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Fact Sheet Lugano Campus 2021/2022 - USI
Università
della
Svizzera
italiana

International
Relations
and
Study Abroad
Service

Fact Sheet
Lugano Campus

2021/2022

                Arianna Imberti Dosi, Ilaria Juon, Maurizia Ruinelli
                Università della Svizzera italiana
                International Relations and Study Abroad Service
                Via Buffi 13
                office 332
                CH-6900 Lugano
                Phone +41 58 666 4626
                E-mail: relint@usi.ch

                Erasmus code
                CHLUGANO01

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                USI ranked 54th

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                USI ranked 20th
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    International Relations and Study Abroad                    Master courses at the Faculties of Communication,
    website                                                     Culture and Society and Faculty of Economics are
    All relevant information for incoming students,             mainly taught in English, with few courses offered in
    including application instruction is available on           Italian.
    the International Relations Service website:                Bachelor and Master courses at the Faculty of
                                                                Informatics are entirely taught in English. For non- na-
    www.usi.ch/en/academic-mobility-usi-incoming-stu-           tive English speakers it is required to have a good
    dents                                                       knowledge of the English language (at least a B2).

    Autumn Semester deadlines                                   Study programmes
    Deadline for nomination (by e-mail): 1 May                       Bachelor
    Deadline for online registration: 15 May at the latest      Bachelor in Communication almost entirely held in
                                                                Italian;
    Spring Semester deadlines                                   Bachelor in Economics almost entirely held in Italian;
    Deadline for nomination (by e-mail): 15 October             Bachelor in Informatics entirely held in English.
    Deadline for online registration: 1 November at the
    latest                                                      www.usi.ch/en/education/bachelor

