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Università della Svizzera italiana Guide for Bachelor’s Eng and Master’s students 2018/2019
Index
Introduction The Faculties 2 Psychological Counselling Service 18
Bachelor programmes 2 Sosta Project 18
Master programmes 3 Sport 18
USI in numbers 4 Start-Up 19
Contacts 4 Student Card 19
Study Areas 20
Studying Grants for Bachelor and Master programmes 5
at USI Academic Calendar 8 International Bureaucracy at a glance 25
Registration 8 students Visa 26
Fees 9 Residence permit 26
Certificates 9 Residents’ Registration Office 28
Health Insurance 29
Living Accessibility to the Campuses 11 Third-Party Liability Insurance (RC) 29
on the USI Alumni 11
campus ATM 12 Free time Usefull Information 30
Career 12 and life outside Usefull Links 32
Copy Center 12 of the campus
Equal opportunities service 13
Food 13 Where Arrival in Switzerland/Ticino 33
Housing 13 we are Maps of Public Transportation 34
International relations and study abroad 14 Campuses Maps 36
Internet Connection/Wifi 14
IT Help Desk 15 Glossary 38
Languages Courses 15
Laboratory for Models 15 Contacts 44
Leave of absence 15
Libraries 16
Lost & Found 16
Monthly Budget 16
Parking 17
Photography Laboratory 17
Printing 17
2
Introduction Master
programmes
3
Lugano Campus Lingua, letteratura 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mlci
e civiltà italiana*
Philosophy 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/map
Finance 90 ECTS, 3 sem. www.usi.ch/mfin
Financial 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mfc
Communication
International Tourism 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mt
Economia 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mepin
e Politiche Jointly offered with
Internazionali*/** the Università
Cattolica del Sacro
Cuore (Milan)
Economic Policy 90 ECTS, 3 sem. www.usi.ch/mep
The Faculties Public Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/pmp
and Policy***
Lugano Campus Università della Faculty of Economics
Svizzera italiana Office 233, Main Building Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mmg
Via Buffi 13 decanato.eco@usi.ch Marketing and 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mktg
6900 Lugano Transformative
Faculty of Communication Sciences
Switzerland Economy
Office 235, Main Building
decanato.com@usi.ch Corporate 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mcc
Faculty of Informatics Communication
Office 120, Informatics Building Digital Fashion 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mdfc
decanato.inf@usi.ch Communication** Jointly offered with
Faculty of Biomedical Sciences the Université Paris 1
Office 406, Main Building Panthéon-Sorbonne
decanato.med@usi.ch Communication, 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mcmh
Mendrisio Campus Villa Argentina Academy of Architecture Management and
Largo Bernasconi 2 arc@usi.ch Health
6850 Mendrisio Cognitive Psychology 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mphc
Switzerland in Health Jointly offered with
Communication** the Università Vita
Salute San Raffaele
Bachelor (Milan)
programmes Media Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mmm
Informatics 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/msi
Lugano Campus Economics 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/beco
Artificial Intelligence 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mai
Communication 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/bcom
Sciences Software and Data 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/msde
Engineering
Lingua, letteratura 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/bllci
e civiltà italiana (only in Italian) Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mmi
and Informatics
Informatics* 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/binf
Financial Technology 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mft
Medicine** 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/bmed and Computing
Mendrisio Campus Architecture 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/barc Computational 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mcs
+ 2 sem. of practice Science
Mendrisio Campus Architecture* 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/marc
* Teaching language: English.
** Students are matriculated at USI but attend classes at University of Basel. Teaching language: German.
All other Bachelor programmes are held in Italian. * Teaching language: Italian. All other Master programmes are held in English.
** One (or more) semester is offered by the partner university.
*** Teaching languages: Italian and English.
4 USI
in numbers
3 Campuses (Lugano, Mendrisio, Bellinzona) Studying at USI 5
5 Faculties
21 Institutes and labs
6 Bachelors
22 Masters
8 Doctoral programmes
9 Executive Masters
107 Countries represented
1/9 Teacher/student ratio
100 Partner universities
128 Annual research grants
Grants for Bachelor and Master Programmes
Contacts USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Study Advisory Service Bursaries The Department of Education, Culture and Sport (Dipartimento
Office 303 granted by the dell’Educazione, della cultura e dello sport - DECS) of the Canton
Via Buffi 13 Canton Ticino of Ticino provides financial support to students who meet its
6900 Lugano residency requirements. The information brochure and the applica-
Svizzera tion forms can be downloaded from the web page:
tel + 41 58 666 4795
fax + 41 58 666 4759 www4.ti.ch/decs/sa/uast/sportello/formulari-e-opuscoli
studyadvisor@usi.ch
www.usi.ch For further details, please contact the “Ufficio degli aiuti allo studio”:
USI Università della Svizzera italiana www4.ti.ch/decs/sa/uast/ufficio
Academy of Architecture
Villa Argentina
Largo Bernasconi 2 Bursaries Swiss students residing in other cantons can apply for educational
6850 Mendrisio granted by other funding from the competent cantonal office, which can be found
Svizzera Swiss cantons through the following web site:
tel + 41 58 666 5000
fax + 41 58 666 5868 http://borsedistudio.educa.ch/it
info.arc@usi.ch
www.arc.usi.ch
Bursaries 20 one-off scholarships of CHF 4’000 each to first-year Bachelor
granted by students who obtained their high-school degree and who at the
private moment of graduation had legal residence in the German- or
foundations French-speaking cantons of Switzerland;
5 three-year scholarships for students admitted to the first year of
the Bachelor in Economics;
5 three-year scholarships for students admitted to the first year of
the Bachelor in Communication Sciences;
15 annual scholarships (5 for each of the 3 years of study) to
students enrolled in the Bachelor in Italian language, literature and
culture;
6 60 one-off scholarships of CHF 4’000 each to the students Reginaldus The Reginaldus Foundation awards several scholarships to Swiss 7
admitted to the first year of a USI Master programme; Foundation and foreign students of the Lugano university campus, who have
10 two-year scholarships for students admitted to the first year of excellent academic performance and who intend to stay at the
one of the Masters offered by the Faculty of Informatics; Aristotle College.
