Nuclear Engineering was added to the Italian system of the Engineering Courses in 1955-56. In 1957, the Politecnico di Milano was the first University in Italy to offer this subject in the framework of its courses. The capabilities of providing a complete and adequate learning in the nuclear field were gained during the subsequent years, together with a strong link to the related research aspects. Nowadays, the Msc Course in Nuclear Engineering is attended by students from all over Italy.
The strategic validity of nuclear technologies, within their social, environmental and scientific aspects, is higher than fifty years ago.
Nuclear Engineering, which was formerly finalized to its energy applications only, is also addressed to other applications. It played a fundamental role in creating new disciplines responding to extremely complex problems.
In this context, historical aspects of the discipline development and their connections with XX century historical events are of great interest and worth to be told.
At the same time, Nuclear Engineering, beside a strong vitality in the present, naturally looks at the future, steadily updating its interaction with the employment market, with various sectors of research and society.
Nuc@POLIMI: past, present and future is an action in which a number of seminars about these topics will be organized. They will be directed to all the students of Politecnico di Milano who are interested in education in the framework of Nuclear Engineering.