Student Guide 2019/2020 Have Been Updated on July 2019

Università della Svizzera italiana

Guide for Bachelor’s Eng and Master’s students

2019/2020 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 8 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 Useful Information 30 Career 12 and life outside Useful Links 32 Copy Center 12 of the campus Equal opportunities service 13 Food 13 Where How to reach us 33 Housing 13 we are Maps of Public Transportation 34 International relations and study abroad 14 Campuses Maps 36 Internet Connection/Wi-Fi 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 3 programmes

Mendrisio Campus Architecture** 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/marc 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) The Faculties Economics 90 ECTS, 3 sem. www.usi.ch/me

Mendrisio Campus Villa Argentina Academy of Architecture Public Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/pmp Largo Bernasconi 2 [email protected] and Policy** 6850 Mendrisio Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mmg Switzerland Marketing and 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mktg Lugano Campus Università della Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Transformative Svizzera italiana Office 406, Main Building Economy Via Buffi 13 [email protected] 6900 Lugano Corporate 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mcc Faculty of Communication Sciences Switzerland Communication Office 235, Main Building [email protected] Digital Fashion 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mdfc Communication* Jointly offered with Faculty of Economics the Université Paris 1 Office 234, Main Building Panthéon-Sorbonne [email protected] Communication, 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mcmh Faculty of Informatics Management and Office 120, Informatics Building Health [email protected] Cognitive Psychology 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mphc in Health Jointly offered with Communication* the Università Vita Bachelor Salute San Raffaele programmes (Milan) Media Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mmm Mendrisio Campus Architecture 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/barc + 2 sem. of practice Informatics 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/msi Lugano Campus Lingua, letteratura 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/bllci Artificial Intelligence 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mai e civiltà italiana (only in Italian) Software and Data 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/msde Communication 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/bcom Engineering Sciences Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mmi Economics 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/beco and Informatics Informatics* 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/binf Financial Technology 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mft and Computing Medicine** 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/bmed Computational 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mcs Science * 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. * One (or more) semester is offered by the partner university. ** Teaching languages: Italian and English. 4 5 USI 3 Campuses (Lugano, Mendrisio, Bellinzona) Studying at USI in numbers 5 Faculties 21 Institutes and labs 6 Bachelors 22 Masters 10 Doctoral programmes 11 Executive Masters 101 Countries represented 1/8 Teacher/student ratio 107 Partner universities 113 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 Switzerland application 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 [email protected] 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 Switzerland Swiss cantons through the following web site: tel + 41 58 666 5000 fax + 41 58 666 5868 http://borsedistudio.educa.ch/it [email protected] www.arc.usi.ch Boursaries The Foundation for the Lugano Faculties of the Università della granted by the Svizzera italiana awards: Foundation for 20 one-off scholarships of CHF 4’000 each to first-year Bachelor the Lugano students who obtained their high-school degree and who at the Faculties of the moment of graduation had legal residence in the German- or Università della French-speaking cantons of Switzerland; Svizzera italiana 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 Zonta Club The Zonta Club Lugano Foundation awards several scholarships 7 admitted to the first year of a USI Master programme; Lugano to Swiss students or foreign students living in Ticino with a C 10 two-year scholarships for students admitted to the first year of Foundation residence permit who are attending a Bachelor’s or a Master’s one of the Masters offered by the Faculty of Informatics; Degree Programme: 5 two-year scholarships for students admitted to the first year of the Master in Italian language, literature and culture; http://lugano.zonta.ch/fondazione

The regulations and application forms are available at: IBSA Every year, the IBSA Foundation for Scientific Research offers www.usi.ch/en/bachelor-tasse-e-borse-di-studio Foundation scholarships to Bachelor students in medicine who are studying at for scientific USI partner universities (University of Basel, ETH Zurich, Universi- research ty of Zurich). More information on how to apply for an IBSA Equal The Equal Opportunities Service of USI offers (through open scholarship can be found on the web page: Opportunities competition) one scholarship worth CHF 4’000 for a female Service student admitted to the first year of the Bachelor in Informatics: www.biomed.usi.ch/en/study/study-medicine/fees-and-scholarships www.usi.ch/en/binf-tasse-e-borse-di-studio