5 two-year scholarships for students admitted to the first year of For further information, please contact: info@aristotlecollege.ch.
the Master in Italian language, literature and culture;
5 one-off scholarships of CHF 4’000 each to the best sec- www.aristotlecollege.ch
ond-year student of each Master’s programme at USI.
The regulations and application forms are available at: Zonta Club The Zonta Club Lugano Foundation awards several scholarships to
Lugano Swiss students or foreign students living in Ticino with a C residence
www.usi.ch/en/bachelor-tasse-e-borse-di-studio Foundation permit who are attending a Bachelor’s or a Master’s Degree
Programme:
Equal The Equal Opportunities Service of USI offers (through open http://lugano.zonta.ch/fondazione
Opportunities competition) one scholarship worth CHF 4’000 for a female
Service student admitted to the first year of the Bachelor in Informatics:
IBSA For the IBSA Foundation for scientific research, the frontiers of
www.usi.ch/en/binf-tasse-e-borse-di-studio Foundation science are broad and faith in the future stems from building solid
for scientific foundations that are based on education and scientific discovery.
research The Foundation (www.ibsafoundation.org) offers every year
Private For scholarships granted by private foundations to students scholarships to Bachelor students in medicine studying at USI
foundations enrolled in the Academy of Architecture, please refer to: partner universities (University of Basel, ETH Zurich, University of
for the Academy Zurich).
of Architecture www.arc.usi.ch/en/academy/borse-di-studio
For information on other private foundations present in Ticino,
please refer to:
Leonardo Swiss and foreign students enrolled at USI can apply for a scholar-
Foundation ship granted by the Leonardo Foundation. The application form can www4.ti.ch/decs/sa/uast/cosa-facciamo/fondazioni-private
be downloaded from the web page
Further information:
www4.ti.ch/decs/sa/uast/cosa-facciamo/fondazioni-private Faculties of Economics, Communication Sciences, Informatics
and Biomedical Sciences:
studygrants@usi.ch
Fondazione The SODESKA Foundation offers 5 scholarships worth CHF 4’000 Academy of Architecture:
SODESKA each to Swiss students to support them during their studies at USI: scholarship.arc@usi.ch
www.usi.ch/en/bachelor-tasse-e-borse-di-studio
Other specifics grants are available.
For further information, please refer to each study programme’s
website.
8 Academic Fees Tuition fees amount to CHF 4’000 per semester. 9
Fall 17.09.2018 Courses start
Calendar Semester 2018 21.12.2018 Courses end Applicants whose official residence was in Switzerland (includ-
2018-2019 ing Liechtenstein and Campione d’Italia, under certain conditions)
Spring 18.02.2019 Courses start at the time of the final high school exam (Maturità) pay a reduced
Semester 2019 19-26.04.2019 Easter break
* Lugano Campus semester fee of CHF 2’000.
** Mendrisio Campus 31.05.2019 Courses end
Exams 07.01-03.02.2019 Winter session Tuition fees are payable at the beginning of each term, by the
Sessions 03.06-06.07.2019 Summer session deadline indicated on the invoice; fee payment is an essential
26.08-13.09.2019 Fall session (retake)
condition for matriculating or renewing one’s enrolment.
Events 2018
04-21.09.2018 Welcome Meeting Certificates Lugano Campus
17.09.2018 Welcome Day The website www.attestati.lu.usi.ch is the portal where students of
18.10.2018 International Relations and
Study Abroad Info Session
the Faculties of Communication Sciences, Economics, and
08-09.11.2018 Ministage** Informatics can generate and download a series of certificates:
12-23.11.2018 Master Meeting* certificate of attendance (the document that certifies matriculation
15.11.2018 International Exchange at USI);
Programmes Fair
16.11.2018 Master Info Day**
statement for the Cantonal migration office;
22.11.2018 Long Night of Careers request form for military service deferment;
26-27.11.2018 Ministage* certificates for requesting gainful employment during studies.
07.12.2018 Bachelor Info Day**
13.12.2018 Bachelor Info Day*
The portal is accessible with the student NetID credentials.
2019
21.01-01.02.2019 Webinar Grade transcript of exams (Communication, Economics)
25-26.02.2019 Ministage* The official grade transcript of exams, which includes the related
08.03.2019 Master Info Day**
15.03.2019 Master Info Day*
ECTS study points, can be obtained at:
28-29 marzo 2019 Ministage */**
03.05.2019 Bachelor Info Day** www.esami.lu.usi.ch
10.05.2019 Bachelor Info Day*
31-05-2.06.2019 Swiss University
Championships
Queries and special certificates
For queries and special certificates, please contact:
Public Holidays 01.11.2018 All Saints Faculties of Communication Sciences and Economics
08.12.2018 Immaculate Conception attestati.lu@usi.ch
19.03.2019 Saint Joseph’s day
19.04.2019 Good Friday
Faculty of Informatics
22.04.2019 Easter Monday decanato.inf@usi.ch
01.05.2019 Labour Day
30.05.2019 Ascension Mendrisio Campus
09.06.2019 Whitsunday
20.06.2019 Corpus Domini
The forms (request of ex-matriculation, request of military and Civil
Defense postponements), duly filled out, are to be handed in at the
campus front office.
Study certificates should be requested by email to
Registration Applications for a Bachelor or Master programme at Università
della Svizzera italiana should be done online: segretariato.arc@usi.ch
Lugano Campus: https://application.lu.usi.ch
Mendrisio Campus: http://applicationform.arc.usi.ch
Applications can be submitted also in paper form, by post.
Applications sent by e-mail or fax will not be accepted.10 USILuNet
Lugano Campus
USILuNet is the portal where the student can access a series of
online services such as exams management, job offers, webmail,
Living on the USI campus 11
iCorsi platform, print summary, FAQ on how to configure your
devices, etc. Each student have a personal USILuNet page.
www.usilu.net
iCorsi3 iCorsi3 is USI’s e-learning platform:
www.icorsi.ch
The platform enables students to download or consult teaching
materials and take examinations on line using the Safe Exam
Browser programme.
Access to the platform is via the personal NetID.
The information below is published in alphabetical order.
Accessibility The Lugano Campus, the Palazzo Canavée and the Mendrisio
to the Library have been adapted for mobility-impaired individuals, with
Campuses appropriate access ramps and facilities (WC, etc.).
For further information and assistance, please contact directly:
Pro Infirmis Luganese e Mendrisiotto
Via dei Sindacatori 1
6908 Massagno
tel + 41 91 960 2870
fax + 41 91 960 2888
ticino@proinfirmis.ch
Alumni USI Alumni was set up to assure continuity of contacts between
Università della Svizzera italiana and its alumni. The Service aims at:
establishing and consolidating a network through which USI
alumni can always keep in touch with each other as well as with
academic staff and current students;
initiating and promoting contacts between alumni, companies, and
institutions;
supporting the professional development and networking of the
alumni community;
making a contribution to the growth of Università della Svizzera
italiana.
www.usi.ch/en/alumni12 ATM Lugano Campus Equal The Equal Opportunities Service promotes gender equality and a 13
An ATM is available in the main building (back entrance under the Opportunities culture of non-discrimination and better appreciation of diversity
cafeteria). Service at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI). The Service mainly has
focused on:
Mendrisio Campus Support and encourage women who intend to undertake a career
There is no ATM on the Mendrisio Campus. The closest ATM is in academic teaching and research;
located at the Regional Hospital OBV (next to the Library). Motivate and support female students who choose to engage in
technical-scientific study curricula;
Support the work-life balance between university work and study;
Career The University’s Career Service aims at fostering exchange and Foster a culture of fairness, transparency and equality;
contacts with the business world, and to acquaint students with Provide and ensure the adequate and balanced conditions for
the working environment, thus ensuring a smoother and success- studying, teaching and working
ful transition from the academic world to the workplace.
www.usi.ch/en/equal-opportunities-usi
The key activities of the Service focus on the following:
Maintain a database with internships and job opportunities and
weekly career newsletters Food Lugano Campus
Comprehensive, one-to-one career counselling services The Lugano Campus cafeteria (commonly called “mensa” in
Internships coordination Italian) is located in the main building and is open Monday to Friday
Coordination of scholarships for internships abroad from 7:45am to 5:30pm. It offers a choice of three daily menus
Online CV-Book (price for student):
Coordination of field projects Daily special at CHF 11.00
On-campus recruitment events and orientation in the job market Pasta at CHF 7.50
Long Night of Careers Vegetarian at CHF 10.00
Visiting Employers Programme
Successful Applications seminars The menu prices are subject to change.
Career Management Workshops To benefit from reduced prices, when asked you must show your
USI Career Stories LIVE student ID card.
USI Alumni Placement Survey The cafeteria is closed during the Christmas holiday break and
during the summer break (first two weeks of August).
www.usi.ch/en/career
The weekly menu is available (only in Italian) at:
www.desk.usi.ch/it/mensa-e-menu-settimanale-campus-di-lugano
Copy The Copy Center which is located on the Lugano Campus (Level 1,
Center office 121): Mendrisio Campus
manages the printers on the Lugano Campus; Students can benefit from reduced prices at the Osteria Vignetta
is the focal point for the production, distribution and sale of course (Via Turconi, next to Villa Argentina – www.vignetta.ch) and at the
materials on the Lugano Campus; Obivella Restaurant of the “Beata Vergine” the Regional Hospital
provides a thesis printing and binding service (for a charge). of Mendrisio (next to the Library). For the special rates, student
needs to show, upon request, the USI student card.