    Academic calendar                                                Master
    Autumn Semester                                             All Masters offered at USI are held in English, with the
    20 September – 24 December                                  exception of the “Master in Lingua, letteratura e civiltà
    Exam session: 11 January – 6 February                       italiana” and “Master in Economia e politiche internazi-
    Spring Semester                                             onali” which are held in Italian, and “Master in Public
    21 February – 3 June                                        Management and Policy” which is bilingual Italian/
    Exam session: 7 June – 2 July                               English.
    Please refer to the calendars of each Faculty:
    Academy of Achitecture                                      Masters of Science in Communication:
    Faculty of Biomedical Sciences                              “European Studies in Investor Relations and Financial
    Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society               Communication”, “Media Management”, “Communica-
    Faculty of Economics                                        tion, Management & Health” and “Cognitive Psycholo-
    Faculty of Informatics                                      gy in Health Communication”, “Philosophy”, “Lingua,
                                                                letteratura e civiltà italiana”, “Digital Fashion Commu-
    Supplementary session                                       nication”.
    30 August – 17 September                                    Masters of Science in Economics:
    Students enrolled in the Autumn and Spring Semester         “Finance”, “Economia e politiche internazionali”,
    who fail one or more exams may apply to retake the          “Management”, “Economics”.
    exams during the supplementary Autumn session.              Joint Masters in Communication and Economics:
    Mid-Term Exam Session                                       “International Tourism”, “Corporate Communication”,
    Faculties of Communication, Culture and Society and         “Marketing and Transformative Economy”, “Public
    Faculty of Economics:                                       Management and Policy”.
    in the Master’s programmes, in addition to the winter       Masters of Science in Informatics:
    and summer examination sessions, there are normally         “Informatics”, “Computational Science”, “Artificial
    two mid-term examination sessions.                          Intelligence”, “Software and Data Engineering”.
    The decision on whether to hold a mid-term session is       Joint Masters in Informatics and Economics:
    taken from one Semester to the other and is commu-          “Management and Informatics”, “Financial Technology
    nicated to students by e-mail with the dates and            and Computing”.
    deadlines.
                                                                www.usi.ch/en/education/master
    www.desk.usi.ch/en/usi-academic-calendar
                                                                Course lists and descriptions
    Switzerland and Canton Ticino                               Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society
    Despite its small population (8 million people),            Faculty of Economics
    Switzerland has four national languages (German,            Faculty of Informatics
    French, Italian and Romansh). The part of the Swiss
    Confederation which lies entirely south of the Alps is      Study outline
    known as “Italian” Switzerland. It comprises Canton         Guest/exchange students are free to attend a variety
    Ticino and Grigioni italiano. Italian is the official       of classes, both at undergraduate and graduate levels.
    language of this region.                                    Although they are enrolled in a faculty they are entitled
                                                                to attend classes and sit examinations in the other
    Language of instruction                                     faculties too. Overlapping of classes and of final
    Bachelor courses at the Faculties of Communication,         exams is highly possible in case the student chooses
    Culture and Society and Faculty of Economics are            courses offered by different faculties and/or at
    mainly taught in Italian. For non-native Italian speakers   different levels. Exams can be taken only on the
    it is required to have a good knowledge of the Italian      official dates. No special session for exams will be
    language (at least a B2 of the Common European              organized and it is not possible to ask for rescheduling
    Framework of Reference for Languages).                      or extra-muros exams.
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    Therefore, we strongly discourage you from choosing           www.italiancourse.usi.ch
    courses offered by different programmes, faculties
    and/or at different levels.                                   Tuition fees
    In general, USI doesn’t offer Bachelor’s or Master’s          Tuition fees are waived at USI Università della Svizzera
    thesis exchange programmes. Students working on               italiana where a reciprocal exchange agreement has
    their project during the mobility are requested to take       been signed, and students are formally nominated by
    at minimum one course. Neither ECTS credit points             their home university.
    will be awarded for the thesis nor the project will
    appear in the transcript of records.                          SEMP scholarship
    Exception: at the Faculty of Informatics, during the          Switzerland will not participate as a program country
    second semester at USI and after approval of the              in Erasmus+ for the academic year 2021/2022.
    home university coordinator. Exchange students are            In order to ensure reciprocity, Switzerland will pay the
    invited to contact us to find us whether the possibility      scholarships for students doing an exchange at a
    is given.                                                     Swiss university. Grants are awarded to individual
    The Internship Programme for incoming students is             students if all the necessary conditions are met.
    not offered at USI.                                           Students will be informed about the procedure for
                                                                  obtaining the grant upon arrival in Lugano. The precise
    Approval of the study plan                                    monthly amount of the grant will be announced in due
    The study plan must be approved by the relevant               time, but it is likely to be similar to the one paid in the
    Faculty or Department of the home institution.                framework of the Erasmus+ programme. The grant is
    All students have to make sure that any examination           paid regardless of the number of ECTS earned.
    taken during the exchange term is accepted and
    fulfills the requirements of the original degree              Please be aware that exchange students who intend
    programme.                                                    to reside in their home university country during their
                                                                  exchange semester at USI are not eligible for the
    Class schedules                                               SEMP mobility programme.
    Class schedules or timetables are usually available
    few weeks prior to the beginning of classes.                  www.movetia.ch/en/programmes/swiss-programme-
    Course schedules Bachelor                                     for-erasmus/higher-education/mobility
    Course schedules Master
                                                                  Heyning-Roelli Foundation
    Prerequisites and limited access to courses                   The Heyning-Roelli Foundation provides scholarships
    For courses held in the Master in Management,                 to talented but financially underprivileged students for
    Master in Marketing and Transformative Economy and            travel and subsistence expenses. Please note that
    Master in Corporate Communication, students must              these are external funds and do not affect scholar-
    refer to the courses descriptions to verify if prerequi-      ships already granted within SEMP. Information on the
    sites are needed and/or if there is a limitation on the       conditions and application process may be found at
    number of participants. It is required to submit the
    study plan at the International Relations Service at          http://www.heyning-roelli-stiftung.ch/
    least two weeks before the beginning of the Semester
    to check if attendance is possible and entry require-         Registration procedure
    ments are met.                                                Nominated students will need to register online:
    Students interested in taking courses in the “Master
    in International Tourism” must bear in mind that they         https://exchangeprogrammes.lu.usi.ch/selection.aspx
    are welcome to take this Master’s courses with the
    condition that the timetable allows them to attend            The login and the password will be sent to the student