Ente Turistico Ente Turistico del Luganese, the destination management Private For scholarships granted by private foundations to students del Luganese organisation of Lugano, has decided to grant one scholarship to a foundations enrolled in the Academy of Architecture, please refer to: student admitted to the first year of the USI Master in International for the Academy Tourism starting in September 2019. For details on how to apply, of Architecture www.arc.usi.ch/en/academy/borse-di-studio please visit the web page:

www.usi.ch/en/mt-fees-and-grants Leonardo Swiss and foreign students enrolled at USI can apply for a scholar- Foundation ship granted by the Leonardo Foundation. The application form can Ente Turistico del Luganese: be downloaded from the web page www.luganoregion.com/en www4.ti.ch/decs/sa/uast/cosa-facciamo/fondazioni-private

SODESKA The SODESKA Foundation offers 5 scholarships worth CHF 4’000 For information on other private foundations present in Ticino, Foundation each to Swiss students to support them during their studies at USI: please refer to:

www.usi.ch/en/bachelor-tasse-e-borse-di-studio www4.ti.ch/decs/sa/uast/cosa-facciamo/fondazioni-private

Further information: Reginaldus The Reginaldus Foundation awards several scholarships for Faculties of Economics, Communication Sciences and Informatics: Foundation outstanding academic performance to Swiss and foreign students [email protected] from Lugano campus who intend to stay at the Aristotle College. Faculty of Biomedical Sciences: [email protected] For further information, please contact: [email protected]. Academy of Architecture: [email protected] www.aristotlecollege.ch 8 Academic Certificates The website www.attestati.lu.usi.ch is the portal where students of 9 Autumn 16.09.2019 Courses start Calendar Semester 2019 20.12.2019 Courses end the Faculties of Communication Sciences, Economics, and 2019-2020 Informatics can generate and download a series of certificates: Spring 17.02.2020 Courses start certificate of attendance (the document that certifies enrolment at Semester 2020 10-19.04.2020 Easter break USI); 29.05.2020 Courses end statement for the Cantonal migration office; Exams 07.01-01.02.2020 Winter session request form for military service deferment; Sessions 02.06-04.07.2020 Summer session certificates for requesting gainful employment during studies. 24.08-11.09.2020 Autumn session (retake)

Public Holidays 01.11.2019 All Saints The portal is accessible with the student NetID credentials. 08.12.2019 Immaculate Conception 19.03.2020 Saint Joseph’s day* Grade transcript of exams (Communication, Economics) 10.04.2020 Good Friday* The official grade transcript of exams, which includes the related 13.04.2020 Easter Monday 01.05.2020 Labour Day ECTS study points, can be obtained at: 21.05.2020 Ascension* 01.06.2020 Whitsunday* www.esami.lu.usi.ch 11.06.2020 Corpus Domini* Queries and special certificates * At the Academy of Architecture classes are not suspended during public holidays. For queries and special certificates, please contact: Faculties of Communication Sciences and Economics [email protected] Registration Applications for a Bachelor or Master programme at Università Faculty of Informatics della Svizzera italiana should be submitted online: [email protected] Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Lugano Campus: https://application.lu.usi.ch [email protected] Mendrisio Campus: http://applicationform.arc.usi.ch Academy of Architecture: [email protected] Applications can be submitted also in paper form, by post. Applications sent by e-mail or fax will not be accepted. USILuNet The Academy of Architecture does not accept paper application. USILuNet is the portal where the student can access a series of Lugano Campus online services such as exams management, job offers, webmail, iCorsi platform, print summary, FAQ on how to configure your Fees Tuition fees amount to CHF 4’000 per semester. devices, etc. Each student has a personal USILuNet page. Applicants whose official residence was in Switzerland or Liechtenstein at the time of the final high school exam (Maturità) www.usilu.net pay a reduced semester fee of CHF 2’000. iCorsi3 Tuition fees are payable at the beginning of each term, by the iCorsi3 is USI’s e-learning platform: Lugano Campus deadline indicated on the invoice; fee payment is an essential condition for matriculating or renewing one’s enrolment. www.icorsi.ch

The platform enables students to download or consult teaching materials and take examinations online using the Safe Exam Browser programme. Access to the platform is via the personal NetID. Living on the USI campus 11

The information below is published in alphabetical order.

Accessibility Lugano Campus, Palazzo Canavée and the Mendrisio Library are to the fully accessible for people with disability through ramps. Facilities Campuses for people with disability are also available on site (WC, etc.). For further information and assistance, please contact directly: Pro Infirmis Luganese e Mendrisiotto Via dei Sindacatori 1 6908 Massagno Switzerland tel + 41 91 960 2870 fax + 41 91 960 2888 [email protected]

Alumni The Alumni Service promotes contacts between alumni, the academic staff, students, companies, and institutions. It supports the professional development and networking of the Alumni community, and through them it contributes to the promotion of USI image.

The main activities of the service are: Managing and updating the Graduate Yearbook; Organising events and reunions for graduates; Creating, developing, and managing Alumni chapters around the world; Visiting alumni programme and Career stories, career testimonials in the classroom and online; Placement survey: monitoring of the professional outlets of USI graduates; Private career advisory meetings and access to job offers database; Keeping graduates informed on the alumni community and USI activities through the Alumni Newsletter and Alumni News; Email forwarding service.

www.usi.ch/en/alumni 12 ATM Lugano Campus Equal The Equal Opportunities Service undertakes activities aimed at 13 An ATM is available in the main building (back entrance under the Opportunities ensuring and promoting an inclusive, transparent and non-dis- cafeteria). Service criminatory environment for study and work at USI. Notably, the Service is active to: Mendrisio Campus support students with specific needs; There is no ATM on the Mendrisio Campus. The closest ATM is provide support, also of financial nature, to students with needs located at the Regional Hospital OBV (next to the Library). to combine university and family life; encourage the choice of non-stereotypical study and career paths, also through the provision of scholarships; Career The University’s Career Service aims at fostering exchange and organise events and activities aimed at enhancing and spreading, contacts with the business world, and to acquaint students with within and outside the USI community, a culture of equity and the working environment, thus ensuring a smoother and success- diversity. ful transition from the academic world to the workplace. The Service is available to all students to provide information and The key activities of the Service focus on the following: to offer individual counseling on their areas of activity. Maintain a database with internships and job opportunities and weekly career newsletters www.usi.ch/en/equal-opportunities-usi Personal advice on career guidance and preparation of the application file; Stage coordination; Food Lugano Campus Coordination of scholarships for internships abroad; The Lugano Campus cafeteria (commonly called “mensa” in Company presentations; Italian) is located in the main building and is open Monday to Friday “Career Management Workshops” Meeting Cycle; from 7:45am to 5:30pm. It offers a choice of three daily menus White Night of Careers; (price for student): Field Projects Coordination; Daily special at CHF 11.00 USI Career Stories; Pasta at CHF 7.50 Placement survey: monitoring of the professional opportunities of Vegetarian at CHF 10.00 USI graduates. The menu prices are subject to change. www.usi.ch/en/career To benefit from reduced prices, when asked you must show your student ID card. The cafeteria is closed during the Christmas holiday break and The Copy Center which is located on the Lugano Campus (Level 1, during the summer break (first two weeks of August). Copy office 121): Center manages the printers on the Lugano Campus; The weekly menu is available (only in Italian) at: is the focal point for the production, distribution and sale of course www.desk.usi.ch/it/mensa-e-menu-settimanale-campus-di-lugano materials on the Lugano Campus; provides a thesis printing and binding service (for a charge). Mendrisio Campus Students can benefit from reduced prices at the Osteria Vignetta Contact: (Via Turconi, next to Villa Argentina – www.vignetta.ch) and at the tel + 41 58 666 4586 Obivella Restaurant of the “Beata Vergine” the Regional Hospital [email protected] of Mendrisio (next to the Library). For the special rates, student needs to show, upon request, the USI student card. To access the student printers, please refer to section “Printing” on page 17. Housing USI does not have on-campus accommodation for all students, who must therefore provide for themselves. 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; 14 USI Home IT Help Desk Lugano Campus 15 Casa dell’Accademia For assistance with any IT device or system, contact: Aristotle College; Help Desk Lugano Campus Useful information on Swiss regulations; Main building, office 164 Advisory services for tenants; [email protected] FAQ. tel + 41 58 666 4610 Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm. For further information: Lugano Campus: [email protected] Mendrisio Campus Mendrisio Campus: [email protected] For any issues related to the IT infrastructure, the network, access to the systems, and everything related to the prints / printers, For help with housing matters, USI has a Facebook page with contact the Help Desk support: [email protected]. posts from students looking for a roommate or who are leaving their flat/room. Languages USI offers Italian, French, German and English languages courses Lugano Campus: www.facebook.com/usialloggi Courses before the beginning of the academic year and during the semesters. Mendrisio Campus: www.facebook.com/usialloggimendrisio Language courses are free for USI students. www.usi.ch/en/housing Italian courses: www.italiancourse.usi.ch French, German and English courses: www.corsilingua.usi.ch International Currently, USI has agreements not only with all Swiss universities 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, Laboratory The Academy of Architecture also has 2 laboratories (Palazzo while helping to enrich and consolidate already acquired know- for Models Turconi and Palazzo Canavée) where students can learn to ledge and skills. Mendrisio Campus operate the various technical ways for creating models of their design projects. In order to use these machines, students are Università della Svizzera italiana, through its International required to take a 2-hour introductory course. Relations and Study Abroad Service, offers its students and others coming from Switzerland and abroad the following possibilities: The Swiss mobility programme Leave Bachelor and Master’s students may obtain a leave of absence, The Swiss-European mobility programme - SEMP (former Erasmus) of for 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 obstacles to the regular course of studies. The leave of absence www.usi.ch/en/relint has a suspensive effect on the binding terms for exams and graduation. Students on leave of absence remain matriculated, and will Internet The following Wi-Fi networks are available for Internet access: continue to benefit from the status of student by paying a reduced Connection / USI Wireless (all campus) tuition fee of CHF 100 per semester, according to the USI Wi-Fi USI (all campus) Regulations for admissions and enrollment. During the leave of USI-5 (only certain areas of the Lugano campus) absence students are not allowed to attend courses, take exams, USIGuestHouse (Lugano Campus - Stabile Lambertenghi) or defend a Master thesis; they can however take exams of Eduroam (all campus) courses attended prior to the leave of absence. To apply for a leave of absence, students should contact the Dean’s USI Wireless is a network accessible to all, with an online time limit Office / Faculty secretariat who will provide information of the of four hours per session. To log in, follow the instructions on the relevant procedure and documentation. page you see when you first access it. For access to the other networks, you need USI credentials or credentials from other www.desk.usi.ch/en/congedi-studenti-bachelor-e-master 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 is 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 It is possible to rent a parking space, subject to availability, at the Saturday 9am-12.15pm 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 The opening hours are reduced during the summer time. Mendrisio Campus https://it.bul.sbu.usi.ch There are no available parking spaces for students on the Mendrisio campus. Car parks are available in town. Academy of Architecture Library Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9am-8pm Photography The laboratory offers students the opportunity to take photo- Saturday 10am-5pm Laboratory graphs of models and projects carried out in the ateliers. It is Special schedule during the exam preparation period. Mendrisio Campus located in the Canavée building (floor -1) and has a photographic Reduced opening hours during the summer holidays. studio and a workspace equipped with the related materials (panels, black cloth, continuous light headlights). The request for http://biblio.arc.usi.ch use of the Laboratory must be forwarded to:

www.aule.usi.ch/prenotazione Lost Lugano Campus and For all lost items, contact the reception of the main building Found (ground floor at the entrance) according to the opening hours Printing Lugano Campus 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm Students may use the following printers: USI_Students Main Buildiing Room 156 Mendrisio Campus 1° floor Room 157 For all lost items, contact the reception of Villa Argentina accord- Room 159 ing to the opening hours 10am-12pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm USI_Laser Main Building Room 128 1° floor Biblioteca Master’s students Monthly Accommodation CHF 450/800 5° floor area Budget (shared single room or one-bedroom apartment) Informatics Building 1° e 2° floor Food and other household expenses CHF 450 Students may print only in A4 format, in black and white. They are Health Insurance (if required) CH F 110/28 0 entitled to 1’000 free printouts per semester. You can consult an Public Transportation CHF 50/100 overview of your printouts on your system profile USILuNET (to Books and study materials CHF 50 access the page from outside the campus IT network, you need Free time expenses CHF 200 to log in with your CAMPUS account). Total / per month CHF 1’300/1’900 Mendrisio Campus This budget is referred to an average of the monthly budget for a Students can use all printers and plotters located in common USI student, excluding however the one-off expenses such as areas.There are two types of printer available: laser, for small sizes residence permit, regional foreign office, security deposit, etc. (A4-A3), inkjet plotter for large formats (>A3). All prints / photocopies are deducted from an initial printing credit assigned to each student at the beginning of the academic year. The remaining credit is automatically displayed on the screen each time you log in on the faculty PCs. 18 Psychological The Psychological Counselling Service offers a counselling service To take advantage of the activities and offers of the Sport Service 19 Counselling in cooperation with the ATP, the association of psychologists in Tici- it is necessary to subscribe to the website where it is possible to Service no, to help students reach professionals in the field of psychology. purchase the sport card. It guarantees a multitude of advantages and reduced prices in the activities of the sports programme. Emotional distress may come in different forms and degrees, from a short term to a more complicated and long-lasting discomfort. www.sport.usi.ch When a disorder or a problem interferes with one’s daily routine affecting relationships, family, the workplace or school, seeking assistance from a qualified psychologist is certainly an option. Start-up The Start-up Promotion Center assists people or teams intending to turn an innovative idea or project into an entrepreneurial activity, Counselling is not a free of charge service; supplemental health helping them: insurance will cover the fees for Cantonal appointed qualified to define the idea, estimate its risks and opportunities and turn it psychotherapists. into a project; USI will cover the fees for the first session. to develop a sound and effective feasibility study; to extend and analyse the range of possible solutions; www.desk.usi.ch/counselling by following their activity right through the set-up and the development and consolidation phases of the project.

SostA The general objective of the “SostA... towards a sustainable univer- www.cpstartup.ch Project sity” project is to achieve environmental, economic and social responsibility at USI. The specific objectives are: Student Your student card provides proof of your enrolment at USI and to improve energy efficiency; Card bears your matriculation number. It is assigned to you when you to introduce and strengthen sustainability criteria in daily manage- first complete the enrolment process. ment and purchasing; to raise the awareness of the USI community; Lugano Campus to guide USI towards a sustainability model. The card enables students of the Faculties of Communication Science, Economics and Informatics to: As part of the project, useful information is available concerning renew their enrolment automatically; sustainability (rubbish collection, water and energy consumption), access the common areas of the campus 24/7; mobility arrangements (bike sharing in Lugano and Mendrisio) and use printers, make photocopies and scan documents; other aspects. obtain up-to-date certificates; register for sporting activities; www.sosta.usi.ch register for the bike sharing service; benefit from various promotions.

Sport A Service for Sport and Leisure has been created to promote joint www.desk.usi.ch/card sporting activities between Università della Svizzera italiana and the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland Mendrisio Campus (SUPSI) and to coordinate local members’ participation in national The student card allows students of the Academy of the Architec- and international university sports events. ture to access the buildings on campus 24/7, to benefit from the Library loan and a few student reductions (OBV Restaurant, The Sport Service USI/SUPSI organises several sport activities Osteria Vignetta). addressed to the university community (students, PhD, academic and non-academic staff). The goal is to create adequate opportu- The card is also necessary to be able to make photocopies and nities to complement the intellectual or office-based routines with scans on the multifunction printers. 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 128 1° level Room 156 Room 157 Room 159 COM and ECO Master Library students Area 5° level INF students Area Informatics Building Open Space

All the study areas mentioned above are accessible 24 / 7 using the student card and are covered by the campus Wi-Fi network. Access to PCs is via the CAMPUS account. For further information on study and relaxation areas on the Lugano Campus:

www.desk.usi.ch/study-areas

Mendrisio Campus Design atelier Palazzo Canavée Palazzo Turconi

Computer area Palazzo Canavée

Study Area Library of the Academy of Architecture Municipal park,Municipal Mendrisio Campus Skate park, Spazio 1929 Lugano Officina Creativa, Lugano

Piazza Riforma, Lugano Parco Ciani, Lugano Insurance (RC) liability Third-party Insurance Health registration office Resident’s Permit Residence Visa by the homeowners If requested exempted be Can in Switzerland Within 8 days of arrival arrival in Switzerland 14 your of days Within Not mandatory Students EU/EFTA Legend Bureaucracy at a glance students International * standards, i.e. that it is unlimited. is it that i.e. standards, Swiss with complies insurance such that prove can he/she if exempted be can student The Mandatory exempted be Can Not mandatory the homeowners by requested If Mandatory* in Switzerland Within 8 days of arrival arrival in Switzerland 14 your of days Within months 1-4 takes procedure The Students NON-EU/EFTA 25 26 27 The information below is published by order of relevance Application www4.ti.ch/di/home-sp/servizi-online/permessi-per-stranieri/ 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”. Visa Students from EU/EFTA do not need a visa to enter Switzerland. Once the online procedure has been completed, the student must Students from non-EU/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 documents before being issued with a residence permit for educational It is recommended that non-EU/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 The renewal of visa must be carried out annually. procedure for must send the following documents to the Migration Office in non-EU/EFTA Bellinzona: Note: students signed Entry Authorization the visa process might take between 1 and 4 months. Entry into copy of passport Switzerland is only possible after the application is approved. copy of visa A tourist visa for Switzerland cannot be converted into a student copy of lease of accommodation visa. Regardless of the visa, the student must apply for a residence photograph (3.5x4.5 cm) permit. All documents must be written and/or translated into Italian. www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/publiservice/weisungen-kreis- schreiben/visa/liste1_staatsangehoerigkeit/leg_visum.html Students will receive a first summons to the Lugano Migration Office (New Entrants Service, Via Balestra 33) to verify documents and a second summons to the Bellinzona Migration Office Residence Foreign students wishing to stay in Switzerland during their study to register their biometric data. Permit period must apply for a residence permit for educational purposes. The application must be submitted within 14 days Pending the issue of a residence permit for educational purposes, of the arrival in Switzerland following the online procedure. students wishing to leave Switzerland must ensure that the entry visa on their passport is still valid (if not, they must request a new The renewal of the residence permit must be carried out annually. one from the Bellinzona Migration Office).

Foreign students residing in the frontier zone who return home Contacts: daily do not need to apply for permission. 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 migration office, students will Residents’ All foreign students and Swiss students domicilied in municipali- receive two official letters requesting to apply for health insurance Registration ties other than those where they are staying for study purposes by a specific date. If the terms are not met, or exemption is not Office must register with the Resident’s registration office of the obtained, an insurance will be assigned at the discretion of the municipality in which they reside within 8 days of their arrival. respective authorities. Under certain conditions, students may be exempted from contracting compulsory health insurance in Switzerland. For Lugano Puntocittà Via della Posta 8 This applies in particular to: 6900 Lugano students coming from EU/EFTA countries who have a European Switzerland Health Insurance Card; tel + 41 58 866 6000 students with private insurance in Germany who can prove that it [email protected] complies with Swiss standards, i.e. that it is unlimited; students from non-EU/EFTA countries who can prove that such Opening hours: insurance complies with Swiss standards, i.e. that it is unlimited. Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 7.30am-12pm and 1.30pm-5pm Tuesday and Thursday: 7.30am-6pm www.desk.usi.ch/en/health-insurance-students

For Mendrisio Resident’s registration office City of Mendrisio Via Municipio 13 Third-Party The liability insurance is optional but highly recommended. 6850 Mendrisio Liability This insurance protects people against unwilling damage caused Switzerland Insurance to third parties, for example damages caused during sports tel + 41 91 640 3120 activities, whilst renting an apartment or as a pet owner. [email protected] https://mendrisio.ch/servizio/arrivare-a-mendrisio www.ch.ch

Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm Thursday: 10am-12pm and 4pm-6pm

For further information on all procedures please refer to:

www.usi.ch/en/organising-bachelor-master-studies 30 Free time and life Car In Switzerland, you must be at least 18 years old to obtain a driving 31 outside of the campus license and driving is on the right. 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 Postal office Lugano Centre (main office) required to present a valid passport or identity card and a certifi- Via della Posta cate of enrolment issued by USI. Certain banks may ask for 6900 Lugano additional documents. It is recommended to open a student Switzerland account, which generally offers a series of benefits. Opening hours: Mondays-Fridays 7.30am-7pm and Saturdays 8am-4pm

Bicycle With the student card, it is possible to activate a free annual Postal office Mendrisio Station (main office) subscription to the PubliBike bike sharing service available within Via Franscini the city of Lugano. One of the bike stations is located at USI’s main 6850 Mendrisio entrance: the first 30 minutes, i.e. the time required to move from Switzerland one station to another, are free of charge; after this period, the user Opening hours: Mondays-Fridays 8.00am-6.30pm and Saturdays 8.30am-12pm will be charged a fee per minute. tel + 41 (0)848 888 888 On the Mendrisio Campus, students can use the “Carvelo2go” www.posta.ch service. This is a new network for sharing electric cargo bikes. 4 stations, 2 of which are at the Academy of Architecture, are Shops The main supermarkets are open Mondays to Fridays from located in the City of Mendrisio. 8.30am to 7pm, Thursdays from 8.30am to 9pm, and Saturdays For more information and prices: www.carvelo2go.ch/it from 8.30am to 5pm (in the summer until 6pm). Smaller shops stay (in Italian, French and German). open until 6.30pm (also on Thursdays) and close on Saturdays 5pm.

Buses The buses guarantee efficient mobility in the city of Lugano and Telephone To call Ticino from abroad, you must dial 0041 91 (land lines) and the surrounding areas. In addition to the city buses, surrounding then the phone number. In Switzerland, there are several mobile towns can be reached with the yellow coaches (Autopostale) or phone operators. Information on rates, subscriptions and prepaid by the Lugano public transportation network (Autolinee Regionali cards may be obtained from the specialist shops throughout Ticino Luganesi). and at post offices. Generally, prepaid cards and contracts can be Detailed information on Lugano’s public transportation (TPL) is used with all standard GSM mobile phones on 900/1800 Mhz. available on: www.tplsa.ch (only in Italian). Train Students can purchase a “Swiss Half-Price Card” from a Swiss In Mendrisio, city bus nr.1, as well as a yellow ‘Autopostale’ coach, Railway ticket office www.sbb.ch/en/half-fare( ) that entitles them provide regular connections between the Academy and the cities to a 50% reduction on all train fares in Switzerland. Swiss Rail also of Chiasso and Como. Information on bus passes is available on offers season tickets at special rates for commuters, i.e. people who the website www.arcobaleno.ch. live just across the border in Italy and travel to Switzerland every day. Another train pass is available that entitle the holder to travel for For the transportation maps refer to the section “How to reach us” free after 7pm until 5am, only for persons under 25 years-old on pages 34 and 35. (www.sbb.ch/en/seven25). 32 USI Student USI’s students can benefit from the discounts and special rates How to reach us 33 Discounts showing the USI student card. The list is available at:

www.desk.usi.ch/discounts

Useful Lugano Cantonal Library of Lugano www.sbt.ti.ch/bclu Links City of Lugano www.lugano.ch Lugano Tourism www.luganoregion.com/en Medical Centre www.centromedico.ch (Train Station) Dental Medical Service www.croceverde.ch Hospitals www.eoc.ch (Civico and Italiano) Lugano Migration Office Via Serafino Balestra 33 By plane The Agno Airport is located about 6km from Lugano centre and (New Arrivals Service) 6900 Lugano 23km from Mendrisio. It offers flights mainly to Zürich. Mendrisio Cantonal Library www.sbt.ti.ch/bcme www.lugano-airport.ch of Mendrisio City of Mendrisio www.mendrisio.ch Take the FLP train to Agno towards Lugano station. Mendrisiotto Tourism www.mendrisiottoturismo.ch www.flpsa.ch/en Hospital “Beata Vergine” www.eoc.ch For further information on arrivals by plane, please refer also on: Ticino Canton Ticino www.ti.ch Zürich-Kloten International Airport (CH - about 220km): Ticino Tourism www.ticino.ch/en www.zurich-airport.com Migration Office Via Lugano 4 Milano-Malpensa International Airport (I - about 80km): 6501 Bellinzona www.milanomalpensa-airport.com/en USI USI Security number +41 58 666 4730 Lugano Campus By car For Lugano Campus USI Security number +41 58 666 5820 Exit to Lugano Nord, follow “City centre” and then “USI” signage. Mendrisio Campus Other Useful Helpline (Volunteer 143 For Mendrisio Campus Numbers Emotional Support) Exit to Mendrisio and then “Accademia” signage. Traffic conditions 163 Swisscom Info Service 1811 By train For Lugano Campus (fee liable) From the train station take the bus number 6 (dir. Cornaredo, stop “Università”).

Emergency General Emergency 112 Swiss Number For Mendrisio Campus Numbers The Academy of Architecture is located a few steps away from the Police 117 train station. Fire Department 118 Ambulance 144 By bus For Lugano Campus REGA 1414 Bus number 6 (dir. Cornaredo) stop “Università”. Roadside Assistance 140 Bus number 5 (dir. Viganello) stop “Sacro Cuore” or stop “Università”. For further information, please refer to the map on page 34. Toxicological Institute 145 (in case of poisoning) For Mendrisio Campus Bus number 1 and 2 (dir. Chiasso) stop “Ospedale B. Vergine”. For further information, please refer to the map on page 35. 34 Maps of Public www.arcobaleno.ch Maps of Public www.arcobaleno.ch 35 Transportation Transportation Lugano Area Mendrisio Area

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Lugano Mendrisio 1 Main Building 1 Villa Argentina Via Madonnetta 2 Red Building 2 Canavée Building 3 Informatics Building 6 13 3 Turconi Building 4 Auditorium 4 Library 7 5 Aula magna 10 5 3 4 5 Teatro dell’architettura 6 Library 2 6 Lab.Ti Laboratorio 1 7 Lab Via G. Bufﬁ Ticino Chiesa Sacro 8 Blue Building Cuore 7 ISA Institute for the 9 Lambertenghi Building History and Theory of 10 Maderno Building 8 9 Art and Architecture Via Franscini Ospedale 11 Balestra Building Italiano 8 Osteria Vignetta 12 Villa Saroli 13 USI/SUPSI Campus