Contact:
tel + 41 58 666 4586
copycenter@usi.ch Housing USI does not have on-campus structure to accommodate all
students, who must therefore provide for themselves. In case, the
To access the student printers, please refer to section “Printing” on USI Accommodation Service can assist you.
page 17. Further information on housing is available at www.desk.usi.ch, the
portal with all practicalities for the USI community:
Accommodation at USI
Rental listings database
USI Home
Casa dell’Accademia14 Aristotle College IT Help Desk Lugano Campus 15
Useful information on Swiss regulations For assistance with any IT device or system, contact:
Advisory services for tenants Help Desk Lugano Campus
FAQ Main building, office 164
sistema.lu@usi.ch
SEMP (ex Erasmus) and other mobility students seeking accom- tel + 41 58 666 4610
modation for the duration of their study semester in Lugano or in Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm.
Mendrisio are invited to contact the Housing Service directly by
e-mail, for personal advice: Mendrisio Campus
alloggi@usi.ch (Lugano Campus) For any issues related to IT infrastructures, the network, access to
alloggi.me@usi.ch (Mendrisio Campus) systems, payments of prints and supply of papers or inks for
printers please contact help@ti-edu.ch
To helps students seeking for an accommodation, USI has a
Facebook page (www.facebook.com/usialloggi) where messages
from students who are looking for a roommate or are leaving their Languages USI offers Italian, French, German and English languages courses
flat/room are published. Courses before the beginning of the academic year and during the semesters.
www.usi.ch/housing Language courses are free for USI students.
Italian courses: www.italiancourse.usi.ch
International Currently, USI has agreements not only with all Swiss universities French, German and English courses: www.corsilingua.usi.ch
Relations and but also with over 80 universities abroad. A period of study abroad
Study Abroad is designed to foster cultural, scientific and linguistic perspectives,
while helping to enrich and consolidate already acquired knowl- Laboratory The Academy of Architecture also has 2 laboratories (Palazzo
edge and skills. for Models Turconi and Palazzo Canavée) where students can learn to
Mendrisio Campus operate the various technical ways for creating models of their
The Università della Svizzera italiana, through its International design projects. In order to use these machines, students are
Relations and Study Abroad Service, offers its students and others required to take a 2-hour introductory course.
coming from Switzerland and abroad the following possibilities:
The Swiss mobility programme
The Swiss-European mobility programme - SEMP (former Leave Bachelor and Master’s students may obtain a leave of absence, for
Erasmus) of one or more semesters, in the event of maternity, military or civil
The International exchange programme Absence service, severe illness or other difficulties deemed as significant
Freemover programme obstacles to the regular course of studies. The leave of absence
has a suspensive effect on the binding terms for exams and
www.usi.ch/en/relint graduation.
Students on leave of absence remain matriculated, and will
continue to benefit from the status of student by paying a reduced
Internet The following Wi-Fi networks are available for Internet access: tuition fee of CHF 100 per semester, according to the USI
Connection / USI Wireless (all campus) Regulations for admissions and enrollment. During the leave of
Wi-Fi USI (all campus) absence students are not allowed to attend courses, take exams,
USI-5 (only certain areas of the Lugano campus) or defend a Master thesis; they can however take exams of
USIGuestHouse (Lugano Campus - Palazzo Lambertenghi) courses attended prior to the leave of absence.
eduroam (all campus) To apply for a leave of absence, students should contact the Dean’s
Office / Faculty secretariat who will provide information of the
USI Wireless is a network accessible to all, with an online time limit relevant procedure and documentation.
of four hours per session. To log in, follow the instructions on the
page you see when you first access it. For access to the other www.desk.usi.ch/en/congedi-studenti-bachelor-e-master
networks, you need USI credentials or credentials from other
universities (eduroam).16 Libraries The libraries hold a wide collection of books and periodicals in Parking Lugano Campus 17
USI’s areas of study, providing individual study spaces and An underground car park is available on the Lugano Campus. It
photocopying services. possible to pay only with Swiss francs (CHF). Credit cards are not
accepted.
University Library Lugano Around USI there are a few blue zones available (maximum 1 hour)
Opening hours: and white zones (CHF 2 per hour).
Monday-Friday 9am-10pm / Saturday 9am-12.15pm It is possible to rent a parking space, subject to availability, at the
(the opening hours are reduced during the summer time) car park of the ‘Ospedale Italiano’.
During the exam sessions, the library has extended opening hours on:
Saturday and Sunday 9am-6pm. www.desk.usi.ch/en/parking-lugano-campus
https://it.bul.sbu.usi.ch Mendrisio Campus
There are no available parking spaces for students on the
Academy of Architecture Library Mendrisio campus. Car parks are available in town.
