PRIDE 2025
To mark Pride Month, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ offers an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the values of equality, diversity, and inclusion. Again this year, a series of initiatives, events, and moments of reflection and awareness will be organized for both the internal community and the general public. For 2025, the Politecnico has once again granted its official support to the Milan and Lecco Pride events. Throughout the entire week, the Rectorate building will be lit up with the colors of the progress Pride flag.
Road to pride
Every week, a series of videos will be published on the university’s official YouTube channel, aimed at raising awareness and encouraging reflection on LGBTQI+ issues in the lead-up to Pride Week 2025.
Check them out:
Pride Week: the events
7.00 PM | Giardini dell’Orologio – Leonardo Campus
A special talk with Annagaia Marchioro, comedian and activist, who will address the topic of language with irony yet depth, exploring how words can be a powerful tool for promoting inclusion. A unique opportunity to reflect on how we can all contribute to building a more welcoming and respectful world. In case of bad weather, the event will be moved to Aula De Donato, Building 3, Leonardo Campus. The event will be held in italian.
12.30 PM | Aula De Donato, Building 3 – Leonardo Campus
An event exploring Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) policies in the United States, the recent challenges, and their global and European impact. Experts such as Igor Suran, Executive Director of Parks – Liberi e Uguali, and other guests will share their insights and experiences on these critical topics. The event will be held in italian.
11.00 AM | Online
A company will present its inclusion projects and policies to the student body of Â鶹ÊÓƵ, with a focus on LGBTQI+ issues in the workplace and guidance for future professional paths. The event will be held online and in Italian.
3.00 PM | Via Vittor Pisani
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ will be present at the Milan Parade alongside the PoliEdro Association.
Actions
- Organisation of PoliMi Pride Week
- Annual sponsorship of and
- Alias Career Protocol for transitioning transgender students and staff
ALIAS career at the Politecnico
On 31 January 2023, the new version of the ALIAS protocol of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ came into force. It allows students undergoing gender transition to study at the university using the identity with which they identify. The document is available on
Education
- : MOOC exploring the role of gender diversity as an driver of innovation and change, analysing the most widespread stereotypes and prejudices and proposing models and examples of inclusion of women and the LGBTI+ community
- Inclusive Knowledge: teaching and technical and administrative staff receive annual special training on diversity and inclusion issues, also with reference to issues of LGBTI+ inclusion
Events and initiatives archive
- Pride Week 2023:
- 19 June 6.00pm: OMOGENITORIALITÀ E DIRITTI [see the ]
- 22 June 09.45am: LE CARRIERE ALIAS ALL’UNIVERSITÀ
Useful documents
- LGBTI+ Glossary - RAINBOW MAP
- : interviews conducted with the entire Politecnico community for Polimi Pride Week 2022
- National Strategy LGBT+ 2022 – 2025 for the prevention and fight againts sexual orientation and gender discriminations
- European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights