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 in renewable energy systems, power plant design and sustainable nuclear energy. Entry favours industrial engineering graduates with English at B2.
Master
2 years
Turin
Multiple
Polytechnic University of Turin
Energy and Nuclear Engineering is a two-year, 120 ECTS master's degree (class LM-30) at Politecnico di Torino, with an English edition on the main campus in Turin. Politecnico recommends a bachelor's in industrial engineering, asks for your course syllabus and needs English at B2, with IELTS 5.5 as the listed minimum. Fees follow family income, so it can be tuition-free for eligible students.
Entry requirements
Detailed entry requirements
PoliTo's Energy and Nuclear Engineering master asks for a bachelor's degree, ideally in industrial engineering, the syllabus of your courses and English at B2, with IELTS 5.5 as the listed minimum. There is no entrance test: an academic committee evaluates your background and academic performance. Reviewed 8 October 2026. [1]
Degree and recommended background
You need a bachelor's degree (EQF level 6) equivalent to the Italian laurea, from an accredited foreign university, that gives access to master's study (EQF level 7). [2]
For Energy and Nuclear Engineering, the recommended background is industrial engineering, which Politecnico defines as: [1]
- Mechanical, aerospace or automotive engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Chemical and food engineering, or materials engineering
- Industrial engineering and management
- Electrical or energy engineering
The syllabus of your previous courses is required. An academic committee checks whether your background is adequate and consistent with the programme, and whether your academic performance is suitable. [1][2]
What this means for your transcript
Politecnico does not publish a credit count or minimum grade for this programme: the committee judges your subjects and results from your transcript and syllabus. As a guide, based on the rule above:
- Usually a fit: a B.Tech or B.E. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Automobile, Chemical, Electrical, Energy or Materials Engineering, as these sit in the industrial engineering fields listed.
- Check carefully: a B.Tech in Production, Industrial or Electrical and Electronics Engineering, which can be close to the listed fields depending on your courses, and a B.Tech in Civil or Electronics Engineering, which sits outside the list.
- Often short: a B.Sc. in Physics or Chemistry, a BCA, B.Com, BBA or BA, as these are not engineering degrees in the recommended background.
A clear syllabus for each course helps the committee see the fit, so we prepare it with you. [1][2]
English
The English edition needs English at CEFR B2 or higher, and the 2026/27 course table lists IELTS 5.5 as the minimum score. The edition taught partly in Italian also needs Italian at B2. [1][2]
Politecnico accepts the certificates on its own chart, and TOEFL results must be sent with code C285. You do not need an English certificate if your degree was earned after an English-taught course of study in a listed country, which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore, or if it was awarded by the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. You then upload an official statement that the medium of instruction was English. [2]
The embassy can still ask for a language certificate for the visa, so we check this for your file. [2]
Evaluation and no entrance test
There is no entrance test and access is uncapped. Applications are evaluated in two steps: the Recruitment and Admissions Unit checks the admission requirements and documents, then the Academic Committee assesses your academic performance and curricular background. [2][3]
The outcome is eligible, a conditional offer if you are still finishing your bachelor's, or not eligible. If the committee finds you not suitable on curricular or academic grounds, you cannot be admitted to any Politecnico master's that academic year. [2]
2026/27 deadlines
For 2026/27, applicants with a non-Italian qualification had two calls on Apply@PoliTO, after a 15-day extension: [2]
- First call: 19 December 2025 to 13 February 2026, 2:00 p.m. Italian time. Results on 15 April 2026, and Universitaly pre-enrolment for the study visa by 30 June 2026.
- Second call: 18 March to 20 April 2026, 2:00 p.m. Italian time. Results on 22 June 2026, and Universitaly pre-enrolment by 15 July 2026.
A third call in November 2026 is only for EU applicants and non-EU applicants already living in Italy. The 2027/28 calendar is not yet published. [2]
Documents and non-EU steps
You submit one application on Apply@PoliTO with up to two master's programmes in order of preference, and pay a €50 non-refundable fee. Applications cannot be changed after submission. [2]
- Passport, CV, and your bachelor's certificate or an official document stating your expected graduation date.
- An official transcript listing all completed exams, with the grading and credit system.
- The syllabus of your courses, which this programme requires. [1]
- An English certificate, or the medium of instruction statement if you are exempt.
- A declaration of value or CIMEA statement of comparability, recommended when you apply and compulsory for enrolment. A Diploma Supplement can replace it at enrolment.
Non-EU applicants living abroad must pre-enrol on Universitaly to get a type D study visa. Politecnico validates the pre-enrolment only once you are eligible and have uploaded proof of your bachelor's degree. [2]
Sources and verification
Checked by the ApplyAZ admissions team against the university's official documents listed below. Entry rules can change with each new call, and we re-check them before every application.
- Politecnico di Torino. Course-specific requirements for Master of Science programmes, main campus, academic year 2026/27, last updated 19 December 2025. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- Politecnico di Torino. Admission to Master's degree programmes for applicants with a non-Italian qualification, academic year 2026/27. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- Politecnico di Torino. Energy and Nuclear Engineering programme page, academic year 2026/27 (degree class, languages, admission type, specialist tracks and Twin Track). Reviewed 8 October 2026.