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday 9am-8pm
Saturday 10am-5pm Photography The laboratory offers students the opportunity to take photo-
Laboratory graphs of models and projects carried out in the ateliers. It is
http://biblio.arc.usi.ch Mendrisio Campus located in the Canavée building (floor -1) and has a photographic
studio and a workspace equipped with the related materials
(panels, black cloth, continuous light headlights). The request for
Lost Lugano Campus use of the Laboratory must be forwarded to:
and For all lost items, contact the reception of the main building
Found (ground floor at the entrance) according to the opening hours www.aule.usi.ch/prenotazione
10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm
Mendrisio Campus Printing Lugano Campus
For all lost items, contact the reception of Villa Argentina accord- Students may use the following printers:
ing to the opening hours 10am-12pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm
USI_Students Main Buildiing Room 156
1° floor Room 157
Room 159
Monthly Accommodation CHF 450/800
Budget USI_Laser Main Buildiing Room 128
(shared single room or one-bedroom apartment)
1° floor
Food and other household expenses CHF 450 Biblioteca Master’s students
5° floor area
Health Insurance (if required) CHF 110/280
Informatics Building 1° e 2° floor
Public Transportation CHF 50/100
Books and study materials CHF 50 Students may print only in A4 format, in black and white. They are
Free time expenses CHF 200 entitled to 1’000 free printouts per semester. You can consult an
Total / per month CHF 1’300/1’900 overview of your printouts on your system profile USILuNET (to
access the page from outside the campus IT network, you need to
This budget is referred to an average of the monthly budget for a log in with your CAMPUS account).
USI student, excluding however the one-off expenses such as
residence permit, regional foreign office, security deposit, etc. Mendrisio Campus
Students can benefit from network printers in formats ranging
from A4 to the plotter for tables and drawings, which are located at
Palazzo Canavée and Palazzo Turconi.18 Psychological The Psychological Counselling Service offers a counselling service Sport Service USI/SUPSI provides equipment for many sport 19
Counselling in cooperation with the ATP, the association of psychologists in Tici- activities and relevant facilities, e.g. for water sports, and also has a
Service no, to help students reach professionals in the field of psychology. few agreements and facilitations with several partners.
Emotional distress may come in different forms and degrees, from www.sport.usi.ch
a short term to a more complicated and long-lasting discomfort.
When a disorder or a problem interferes with one’s daily routine
affecting relationships, family, the workplace or school, seeking Start-up The Start-up Promotion Center assists people or teams intending
assistance from a qualified psychologist is certainly an option. to turn an innovative idea or project into an entrepreneurial activity,
helping them:
Counselling is not a free of charge service; supplemental health to define the idea, estimate its risks and opportunities and turn it
insurance will cover the fees for Cantonal appointed qualified into a project;
psychotherapists. to develop a sound and effective feasibility study;
USI will cover the fees for the first session. to extend and analyze the range of possible solutions;
by following their activity right through the set-up and the develop-
www.desk.usi.ch/en/servizio-di-consulenza-psicologica ment and consolidation phases of the project.
www.cpstartup.ch
Sosta The general objective of the “SostA... towards a sustainable univer-
Project sity” project is to achieve environmental, economic and social
responsibility at USI. Student Your student card provides proof of your enrolment at USI and
The specific objectives are: Card bears your matriculation number. It is assigned to you when you
to improve energy efficiency; first complete the enrolment process.
to introduce and strengthen sustainability criteria in daily manage-
ment and purchasing; Lugano Campus
to raise the awareness of the USI community; The card enables students of the Faculties of Communication
to guide USI towards a sustainability model. Science, Economics and Informatics to:
renew their enrolment automatically;
As part of the project, useful information is available concerning access the common areas of the campus 24/7;
sustainability (rubbish collection, water and energy consumption), use printers, make photocopies and scan documents;
mobility arrangements (bike sharing in Lugano and Mendrisio) and obtain up-to-date certificates;
other aspects. register for sporting activities;
register for the bike sharing service;
www.sosta.usi.ch benefit from various promotions.
www.desk.usi.ch/en/tessera-studenti
Sport A Service for Sport and Leisure has been created to promote joint
sporting activities between Università della Svizzera italiana and Mendrisio Campus
the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland The student card allows students of the Academy of the Architec-
(SUPSI) and to coordinate local members’ participation in national ture to access the buildings on campus 24/7,to benefit from the
and international university sports events. Library loan and a few student reductions (OBV Restaurant,
Osteria Vignetta).
The Sport Service USI/SUPSI organizes several sport activities
addressed to the university community (students, PhD, academic
and non academic staff). The goal is to create adequate opportuni-
ties to complement the intellectual or office-based routines with
an attractive offer enhanced by social and cultural components.
The programme includes courses and special events offered
throughout the academic year, as well as between terms, with a
selection of weekly activities, training courses, camps and events.20 Study Lugano Campus
Areas Study Areas Main Building Room 156
1° livello Room 157
Room 159
Room 128
Master Students Library
Area 5° livello
All the study areas mentioned above are accessible 24/7 using
your student card and are covered by the campus WiFi network.
Access to PCs is granted with the CAMPUS account.
In addition to the areas mentioned above, there are 200 worksta-
tions in the campus library and a number of them are equipped
with PCs (refer to “Library” section).
Mendrisio Campus
Design atelier Palazzo Canavée
Palazzo Turconi
Computer area Palazzo Canavée
Study Area Library of the Academy of Architecture
Mendrisio Campus
Municipal park,Skate park, Spazio 1929
Lugano Officina Creativa,
Lugano
Piazza Riforma,
LuganoInternational students 25
Bureaucracy at a glance
UE/EFTA NON-UE/EFTA
Students Students
Visa Not mandatory The procedure takes
1-4 months
Residence Within 14 days of your Within 14 days of your
Permit arrival in Switzerland arrival in Switzerland
Resident’s Within 8 days of arrival Within 8 days of arrival
registration office in Switzerland in Switzerland
Health Can be exempted Mandatory
Insurance
Third-party liability If requested If requested by
Insurance (RC) by the homeowners the homeowners
Legend Not mandatory
Parco Ciani,
Can be exempted
Lugano
Mandatory26 The information below is published by order of relevance Application www4.ti.ch/di/home-sp/servizi-online/permessi-per-stranieri/
27
For further information please refer to procedure dimora-b
www.usi.ch/en/organising-bachelor-master-studies for EU/EFTA
students Click on “Richiesta nuovo permesso cittadini UE/AELS”, avvio.