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14 Parco Ciani Piazza San Rocco Via Canova 38 Glossary discount riduzione/sconto 39 Glossario dishwasher lavastoviglie E elective corso a scelta enclosure allegato enrolment certificate attestato di frequenza entry requirements criteri d’ammissione excess franchigia exchange scambio exempt esentare extra (service) charges spese F Faculty Council Consiglio di Facoltà fail (to) bocciare fare tariffa fee tassa d’iscrizione English - Italian flat, apartment appartamento floor piano A accommodation alloggio form formulario / modulo apartment appartamento formal registration immatricolazione application iscrizione free time tempo libero attend (to) frequentare freshman matricola attachment allegato furnished arredato, ammobiliato authenticate (to) vidimare G grade voto Autumn semester SA (semestre autunnale) 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 city hall municipio let (to) dare in affitto 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 40 notes appunti Italian - English 41 notice board bacheca O official residence domicilio legale A abbonamento subscription (newspapers, etc.) one-room apartment monolocale season ticket (transports) optional facoltativo aereo plane owner proprietario affitto, affittare rent, to rent P paper elaborato allegato enclosure/attachment parking lot parcheggio alloggio accommodation / housing pass (to) superare, passare un esame appartamento flat, apartment post account / bank account conto corrente postale /bancario appunti notes plane aereo area maggiore/minore major/minor phone telefono arredato, ammobiliato furnished photocopy / to photocopy fotocopia/fotocopiare attestato certificate / transcript practice esercitazione (of exam results) preferential rates sconto/ riduzione attestato di frequenza certificate of attendance/ print (to) stampare enrolment certificate public transportation trasporti pubblici aula classroom R rate tariffa auto car reception segreteria B bacheca notice board rent, rent (to) affitto, affittare biblioteca library residence permit permesso di soggiorno bocciare to fail residents’ registration office controllo abitanti (PuntoCittà) borsa di studio scholarship/grant room stanza / locale C cassa malattia health insurance S scholarship borsa di studio cauzione / caparra deposit share (to) condividere condividere to share shop negozio congedo leave of absence Spring Semester semestre primaverile (SP) Consiglio di Facoltà Faculty Council statement dichiarazione conto corrente postale/ post account/ storey piano bancario bank account studio flat monolocale controllo abitanti (PuntoCittà) residents’ registration office subscription abbonamento corso Class/course/lesson sublet (to) subaffittare corso a scelta elective T teaching timetable orario dei corsi criteri d’ammissione entry requirements teaching / class corso D dare in affitto to let third-party liability insurance RC (responsabilità civile) Decano / decanato Dean / dean’s office town hall municipio dichiarazione statement train treno distributore automatico vending machine transcript attestato domicilio legale official residence V vending machine distributore automatico E edicola newsstand / kiosk visa visto elaborato paper / essay W washing machine lavatrice esentare exempt esercitazione practice 42 F facoltativo optional subaffittare to sub-let 43 formulario / modulo form subentrante lodger fotocopiare / fotocopia to photocopy / photocopy superare un esame to pass franchigia deductible or excess T tariffa fare / rate frequentare to attend tassa d’iscrizione fee (tuition fee) I immatricolazione formal registration / matriculation tempo libero free time incluso / escluso included / not included telefono phone iscrizione application / registration / termine d’iscrizione deadline / closing date enrolment tessera card L laboratorio lab / laboratory trasporti pubblici public transportation lavastoviglie dishwasher treno train lavatrice washing machine U ufficio della migrazione migration office libretto corsi course catalogue V vidimare authenticate libro book visto visa M matricola freshman vitto board / meals mensa canteen voto mark or grade monolocale one-room apartment / studio flat municipio town hall (building) / City Hall modulo / formulario form N negozio shop O obbligatorio compulsory / mandatory orario dei corsi teaching timetable / course schedule P parcheggio parking lot / car park passare/superare to pass permesso di soggiorno residence permit piano floor / storey prendere in prestito to borrow prestare to lend proprietario owner / landlord R RC (responsabilità civile) third-party liability insurance rinnovo renewal S SA (semestre autunnale) Autumn semester scambio exchange sconto / riduzione preferential rates / discount segreteria reception sessione esami Exams session sospensione corsi no classes on SP (semestre primaverile) Spring semester spese extra (service) charges stabile principale main building stampare to print stanza / locale room 44 Contacts To know

In Switzerland tap water is drinkable

230 V – 50 Hz

Rosario Maccarrone Study Advisory Standard CET or UTC/GMT +1 hour Head of and Promotion Service

Anna Giovanetti Università della Svizzera italiana Collaborator Office 303 Main Building German, French, Italian and Romansh Géraldine Moretti Via Buffi 13 Collaborator 6900 Lugano tel +41 58 666 4795 Simona Rigamonti fax +41 58 666 4759 Collaborator e-mail [email protected] +41 (International call prefix 00)

Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9.00-12.30, 13.30-18.00 Swiss Francs (CHF)

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The information includes in the Student Guide 2019/2020 have been updated on July 2019.