Polimi Tour Guide

The Polimi Tour Guide is the point of reference for any visitors who wish to explore our campuses, whether they are prospective students or simply interested in the history of our university.
The Polimi Tour Guide is also recognisable thanks to the official Politecnico merchandise that they wear, and their job is to guide visitors around, explaining the history of the buildings, showing them the university’s spaces and facilities for both studying and taking a break, and providing the sort of information that only a student who knows all the ins and outs of the campuses can give.
If you like working closely with people and you’re proud of being able to helping others to explore your university, then this is the right activity for you!

• they welcome visitors at the meeting points
• they take the group on the tour, making the various stops along the way
• they convey the information contained in the material provided
• they answer questions and provide insights into their experience of living and studying on the campus
• they get the opportunity to come into contact with people of different cultures and nationalities

This experience will help you to improve:

• time management and organisational skills
• communication skills
• knowledge of the English and Italian language

You can obtain a lot from it, such as:

• skills that can prove helpful later on in the world of employment
• an Open Badge (Magnetic Student Card) certification

We would like to reward your helpfulness and professionalism by presenting you with an electronic OPEN BADGE, which will certify the great work done during the academic year.

MY OPEN BADGE is an internationally recognised digital document that certifies the skills you have acquired.

To obtain the Polimi Tour Guide Badge, students must meet the following requirements:

• participation in the training day
• good availability to lead the scheduled tours during the academic year
• give a feedback to the communications sent by e-mail from the Office in charge
• filling in the tours report file the Office in charge will share with the tour guides
• positive feedback from the office

In order to obtain positive feedback, the student must demonstrate: punctuality, courtesy, collaboration, helpfulness, and the ability to tackle unexpected situations.

Any student enrolled for the A.Y. 2023/2024 at Politecnico di Milano in Laurea Triennale (equivalent to Bachelor of Science), Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) and PhD courses, who also intend to enrol for the A.Y. 2024/2025.
 

Interested students can write to communitylife@polimi.it to arrange a knowledge meeting.

The project is run on a voluntary basis; as such, this is not a paid position.

Students will be selected taking into consideration the following criteria:

1. Known languages (English and Italian)
2. Availability
3. Motivation
4. Previous experiences

The project runs on an academic year basis, according to the academic calendar.

No specific training is required. The Community Life and Merchandising Unit will support you in acquiring the necessary skills, organise a meeting to explain how the project works, answer all your questions, and send you the material containing all the information you will need to do at best your Polimi Tour Guide job.

Coordination: Community Life and Merchandising Unit.

For further information, please email communitylife@polimi.it