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 English programme page for 2026/27 lists three specialist tracks: Renewable energy systems, Design and management of power plants, and Sustainable nuclear energy. We check which tracks run in English for your intake before you apply. [3]
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 students can apply 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, we help you submit the foreign income and asset documents, and EDISU works out an ISEE parificato from them.
How to apply from outside the EU
Politecnico recommends a bachelor's in industrial engineering for Energy and Nuclear Engineering and asks for the syllabus of your previous courses. [1] We 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 is not yet published. [2]
If you are admitted, we pre-enrol you 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
ApplyAZ is an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities. We can include this programme in a shortlist of 20 to 30 English-taught programmes that fit your profile, so your plan never rests on a single application.
For eligible students who start with us, a named person owns each stage, from A to Z:
- We check your transcript against PoliTo's entry rules for this programme.
- We write your CV and a tailored statement of purpose.
- We prepare and submit your Apply@PoliTO application with your syllabus and documents, and Universitaly pre-enrolment.
- We help you declare your family income for reduced fees and file your EDISU Piemonte scholarship application at the right time and in the right format.
- We prepare your visa file.
With operations in all 20 Italian regions, we follow each region's scholarship rules and deadlines as they change. The university decides admission, the region decides the scholarship and the consulate decides the visa, so no one can promise an outcome. You pay in milestones, and every service you pay for is either delivered or its fee is refunded (terms apply).
Programmes at Italian public universities can be tuition-free for eligible students. Check if you are eligible and book a one-to-one consultation session with one of our Italy experts, or see how ApplyAZ works.
Questions and answers
What bachelor's degree do I need for PoliTo's Energy and Nuclear Engineering master?
A bachelor's degree (EQF level 6) that gives access to master's study. The recommended background is industrial engineering: mechanical, aerospace, automotive, biomedical, chemical and food, materials, industrial management, electrical or energy engineering. You also upload the syllabus of your courses. [1][2]
Is there an entrance exam?
No. Access is uncapped. Politecnico checks your documents, then an academic committee assesses your academic performance and whether your background fits the programme. The 2026/27 course table lists no interview or other test for this programme. [1][2]
What English level is required? Do I need IELTS?
English at B2 or higher, with IELTS 5.5 listed as the minimum for 2026/27. If your degree was taught in English at a university in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka or another listed country, an official medium of instruction statement can replace the certificate. [1][2]
When is the deadline for non-EU students?
For 2026/27, the first call ran from 19 December 2025 to 13 February 2026 and the second from 18 March to 20 April 2026. The November call was only for applicants already living in Italy. The 2027/28 calendar is not yet published. [2]
Can I apply before I graduate?
Yes. You upload an official document with your expected graduation date or an updated transcript, and you can receive a conditional offer. Politecnico validates Universitaly pre-enrolment for the visa only after you upload proof of your bachelor's degree. [2]
I have a B.Tech in Civil or Electronics Engineering. Can I apply?
You can apply, but civil and electronics engineering sit outside the industrial engineering fields Politecnico recommends for this programme, so the committee judges your fit from your transcript and syllabus. We check your courses against the programme before you apply. [1]
Which tracks can I choose?
The English programme page for 2026/27 lists three specialist tracks: Renewable energy systems, Design and management of power plants, and Sustainable nuclear energy. Students on the first two can join the Twin Track and earn a second master's in one extra year. [3]
Can someone handle my whole application to Energy and Nuclear Engineering at PoliTo?
Yes. ApplyAZ, an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities, checks your transcript against PoliTo's rules for this programme, handles the application and Universitaly pre-enrolment, helps you file the EDISU Piemonte scholarship application at the right time and in the right format, and prepares your visa file, for eligible students. Start by checking your eligibility.
I'm applying from India. What is the route into Energy and Nuclear Engineering?
A recognised Indian bachelor's in an industrial engineering field, such as a B.Tech or B.E. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, Electrical or Energy Engineering, matches the recommended background, and you upload your course syllabus. An English-medium degree from India can replace the English certificate. The steps are the Apply@PoliTO application, the eligibility letter and Universitaly pre-enrolment. [1][2] Indian students apply for the type D study visa at the Italian embassy or consulate that covers their state, such as New Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru.
Is the route different from Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
No. The academic rules for Energy and Nuclear Engineering are the same whatever your nationality. Applicants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka follow the same steps as India: Apply@PoliTO application, confirmation of eligibility letter and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa from the Italian mission for their country of residence. Read our guide for students in Dhaka.
I live in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman or Bahrain. Where do I apply for the visa?
At the Italian embassy or consulate responsible for the country where you legally live, after Universitaly pre-enrolment. The academic rules for Energy and Nuclear Engineering are the same whatever your nationality, and Gulf residents follow the same steps: Apply@PoliTO application, confirmation of eligibility letter and Universitaly pre-enrolment. Read our guides for Dubai, Riyadh and Doha.
I'm applying from the UK, US, Canada, Singapore or Malaysia. Is anything different?
The academic rules are identical. Non-EU applicants who live abroad, including citizens of these countries, follow the same route: Apply@PoliTO application, confirmation of eligibility letter and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa. Read our guides for London, New York, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
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