At the Fabbrica del Vapore, INTERDEPENDENCE takes the form of an international exhibition, bringing together projects by students from Politecnico di Milano and a selection of design universities worldwide. The exhibition showcases projects through visuals, prototypes and videos, and is further enriched by a diverse program of initiatives, including talks, workshops, performances, and networking activities.
The exhibition collects works from schools and universities all over the world:
| Aalto University | Kaunas University of Technology | Politecnico di Milano - School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering | Umeå Institute of Design |
| Aalborg University | Konstfack | Politecnico di Milano - School of Design | Universidade de São Paulo |
| Aarhus University | Kyushu University | Pontifícia Universidade Católica - PUC Rio | Universidade Europeia | >
| Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw | Latvian Art Academy | RMIT University | University of Arts Linz |
| BESIGN The Sustainable Design School | Loughborough University | STRATE | University of Aveiro |
| Cornell University | MIT | The Design Village | University of Johannesburg |
| ESA Saint-Luc Bruxelles | National College of Art and Design (NCAD) | The University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of New South Wales (UNSW) |
| Estonian Academy of Arts | Nottingham Trent University | The University of Tokyo | University of Tsukuba |
| Glasgow School of Art | Özyeğin University | Tongji University | |
| Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts | Parsons School of Design / The Newschool | Tsinghua University | |
| Illinois Tech | POLI.design | TU Delft |