Visa Students from UE/EFTA do not need a visa to enter Switzerland.
Once the online procedure has been completed, the student must
Students from non-UE/EFTA must request a student visa to the print the form and send it together with the requested documents
Swiss Embassy or Consulate in their home country before entering listed on the following link:
Switzerland.
All the necessary forms are available at the Swiss Embassies and www.usi.ch/en/organising-bachelor-master-studies
Consulates.
To start the procedure, candidates must provide the admission The student will be summoned to the Lugano Migration Office
letter from the Università della Svizzera italiana. (New Arrivals Service, Via Balestra 33) to check his/her docu-
ments before being issued with a residence permit for educational
It is recommended that non-UE/EFTA apply for admission as early purposes.
as possible. Students will receive the visa to enter Switzerland only
at the end of the procedure.
Application Within 14 days of entry into Switzerland, non-EU/EFTA students
Note: procedure for must send the following documents to the Migration Office in
that the visa process might take between 1 and 4 months. Entry non-EU/EFTA Bellinzona:
into Switzerland is only possible after the application is approved. students signed Entry Authorization
A tourist visa for Switzerland cannot be converted into a student copy of passport
visa. Regardless of the visa, the student must apply for a residence copy of visa
permit. copy of lease of accommodation
photograph (3.5x4.5 cm)
www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/publiservice/weisungen-kreis-
schreiben/visa/liste1_staatsangehoerigkeit/leg_visum.html All documents must be written and/or translated into Italian.
Students will receive a first summons to the Lugano Migration
Residence Foreign students wishing to stay in Switzerland during their study Office (New Entrants Service, Via Balestra 33) to verify docu-
Permit period must apply for a residence permit for educational ments and a second summons to the Bellinzona Migration Office
purposes. The application must be submitted within 14 days to register their biometric data.
of the arrival in Switzerland following the procedure.
Pending the issue of a residence permit for educational purposes,
Foreign students residing in the frontier zone who return home students wishing to leave Switzerland must ensure that the entry
daily do not need to apply for permission. visa on their passport is still valid (if not, they must request a new
one from the Bellinzona Migration Office).
All foreign students and Swiss students domiciled in Municipalities
other than those where they are staying for study purposes, must Contacts:
register with the Office for the Control of Residents of the
municipality in which they reside. www4.ti.ch/di/home-sp/contatti/ufficio-della-migrazione
(only in Italian)28 Procedure The permit must be renewed each year, at least 14 days before it Health Every person residing in Switzerland is required to have a health 29
for renewing expires, following the procedure online: Insurance and accident insurance or to obtain the relevant exemption (see
a residence below) within three months of entry into Switzerland.
permit for www4.ti.ch/di/home-sp/servizi-online/permessi-per-stranieri/
educational dimora-b Compulsory health insurance covers the costs of the medical care
purposes in case of illness or accident.
Upon registration at the regional foreign office, students will
Residents’ All foreign students must register to the town population office receive two official letters requesting to apply for health insurance
Registration within 8 days of arrival in Switzerland. by a specific date. If the terms are not met, or exemption is not
Office obtained, an insurance will be assigned as a matter of course at
the discretion of the respective authorities.
For Lugano Puntocittà Under certain conditions, students may be exempted from
Via della Posta 8 contracting compulsory health insurance in Switzerland.
6900 Lugano
tel + 41 58 866 6000 This applies in particular to:
puntocitta@lugano.ch students coming from EU/EFTA countries who have a European
Health Insurance Card;
Opening hours: students with private insurance in Germany who can prove that it
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 7.30am-12pm and 1.30pm-5pm complies with Swiss standards, i.e. that it is unlimited;
Tuesday and Thursday: 7.30am-6pm students from non-EU/EFTA countries who can prove that such
insurance complies with Swiss standards, i.e. that it is unlimited.
Residents’ registration office in Mendrisio
For Mendrisio Municipio www.desk.usi.ch/en/health-insurance-students
Via Municipio 13
6850 Mendrisio
tel + 41 91 640 3120 Third-Party The liability insurance is optional but highly recommended.
Liability This insurance protects people against unwilling damage caused
Opening hours: Insurance to third parties, for example damages caused during sports
Monday to Friday: 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm activities, whilst renting an apartment or as a pet owner.
Thursday: 10am-12pm and 4pm-6pm
www.ch.ch
For further information on all procedures please refer to:
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Free time and life Car In Switzerland, you must be at least 18 years old to obtain a driving
license and driving is on the right.
