Università della Svizzera italiana

Guide for Bachelor’s Eng and Master’s students

2018/2019 Index

Introduction The Faculties 2 Psychological Counselling Service 18 Bachelor programmes 2 Sosta Project 18 Master programmes 3 Sport 18 USI in numbers 4 Start-Up 19 Contacts 4 Student Card 19 Study Areas 20 Studying Grants for Bachelor and Master programmes 5 at USI Academic Calendar 8 International Visa 26 Registration 8 Students Residence permit 26 Fees 9 Residents’ Registration Office 28 Certificates 9 Health Insurance 29 Third-Party Liability Insurance (RC) 29 Living Accessibility to the Campuses 11 on the USI Alumni 11 Free time Usefull Information 30 campus ATM 12 and life outside Usefull Links 32 Career 12 of the campus Copy Center 12 Equal opportunities service 13 Where Arrival in / 33 Food 13 we are Maps of Public Transportation 34 Housing 13 Campuses Maps 36 International relations and study abroad 14 Internet Connection/Wifi 14 Glossary 38 IT Helpdesk 15 Languages Courses 15 Contacts 44 Laboratory for Models 15 Leave of absence 15 Libraries 16 Lost & Found 16 Monthly Budget 16 Parking 17 Photography Laboratory 17 Printing 17 2 Introduction Master 3 programmes

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 () Economic Policy 90 ECTS, 3 sem. www.usi.ch/mep The Faculties Public Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/pmp and Policy*** Campus Lugano Università della Faculty of Economics Svizzera italiana Office 233, Main Building Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mmg Via Buffi 13 [email protected] Marketing and 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mktg 6900 Lugano Faculty of Communication Sciences Transformative Switzerland Office 235, Main Building Economy [email protected] Corporate 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mcc Faculty of Informatics Communication Office 120, Informatics Building Digital Fashion 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mdfc [email protected] Communication** Jointly offered with Faculty of Biomedical Sciences the Université Paris 1 Office 406, Main Building Panthéen-Sorbonne [email protected] Communication, 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mcmh Campus Villa Argentina Academy of Architecture Management and Largo Bernasconi 2 [email protected] Health 6850 Mendrisio Cognitive Psychology 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mphc Switzerland in Health Jointly offered with Communication** the Università Vita Salute San Raffaele Bachelor di Milano programmes Media Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mmm Informatics 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/msi Campus Lugano Economics 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/beco Artificial Intelligence 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mai Communication 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/bcom Sciences Software and Data 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/msde Engineering Lingua, letteratura 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/bllci e civiltà italiana (only in Italian) Management 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mmi and Informatics Informatics* 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/binf Financial Technology 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mft Medicine** 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/bmed and Computing Campus Mendrisio Architecture 180 ECTS, 6 sem. www.usi.ch/en/barc Computational 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/mcs + 2 sem. of practice Science Campus Mendrisio Architecture* 120 ECTS, 4 sem. www.usi.ch/marc * Teaching language: English. ** Students are matriculated at USI but attend classes at University of Basel. Teaching language: German. All other Bachelor programmes are held in Italian. * Teaching language: Italian. All other Master programmes are held in English. ** One (or more) semester is offered by the partner university. *** Teaching languages: Italian and English. 4 5 USI 3 Campuses (Lugano, Mendrisio, ) Studying at USI in numbers 5 Faculties 21 Institutes and labs 6 Bachelors 22 Masters 8 Doctoral programmes 9 Executive Masters 107 Countries represented 1/9 Teacher/student ratio 100 Partner universities 128 Annual research grants

Grants for Bachelor and Master Programmes Contacts USI Università della Svizzera italiana Study Advisory Service Bursaries The Department of Education, Culture and Sport (Dipartimento Office 303 granted by the dell’Educazione, della cultura e dello sport - DECS) of the Canton Via Buffi 13 Canton Ticino of Ticino provides financial support to students who meet its 6900 Lugano residency requirements. The information brochure and the applica- Svizzera tion forms can be downloaded from the web page: tel + 41 58 666 4795 fax + 41 58 666 4759 www4.ti.ch/decs/sa/uast/sportello/formulari-e-opuscoli [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 Svizzera 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 Bursaries 20 one-off scholarships of CHF 4’000 each to first-year Bachelor granted by students who obtained their high-school degree and who at the private moment of graduation had legal residence in the German- or foundations French-speaking ; 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 , literature and culture; 6 60 one-off scholarships of CHF 4’000 each to the students Reginaldus The Reginaldus Foundation awards several scholarships to Swiss 7 admitted to the first year of a USI Master programme; Foundation and foreign students of the Lugano university campus, who have 10 two-year scholarships for students admitted to the first year of excellent academic performance and who intend to stay at the one of the Masters offered by the Faculty of Informatics; Aristotle College. 5 two-year scholarships for students admitted to the first year of For further information, please contact: [email protected]. the Master in Italian language, literature and culture; 5 one-off scholarships of CHF 4’000 each to the best sec- www.aristotlecollege.ch ond-year student of each Master’s programme at USI.

