The Italian Institute of Technology - IIT - was created with the objective of promoting Italy's technological development and higher education in science and technology.

IIT is making an effort to implement its scientific programme in this context, with the specific goal of integration between basic scientific research and the development of technical applications.

The research is carried out in highly innovative scientific fields, which represent the most advanced frontiers in modern technology; their contents are widely applicable in multiple areas, from medicine to industry, from computer science to robotics, to life sciences and nanobiotechnology.

IIT is a private law Foundation, created with special Government Law no. 269 of September 30th 2003,  which was later converted into Law n. 326 of November 2003. Read more...