generation, transport and use, from renewables to nuclear energy. Tuition depends on citizenship or residence, with reductions based on family income.
Entry requirements
- A bachelor's degree (EQF level 6) or an equivalent foreign qualification.
- A background in industrial engineering: mechanical, aerospace, biomedical, chemical and food, materials, automotive, industrial engineering and management, electrical or energy engineering.
- English at B2 level or higher; IELTS 5.5 is the minimum listed for the English edition, which needs no Italian. The edition taught partly in Italian also asks for Italian B2.
- The syllabus of your previous courses is required.
- No entrance test: access is uncapped and the university evaluates your documents against the admission requirements.
- A declaration of value or CIMEA statement of comparability for enrolment.
About the programme
Energy and Nuclear Engineering is a two-year, 120 ECTS master's degree in class LM-30 at Politecnico di Torino, run by the Department of Energy on the main campus in Turin. The degree has an English edition that you can follow with English only, alongside an edition taught partly in Italian. Access is uncapped, subject to an evaluation of your admission requirements.
The programme starts from a simple point: in a decade that is crucial for the energy transition, how energy is generated, transported and used shapes global development, environmental sustainability and the use of natural resources. It trains engineers who can identify, formulate and solve complex problems that often need a multidisciplinary approach, and who take on research questions in traditional energy engineering and in the development of nuclear energy. It suits graduates in mechanical, energy, chemical, electrical or other industrial engineering fields.
What you will study
The course follows energy from generation to transport and end use, covering both conventional energy systems and nuclear energy, and it is organised in tracks. The Italian programme page lists these for the degree:
- Renewable energy systems
- Design and management of power plants
- Sustainable nuclear energy
- HySET, on hydrogen systems and enabling technologies
- DENSYS 2.0, on decentralised smart energy systems
The programme pages do not say which of these tracks the English edition runs, so check the track list for your intake before you apply.
How the programme is taught
Politecnico's Twin Track scheme lets students in the Renewable Energy Systems or Design and Management of Power Plants tracks obtain a second master's degree, in Electrical Engineering, Chemical and Sustainable Processes Engineering or Environmental and Land Engineering, in just one extra year. The university also promotes short and long study periods abroad with European and worldwide partners. On English-taught master's degrees, students with a non-Italian qualification must reach Italian at A2 level before they graduate.
Career paths
Graduates work as energy and nuclear engineers: professionals who can identify, formulate and solve complex problems across energy generation, transport and use, and who can innovate within them. The tracks point to the main fields of work, from renewable energy systems and the design and management of power plants to hydrogen, decentralised smart energy systems and nuclear energy, where the programme also prepares you for research work.
Fees and scholarships
At Politecnico di Torino, tuition depends on your citizenship or residence, and you can ask for a reduction based on family income; the university publishes the amounts in its fee rules each year. The regional right-to-study body, EDISU Piemonte, runs the scholarship and housing calls, which are open to international students. If your family lives abroad, you submit foreign income and asset documents and EDISU works out an ISEE parificato from them.
How to apply from outside the EU
Energy and Nuclear Engineering expects a bachelor's in industrial engineering and asks you to upload the syllabus of your previous courses. You apply on Apply@PoliTO with a €50 non-refundable fee, ranking up to two master's programmes. As a guide, the 2026/27 first call ran from 19 December 2025 to 13 February 2026 and the second from 18 March to 20 April 2026; the 2027/28 calendar was not out in September 2026.
If you are admitted, you pre-enrol on Universitaly, which the type D study visa requires, and you enrol with a declaration of value or a CIMEA statement of comparability.
How ApplyAZ helps
If this programme fits your goals, ApplyAZ can include it in a shortlist of 20 to 30 English-taught programmes at Italian public universities. We write your CV and a tailored statement of purpose, submit your applications and Universitaly pre-enrolment, file your DSU scholarship application and prepare your visa file, with a named person on each stage. The university decides admission, the region decides the scholarship and the consulate decides the visa. See how ApplyAZ works or check your eligibility.
Questions and answers
Is the Master in Energy and Nuclear Engineering taught in English?
The degree runs in Italian and English. Its English edition can be followed with English only, at B2 level with IELTS 5.5 as the listed minimum. The other edition is taught partly in Italian and also asks for Italian B2.
Which tracks can I choose?
The Italian programme page lists Renewable energy systems, Design and management of power plants, Sustainable nuclear energy, HySET and DENSYS 2.0. It does not say which of them run in English, so check the track list for your intake.
What bachelor's background do I need?
A bachelor's degree (EQF level 6) or equivalent in industrial engineering, such as mechanical, aerospace, chemical, materials, electrical or energy engineering. There is no entrance test, but you must upload the syllabus of your previous courses.
What is the Twin Track?
Students in the Renewable Energy Systems or Design and Management of Power Plants tracks can obtain a second master's degree, in Electrical Engineering, Chemical and Sustainable Processes Engineering or Environmental and Land Engineering, in one extra year.
When can I apply for 2027/28?
The 2027/28 calls were not published in September 2026. As a guide, the 2026/27 calls on Apply@PoliTO ran from 19 December 2025 to 13 February 2026 and from 18 March to 20 April 2026, with a €50 fee.
How much are the fees?
Tuition depends on citizenship or residence, with reductions based on family income under the yearly fee rules. International students can apply to EDISU Piemonte, the regional body, for a scholarship and housing; EDISU decides awards.
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