www.supsi.ch University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland A professional university Continued on page that is dynamic, practical Annual ReportThe year at a glance and open to change. February By Franco Gervasoni, General Director th Meeting SUPSI and Alberto Petruzzella, President of the SUPSI Board of school principals th The SUPSI Annual Report is pre e Meeting of the educational sented once again in the form of and career counsellors, organised in a newspaper. The news is mainly collaboration with the educational about the projects for the cal and career counselling oce of the endar year. Having been prepared Canton of Ticino, made it possible to during the healthcare emergency illustrate the development strategy of that particularly aected our re SUPSI's educational oer and to pres gion, it is evidently also influenced ent show the latest developments by the complex condition in which in the Undergraduate and Graduate we found ourselves, faced with the Program. An informative day that need for a sudden and profound was also a moment of discussion of paradigm shift in working practices topics of mutual debate, aimed at aimed at ensuring the continuity of encouraging a better circulation of our valuable institutional mandates knowledge in relation to the new for the Undergraduate and Gradu training opportunities in the area in ate Program, Continuing Education, a period of profound and continuous Applied Research and Service Perfor change in the university and profes mance. Reading it, or even just leaf sional world that sees a constant in ing through it virtually, it is possible crease in the possibilities of choice of to explore some of the significant training courses and work roles. results of our qualified and dynam April ic action with the relative concrete impact in favour of the sustainable SUPSI ARTS presents development of our society. We have selected projects from all Third Hand Socrates of our departments and aliated schools to allow readers to grasp the ever wider and interconnected range of disciplines in which we are directly involved and to appreciate the interdisciplinary and interpro fessional synergies that allow us to face with an innovative spirit the complex problems we are confront ed with alongside our regional and In the edition of SUPSI Arts academic partners. which took place on April at the Stelio Molo RSI auditorium in Lu ganoBesso took inspiration from works by eminent figures such as Continued on page Festeggiamenti alla Cerimonia di consegna dei Diplomi Bachelor Plato and Erik, Satie, John Cage and Merce Cunningham. Music, dance, visual arts and theatre emerged in a multimedia project, fruit of the col laboration of the artistic souls of the Ready for the A strategy in the name The Management Room for associations School: Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana University of Music, the institutional of continuity is strengthened Accademia Teatro Dimitri and the former students of the Bachelor in Pageaccreditation visit! Page Page Page Visual Communication. Strategic projects FSD FSD FSD FSD FSD of the past year Regional and interna- Research and Portfolio of financial Institutional accredi- Enhancement tional access integrated, innovative activity and stability tation, development of existing and new The annual report gathers a selec and flexible training of the organisation campuses tion of projects carried out during the and sta course of the past year by dividing them into the five Fundamental Strategic Di Strongly rooted in Swissspeak The synergies resulting from inte The financial objective is to im The institutional accreditation Enhancement of existing prem rections FSD representing the prior ing Switzerland, SUPSI performs gration between applied research prove the financial strength of procedure is a process that SUPSI ises and the construction of new ities identified by the SUPSI a function of a twoway bridge and flexible and cuttingedge the School, while ensuring the has decided to exploit to consol Campuses represent an impor Strategy. between the north and south of education encourage the emer constant selection of proposed idate its organisational develop tant potential that SUPSI intends the Alps, responding to regional gence of didactic models and activities and stability ment and enhancing the scien to exploit to obtain greater at needs. At the same time encour innovative study paths and the of resources. tific, academic and managerial tractiveness for students, region aging international initiatives transfer of knowledge to regional skills of its sta . al partners and sta . geared towards strengthening companies and organisations. the national reputation and relat ed to regional development. In addition to various contributions, fur Page Page Page Page ­ Page ther examinations are available online. Annual report Manno Ready for the institutional accreditation visit! Quality assurance system consolidated and selfassessment report concluded While the foundations of SUPSI's Quality As In order to guarantee an overall assessment of the evaluation processes of research and service units groups were involved again in the first quarter of surance System QMS have been laid in recent Quality Assurance System and at the same time to P and the Continuing Education Management to discuss the practical content of the RAV: years, it was further consolidated and refined in ensure a more regular and short term monitoring System P. External evaluations which are an in at this stage, the most up to date version of the In particular, the processes considered aimed at promptly identifying the necessary solu tegral part of the QAS and consist in periodically document was presented to them and a collec to be a priority for the School have been stud tions, the Quality Assurance Framework QAF evaluating the processes by peers are aimed at tive interview was launched with more than ied and strengthened, leading to a first version of which defines the organisational and managerial verifying whether the procedures, tools and crite employees. Between May and August, the report the Quality Manual QM and its variants for the contours of the QAS provides for the drafting ria defined for each process guarantee their con was subsequently placed in general consultation, aliated Schools that collect and detail the pro of biennial and four yearly reports useful for the tinuous improvement, and allow to identify the through an online survey, to all the sta of the de cesses, and give indications for their improvement. preparation of financial statements aimed at the changes necessary to ensure their eciency and partments, Central Services and aliated Schools Among the main developments, in the Partic improvement of the processes. These reports eectiveness over time. In this case, the two ex and then obtained approval, in the last quarter of ipation process P was revised and optimised, aim their objectives towards an analysis directly ternal evaluations led to important improvement the year, by the Quality Coordination Commission, with the aim of ensuring a balanced, ecient and linked to the QAS, ensuring the continuous im indications to work on. During , other external the Management, the Foundation Councils of the eective participation in SUPSI's activities by its provements of the processes and related activities, assessments are planned for the processes relat four aliated schools and finally the SUPSI Board. main interest groups, while at the same time tak and at the same time outlining a plan of meas ed to the Undergraduate and Graduate Program On this occasion, ten areas for improvement were ing care of a growing collective awareness of this ures to be implemented for the following period. and mobility. Finally, the past year also coincided identified which over the next few years will rep important value for institutional development as In this sense, a first biennial report was drawn up with the conclusion of the drafting of the Self as resent the objectives of improvement and further a whole. In this regard, new participatory bodies in which considered the work of the QAS for sessment Report RAV following an important development by the School. and specific regulations have been defined aimed the period and which includes a plan of two year work that saw the direct involvement, at encouraging greater participation in the insti concrete measures to be implemented for the pe according to a participatory and shared model, of tutional life of the School, such as the regulation riod . all sta of departments, Aliated Schools, Cen of participatory institutional bodies and the Par also saw the start of the first external evalu tral Services, as well as students and alumni. After ticipation Charter see article on page . ations within the School's mandates related to the an initial consultation in , the representative Ideas and visions for a quality work and study experience What are Bento Boxes? For people who are not familiar with the SUPSI Strategy and the My SUPSI cards were presented, in welcomed with coee and croissants all the sta and students who land of the Rising Sun, the question is more than valid. In Japan, the the appointment with the Bento Boxes returned in all departments wanted to present their point of view with a short video testimony. term indicates a container of all shapes, materials and colours with with the theme of Quality as a protagonist: an opportunity that The videos of the students also took part in a competition: the best various compartments in which to place in an orderly manner the allowed a closer look at the quality assurance system and collect entries were evaluated and awarded by a special jury that select various dishes that are usually consumed during the lunch break at ideas, views and opinions for a qualitative work and study experi ed the winners from a large group of participants who presented school or at work. ence through video testimonials from students and sta.