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outside of the campus
For further information on the foreign driving licence (validity,
change, etc) refer to the “Sezione della Circolazione”:
www.ti.ch/circolazione (only in Italian)
Post Post offices now provide a variety of products and facilities:
Office stamps, stationery, money transfers from abroad (international
money orders are handled only by the main post offices) and other
products. In addition, the Post Office offers the “PostFinance
account” as an alternative to a bank account. To open an account
at the Post Office, students are required to provide an identity
document (passport or ID), a residence permit and a certificate of
enrolment issued by USI.
For more information: www.postfinance.ch
Bank Account To open a personal bank account in Switzerland, students are
required to present a valid passport or identity card and a certifi- Postal office Lugano Centre (main office)
cate of enrolment issued by USI. Certain banks may ask for Via della Posta
additional documents. It is recommended to open a student CH-6900 Lugano
account, which generally offers a series of benefits. Opening hours:
Mondays-Fridays 7.30am-7pm and Saturdays 8am-4pm
Bike With the student card, it is possible to activate a free annual
Sharing subscription to the PubliBike bike sharing service available within Postal office Mendrisio Station (main office)
the city of Lugano. One of the bike stations is located at USI’s main Via Franscini
entrance: the first 30 minutes, i.e. the time required to move from CH-6850 Mendrisio
one station to another, are free of charge; after this period, the user Opening hours:
will be charged a fee per minute. Mondays-Fridays 8.00am-6.30pm and Saturdays 8.30am-12pm
At the Mendrisio campus, bike sharing is available to students only tel + 41 (0)848 888 888
within the university campus. www.posta.ch
Buses The buses guarantee efficient mobility in the city of Lugano and Shops The main supermarkets are open Mondays to Fridays from 8.30am
the surrounding areas. In addition to the city buses, surrounding to 7pm, Thursdays from 8.30am to 9pm, and Saturdays from
towns can be reached with the yellow coaches (Autopostale) or by 8.30am to 5pm (in the summer until 6pm). Smaller shops stay open
the Lugano public transportation network (Autolinee Regionali until 6.30pm (also on Thursdays) and close on Saturdays 5pm.
Luganesi).
Detailed information on Lugano’s public transportation (TPL) is Telephone To call Ticino from abroad, you must dial 0041 91 (land lines) and
available on: www.tplsa.ch (only in Italian). then the phone number.
In Switzerland, there are several mobile phone operators. Informa-
In Mendrisio, city bus nr.1, as well as a yellow ‘Autopostale’ coach, tion on rates, subscriptions and prepaid cards may be obtained
provide regular connections between the Academy and the cities from the specialist shops throughout Ticino and at post offices.
of Chiasso and Como. Information on bus passes is available on Generally, prepaid cards and contracts can be used with all
the website www.arcobaleno.ch standard GSM mobile phones on 900/1800 Mhz.
For the transportation maps refer to the section “Where we are” Train Students can purchase a “Swiss Half-Price Card” from a Swiss
on pages 34 and 35. Railway ticket office (www.sbb.ch/en) that entitles them to a 50%
reduction on all train fares in Switzerland. Swiss Rail also offers
season tickets at special rates for commuters, i.e. people who live
just across the border in Italy and travel to Switzerland every day.
Other train passes are available that entitle the holder to travel for32 free after 7pm until the last train (www.binario7.ch, only for
students under 25 years-old).
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USI Student USI’s students can benefit from the discounts and special rates
Discounts showing the USI student card.
The list is available at:
www.desk.usi.ch/en/discounts-special-rates-and-offers
Useful Lugano Cantonal Library of Lugano www.sbt.ti.ch/bclu
Links
City of Lugano www.lugano.ch
Lugano Turism www.luganoregion.com/en
Medical Centre www.centromedico.ch
(Train Station)
Hospitals www.eoc.ch By plane The Agno Airport is located about 6km from Lugano centre and
(Civico and Italiano)
23km from Mendrisio. It offers flights mainly to Zürich (www.
Lugano Migration Office Via Serafino Balestra 33 lugano-airport.ch).
(New Arrivals Service) 6900 Lugano
Mendrisio Cantonal Library www.sbt.ti.ch/bcme
of Mendrisio By car To Lugano
City of Mendrisio www.mendrisio.ch Exit to Lugano Nord, follow “City centre” and then “USI” sign
Mendrisiotto Tourism www.mendrisiottoturismo.ch
Hospital “Beata Vergine” www.eoc.ch To Mendrisio
Exit to Mendrisio and then “Accademia” sign
Ticino Canton Ticino www.ti.ch
Ticino Tourism www.ticino.ch/en
Migration Office Via Lugano 4 By train Lugano
6501 Bellinzona
From the train station, the Lugano Campus can be reached with
USI USI Security number +41 58 666 4730 bus n° 6 (Cornaredo direction, stop “Università”).
Lugano Campus
USI Security number +41 58 666 5820 Mendrisio
Mendrisio Campus
The Academy of Architecture is located a few steps away from the
Other Usefull Helpline (Volunteer 143 train station. Please refer to the City map on page 35.
