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Master PolisMaker alumni and placement
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Alumni and placement

A programme that opens real professional paths through an interdisciplinary method, field workshops and a growing global network.

Where Master PolisMaker can take you

Master PolisMaker is an interdisciplinary programme focused on career outcomes in urban regeneration, sustainable real estate and urban policies. Our alumni work in public administrations, professional firms, consulting companies, businesses and international organisations, bringing Value Management and PolisMaking tools into decision-making processes.

Placement is not an afterthought but the natural result of a pathway built on real cases, project work, internships and workshops with partners in Italy and abroad.

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Career outcomes

Career outcomes: employment sectors and typical roles

Career outcomes span different fields: alumni apply the PolisMaker method across public and private sectors, nationally and internationally, combining strategic vision, technical skills and the ability to facilitate complex decisions.

An interdisciplinary profile with multiple career pathways

Thanks to interdisciplinary training, a PolisMaker can pursue career opportunities in public administrations, real estate, engineering companies, architecture firms, non-profit organisations, and Urban Transformation Companies (STU) engaged in the transformation of urban settlements.

A PolisMaker is especially characterised by the ability to evaluate alternative options through a holistic lens, with a strong focus on quality of living as well as on the economic and financial sustainability of urban transformation initiatives.

For recent graduates in particular, the programme offers a concrete opportunity to gain professional experience quickly—developing critical thinking, a strategic mindset and the ability to read urban phenomena—skills that would otherwise require several years of professional practice.

Public administration and agencies

Support to urban plans and projects, regeneration, green transition, quality of living, asset management, impact and investment appraisal.

Roles: Common roles: technical officers, project managers, policy & programme support.

Consulting companies and enterprises

Strategic consulting for urban transformations, ESG & sustainability, technical-economic feasibility, value engineering and programme management.

Roles: Common roles: Value & Project Management consultant, urban strategist, ESG/impact analyst.

Real estate, development and urban finance

Asset and territorial enhancement, PPP/Project Finance, appraisal and financial analysis across the life cycle.

Roles: Common roles: real estate & PPP analyst, development manager, value manager for complex projects.

International organisations and cooperation

Sustainable urban development, resilience, inner areas and social innovation projects with institutions and communities.

Roles: Common roles: urban policy officer, project coordinator, international programme consultant.

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Quality of living

Quality of living

The wellbeing dimensions at the core of PolisMaker when assessing urban transformations.

Physical Wellbeing Social Wellbeing Emotional Wellbeing Development Material Wellbeing
Placement

How placement works

Project work and real cases

Each module includes applied tools: from feasibility studies to scenario building and value/impact assessment.

Internships and placements

Opportunities with public bodies, companies, firms and international partners, supported by tutoring and clear learning objectives, also through the Politecnico di Milano network and the Career Service.

Faculty and partner network

Alumni engage with professionals and institutions that often become natural gateways to employment.

PolisMaker.Lab

Field workshops and territorial labs let students demonstrate skills and build lasting professional relationships.

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Alumni insights

Experiences that build competences (and relationships)

Testimonials often highlight moments where learning moves from listening to practice: workshops, conferences, simulations, brainstorming and teamwork. Alongside teaching, alumni also recall the community dimension: exchange across profiles, international comparison and places experienced as part of the Master’s classroom.

Moments of teamwork and collaboration… from the Finalborgo conference… to participation-table simulations and brainstorming.

Meeting people from other parts of the world…

Walking through the city of Como… together with faculty.

The ideal Master, according to participants

Open responses show that the strongest experience is the one combining in-person learning, interdisciplinarity and real cases. This is the same framework guiding the PolisMaker Master’s programs: culture and method, applied to concrete contexts.

1) in-person 2) interdisciplinary 3) applied to real cases.

Testimonials

Alumni voices

Vincenzo Porretto – Master PolisMaker alumnus
Vincenzo Porretto – Master PolisMaker alumnus
Vincenzo Porretto
engineer – ENEA

I chose the Master to strengthen my skills on urban transformations and economic appraisal through a holistic approach. The interdisciplinary nature gave me a global view of the process and tools to support quality-oriented urban interventions.

Marialuisa Trotta – Master PolisMaker alumnus
Marialuisa Trotta – Master PolisMaker alumnus
Marialuisa Trotta
restoration specialist

The Master provided a more complete view of the profession, helping me understand why architects need to master the whole design process, not only aesthetics.

Paolo Galimberti – Master PolisMaker alumnus
Paolo Galimberti – Master PolisMaker alumnus
Paolo Galimberti
freelance architect

The programme allowed me to see the city from different angles with an interdisciplinary approach. High-quality contributions useful both professionally and personally.

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Placement angle

Competences that become employable

Many alumni describe a shift: from single-domain expertise to the ability to handle interdisciplinarity without losing direction. It is a key competence in urban regeneration, real estate and policy processes: define objectives, read impacts, build alternatives and support decisions.

I believe I now have more tools to address this.

In my way of reasoning toward objectives: previously strictly engineering-based, now more open.

Today culture must be a system of connections to address an increasingly complex social and global reality.

It is possible to build a network of connections… PolisMaker provides exactly this preparation and may become an increasingly sought-after profile.

Today the world needs PolisMakers because the overall vision of cities has been fragmented…

Alumni voice

Urban complexity requires transdisciplinarity

Open-ended alumni responses clearly indicate that interdisciplinarity is not an “extra”, but a necessary condition to address the city-system.

Interdisciplinarity… acknowledges the complexity of the city-system… the only way to successfully address urban problems.

Above all: transdisciplinarity…

Recurring words in responses

Concrete. Useful. Essential.
Professional recognitions

Recognised, job-ready competences

Master PolisMaker provides concrete professional recognitions and a direct alignment with advanced Value Management standards.

Professional training credits (CFP)

The programme allows participants to obtain professional training credits for engineers and architects, strengthening continuous development and employability.

International recognition

Participants may obtain the “qualified technician” title in Ticino (Switzerland), under the Cantonal Law on Territorial Development, widening professional opportunities internationally.

Aligned with UNI 11915:2023

The Master embeds the competences required by UNI 11915:2023 for Value Managers, providing nationally recognised tools and methods to guide complex decisions and create value in urban projects.

The network continues after graduation

Becoming a PolisMaker means joining an active professional and cultural community. Alumni, faculty and partners remain connected through initiatives, calls, workshops and collaborations. For many, this network is an integral part of the Master’s value: an ecosystem that continues beyond the classroom and supports new opportunities.

  • Events, seminars and meet-ups for alumni.
  • Calls and collaborations with PolisMaker.Lab in Italy and abroad.
  • Mentoring opportunities and participation in workshops as professionals.
  • Access to an international, value-driven interdisciplinary network.
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