    all lectures of the chosen courses. No access to the          after the nomination. Students will be asked to upload
    Tourism Consultancy Project and Study Tour.                   a passport picture as part of the online registration
    Master in Finance: prerequisites apply to local USI           process, so we suggest to have an electronic version
    students, yet they might provide an indication of the         at hand (allowed files: .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png; size <
    requested basic knowledge to properly follow a                0.5MB). Please note that only passport-style pictures
    course and successfully sit the examination.                  can be accepted, taken in full face view directly facing
    Undergraduate students who wish to attend graduate            the camera.
    courses must submit the study plan at the Internation-        To finalize the application, candidates are required
    al Relations Service at least two weeks before the            to send the following documents to the International
    beginning of the Semester, in order to check if the           Relations Service by 15 May (Autumn Semester /
    attendance is possible (due to limited places) and            Whole academic year) or by 1 November (Spring
    entry requirements are met.                                   Semester):
                                                               1. The printed Form signed and stamped, automatically
    Italian language courses                                      generated after the online registration;
    USI offers intensive and semestral Italian language        2. Most recent Transcript of records;
    courses before or during the Autumn and Spring             3. Copy of Language Certificate and signature from the
    Semester. All non-Italian speaking students, research-        home university that guarantees that the student is
    ers and professors are invited to participate free of         sufficiently competent in the English language and/or
    charge.
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       in the Italian language to study at Università della       Living in Switzerland
       Svizzera italiana (for students interested in courses      Students from Non-EU/EFTA country bound by a Visa
       held in English and/or in Italian);                        requirement must request a Visa to the Swiss
    4. A photocopy of the ID or of the relevant pages of the      Embassy or Consulate in their home country before
       passport;                                                  entering Switzerland. Within 14 days of the arrival in
    5. A photocopy of the Health Insurance card.                  Switzerland students from EU/EFTA and Non-EU/
                                                                  EFTA countries must apply for a residence permit “L”
       We only accept complete applications approved and          for educational purposes. All students must register to
       signed by the home representatives and sent by             the town population office (Puntocittà) within 8 days
       ordinary mail or by email. Students will receive a         of arrival in Switzerland. The International Relations
       written confirmation (together with other relevant         Service will assist exchange students with the
       information) as soon as their personal data has been       procedure.
       processed.
                                                                  Health insurance
       Reports of former exchange students                        All Swiss residents, including foreign students holding
       Students are invited to read the experience reports        a residence permit valid for more than three months,
       written by former exchange students. These reports         are obliged by law to be insured with a recognised
       give precious information on courses, on cultural and      Swiss health insurance company, providing basic
       social aspects of USI, on housing and on Lugano. The       coverage when in need of medical care in case of
       reports can only be accessed with the USI login and        illness or accident. Foreign students living in Switzer-
       password, that will be sent to exchange students after     land may be exempted from this obligation if they can
       having successfully completed the online application.      prove they are covered by an equivalent insurance in
                                                                  their home country. To ask for exemption, the student
       www.usi.ch/en/end-study-reports                            must make an official request using the appropriate
                                                                  form.
       Welcome meeting                                            Students coming from EU/EFTA countries who have a
       Exchange students will be invited to an orientation        Health Insurance Card.
       meeting where they will receive a welcome package          Students with private insurance in EU/EFTA counties
       containing their personal USI badge and account, the       who can prove that it complies with Swiss standards,
       necessary documents for registration at Migration          i.e. that it is unlimited.
       Office and Punto Città, information about the health       Students from Non-EU/EFTA countries who can
       insurance as well as general information about             prove that such insurance complies with Swiss
       Lugano and USI. We strongly recommend to be                standards, i.e. that it is unlimited.
       present on that day. Detailed information will be sent
       after the application deadline.                            The International Relations Service staff will assist
                                                                  exchange students with the procedure.
       Course registration
       Students will be asked to register in the beginning        In order to provide students not eligible for exemption
       of the Semester, no advance registration is required.      with an appropriate coverage at a more affordable
       The International Relations Service will inform the        price, USI has negotiated with a health insurance
       students about the course registration procedures          company.
       upon their arrival at USI.
                                                                  www.desk.usi.ch/en/health-insurance-students
       Exam registration
       Exam schedules are usually available one month after       Housing
       the beginning of classes. Information about exams          Students are responsible for securing their own
       schedules and registration will be communicated to         accommodation. USI operates the USIHOME housing,
       students via e-mail by the faculties’ dean offices.        500 m away from the University Campus, which is
       Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society              mainly reserved for exchange students and is located
       Faculty of Economics                                       in Via Lambertenghi 1, 6900 Lugano - a 5-min walk
       Faculty of Informatics                                     from USI. The 3-storey building has 24 double and
                                                                  12 single rooms for a total of 60 beds; each floor is
       It is not possible to ask for rescheduling in case of      equipped with 2 kitchens and 2 laundry rooms. The
       overlapping and no special session for exams will be       laundry room has a washing machine and a dryer.
       organized.                                                 The double room is a room shared by two same-gen-
                                                                  der students. Common areas can be shared by a
       Transcript of records & credit transfer                    maximum of 10 people.
       Examination results are released approximately 6           USIHOME has Wi-Fi access available with Eduroam
       weeks after the end of the exams. An official transcript   with USI student access codes.
       will be sent to the student’s personal address and to      There is no parking space, neither for motor vehicles
       the home university exchange office by ordinary mail.      nor for bicycles.
       The credits transfer is under the responsibility of the    More information, rates and payment options available
       home institution.                                          at:

                                                                  www.desk.usi.ch/en/usi-home
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    If interested, students must send an e-mail to
    usihome@usi.ch with the following information:
    Preference for the single or double room;
    Lenght of the rent.

    Application will be processed in the order of receipt.
    Further information on housing is available on:

    www.usi.ch/en/housing

    Sport Service USI
    Through its Sport Service, USI organizes a range of
    sporting activities which are open to all members of
    the university community.

    www.sport.usi.ch

    Living costs
    The minimum cost of living for a student is approxi-
    mately CHF 1500/month (EUR 1300).
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