Numbers Emotional Support)
Traffic conditions 163
Swisscom Info Service 1811
(fee liable)
Emergency General Emergency 112
Swiss Number
Numbers
Police 117
Fire Department 118
Ambulance 144
REGA 1414
Roadside Assistance 140
Toxicological Institute 145
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Campuses Maps 37
Lugano Mendrisio
1 Main Building 1 Villa Argentina
2 Red Building 2 Canavée Building
3 Informatics Building Via Mad 3 Turconi Building
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4 Auditorium 13 4 Library
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5 Aula magna 5 Teatro dell’architettura
6 Library 6 Lab.Ti Laboratorio
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Glossario enclosure allegato
enrolment certificate attestato di frequenza
entry requirements criteri d’ammissione
excess franchigia
exchange scambio
exempt esentare
extra (service) charges spese
F Faculty Board Consiglio di Facoltà
fail (to) bocciare
Fall Semester SA (semestre autunnale)
fare tariffa
fee tassa d’iscrizione
flat, apartment appartamento
English - Italian
floor piano
form formulario / modulo
A accommodation alloggio formal registration immatricolazione
apartment appartamento free time tempo libero
application iscrizione freshman matricola
attend (to) frequentare furnished arredato, ammobiliato
Attachment allegato G grade voto
authenticate (to) vidimare H health insurance cassa malattia
B board vitto housing alloggio
book libro I included / not included incluso / escluso
borrow (to) prendere in prestito K kiosk edicola
C canteen mensa L lab / laboratory laboratorio
car auto landlord proprietario
car park parcheggio leave of absence congedo
card tessera lend (to) prestare
certificate / transcript attestato lesson corso
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class corso library biblioteca
classroom aula lodger subentrante
closing date termine d’iscrizione M main building stabile principale
compulsory obbligatorio major / minor (area) (area) maggiore / minore
course catalogue libretto corsi mandatory obbligatorio
course schedule orario corsi mark voto
course subject corso matriculation immatricolazione
D deadline termine d’iscrizione meals vitto
dean decano Migration office ufficio della migrazione
deductible franchigia N newsstand edicola
deposit cauzione / caparra no classes on sospensione corsi
discount riduzione/sconto notes appunti
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O official residence domicilio legale Italian - English 41
one-room apartment monolocale
optional facoltativo A abbonamento subscription (newspapers, etc.)
owner proprietario season ticket (transports)
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parking lot parcheggio affitto, affittare rent, to rent
pass (to) superare, passare un esame allegato enclosure/attachment
post account / bank account conto corrente postale /bancario alloggio accommodation / housing
plane aereo appartamento flat, apartment
phone telefono appunti notes
photocopy / to photocopy fotocopia/fotocopiare area maggiore/minore major/minor
practice esercitazione arredato, ammobiliato furnished
preferential rates sconto/ riduzione attestato certificate / transcript
print (to) stampare (of exam results)
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R rate tariffa enrolment certificate
reception segreteria aula classroom
rent, rent (to) affitto, affittare auto car
residence permit permesso di soggiorno B bacheca notice board
residents’ registration office controllo abitanti (PuntoCittà) biblioteca library
room stanza / locale bocciare to fail
S scholarship borsa di studio borsa di studio scholarship/grant
share (to) condividere C cassa malattia health insurance
shop negozio cauzione / caparra deposit
Spring Semester semestre primaverile (SP) condividere to share
statement dichiarazione congedo leave of absence
storey piano Consiglio di Facoltà Faculty Board
studio flat monolocale conto corrente postale/ post account/
subscription abbonamento bancario bank account
sublet (to) subaffittare controllo abitanti (PuntoCittà) residents’ registration office
T teaching timetable orario dei corsi corso Class/course/lesson
teaching / class corso corso a scelta elective
third-party liability insurance RC (responsabilità civile) criteri d’ammissione entry requirements
town hall municipio D dare in affitto to let
train treno Decano / decanato Dean / dean’s office
transcript attestato dichiarazione statement
V vending machine distributore automatico distributore automatico vending machine
visa visto domicilio legale official residence
W washing machine lavatrice E edicola newsstand / kiosk
elaborato paper / essay
esentare exempt
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F facoltativo optional S SA (semestre autunnale) Fall semester
formulario / modulo form scambio exchange
fotocopiare / fotocopia to photocopy / photocopy sconto / riduzione preferential rates / discount
franchigia deductible or excess Segreteria reception
frequentare to attend sessione esami Exams session
I immatricolazione formal registration / matriculation sospensione corsi no classes on
incluso / escluso included / not included SP (semestre primaverile) Spring semester
iscrizione application / registration / spese extra (service) charges
enrolment stabile principale main building
L laboratorio lab / laboratory stampare to print
lavastoviglie dishwasher stanza / locale room
lavatrice washing machine subaffittare to sub-let
libretto corsi course catalogue subentrante lodger
libro book superare un esame to pass
M matricola freshman T tariffa fare / rate
mensa canteen tassa d’iscrizione fee (tuition fee)
monolocale one-room apartment / studio tempo libero free time
flat telefono phone
municipio town hall (building) / City Hall termine d’iscrizione deadline / closing date
modulo / formulario form tessera card
N negozio shop trasporti pubblici public transportation
O obbligatorio compulsory / mandatory treno train
orario dei corsi teaching timetable / U ufficio della migrazione Migration office
course schedule
V vidimare authenticate
P parcheggio parking lot / car park
visto visa
passare/superare to pass
vitto board / meals
permesso di soggiorno residence permit
voto mark or grade
piano floor / storey
prendere in prestito to borrow
prestare to lend
proprietario owner / landlord
R RC (responsabilità civile) third-party liability insurance
rinnovo renewal44
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Main Building German, French, Italian e Romansh
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