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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
Ranking
QS Top 50 Under 50:
USI ranked 26th
Times Higher Education Young
University Ranking 2020:
USI ranked 54th
THE world’s best small universities 2020:
USI ranked 20th2
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.3
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.4
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-home5
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).You can also read