The regulations and application forms are available at: Zonta Club The Zonta Club Lugano Foundation awards several scholarships to Lugano Swiss students or foreign students living in Ticino with a C residence www.usi.ch/en/bachelor-tasse-e-borse-di-studio Foundation permit who are attending a Bachelor’s or a Master’s Degree Programme:

Equal The Equal Opportunities Service of USI offers (through open http://lugano.zonta.ch/fondazione Opportunities competition) one scholarship worth CHF 4’000 for a female Service student admitted to the first year of the Bachelor in Informatics: IBSA For the IBSA Foundation for scientific research, the frontiers of www.usi.ch/en/binf-tasse-e-borse-di-studio Foundation science are broad and faith in the future stems from building solid for scientific foundations that are based on education and scientific discovery. research The Foundation (www.ibsafoundation.org) offers every year Private For scholarships granted by private foundations to students scholarships to Bachelor students in medicine studying at USI foundations enrolled in the Academy of Architecture, please refer to: partner universities (University of Basel, ETH Zurich, University of for the Academy Zurich). of Architecture www.arc.usi.ch/en/academy/borse-di-studio For information on other private foundations present in Ticino, please refer to: Leonardo Swiss and foreign students enrolled at USI can apply for a scholar- Foundation ship granted by the Leonardo Foundation. The application form can www4.ti.ch/decs/sa/uast/cosa-facciamo/fondazioni-private be downloaded from the web page Further information: www4.ti.ch/decs/sa/uast/cosa-facciamo/fondazioni-private Faculties of Economics, Communication Sciences, Informatics and Biomedical Sciences: [email protected] Fondazione The SODESKA Foundation offers 5 scholarships worth CHF 4’000 Academy of Architecture: SODESKA each to Swiss students to support them during their studies at USI: [email protected]

www.usi.ch/en/bachelor-tasse-e-borse-di-studio

Other specifics grants are available. For further information, please refer to each study programme’s website. 8 Academic Fees Tuition fees amount to CHF 4,000 per semester. 9 Fall 17.09.2018 Courses start Calendar Semester 2018 21.12.2018 Courses end Applicants whose official residence was in Switzerland (includ- 2018-2019 ing Liechtenstein and Campione d’Italia, under certain conditions) Spring 18.02.2019 Courses start at the time of the final high school exam (Maturità) pay a reduced * Campus Lugano Semester 2019 19-26.04.2019 Easter break semester fee of CHF 2,000. ** Campus Mendrisio 31.05.2019 Courses end Exams 07.01-03.02.2019 Winter session Tuition fees are payable at the beginning of each term, by the Sessions 03.06-06.07.2019 Summer session deadline indicated on the invoice; fee payment is an essential 26.08-13.09.2019 Fall session (retake) condition for matriculating or renewing one’s enrolment. Events 2018 04-21.09.2018 Welcome Meeting Certificates Lugano Campus 17.09.2018 Welcome Day The website www.attestati.lu.usi.ch is the portal where students of 18.10.2018 International Relations and the Faculties of Communication Sciences, Economics, and Study Abroad Info Session 0 8 - 0 9 .11. 2 018 Ministage** Informatics can generate and download a series of certificates: 12-2 3 .11. 2 018 Master Meeting* certificate of attendance (the document that certifies matriculation 15 .11. 2 018 International Relations and at USI); Study Abroad International statement for the Cantonal migration office; Fair 16 .11. 2 018 Master Info Day** request form for military service deferment; 2 2.11. 2 018 Long Night of Careers certificates for requesting gainful employment during studies. 26 -27.11. 2 018 Ministage* 3 0 .11. 2 018 Bachelor Info Day** The portal is accessible with the student NetID credentials. 14.12.2018 Bachelor Info Day*

2019 Grade transcript of exams (Communication, Economics) 21.01-01.02.2019 Webinar The official grade transcript of exams, which includes the related 25-26.02.2019 Ministage* ECTS study points, can be obtained at: 08.03.2019 Master Info Day** 15.03.2019 Master Info Day* 28-29 marzo 2019 Ministage */** www.esami.lu.usi.ch 03.05.2019 Bachelor Info Day** 10.05.2019 Bachelor Info Day* 31-05-2.06.2019 Swiss University Championships All certificates must NOT be authenticated.

Public Holidays 01.11.2018 All Saints Queries and special certificates 08.12.2018 Immaculate Conception For queries and special certificates, please contact: 19.03.2019 Saint Joseph’s day 19.04.2019 Good Friday Faculties of Communication Sciences and Economics 22.04.2019 Easter Monday [email protected] 01.05.2019 Labour Day Faculty of Informatics 30.05.2019 Ascension [email protected] 09.06.2019 Whitsunday 20.06.2019 Corpus Domini Mendrisio Campus The forms (request of ex-matriculation, request of military and Civil Registration Applications for a Bachelor or Master programme at Università Defense postponements), duly filled out, are to be handed in at the della Svizzera italiana should be done online: campus front office. Study certificates should be requested by email to Campus di Lugano: https://application.lu.usi.ch Campus di Mendrisio: http://applicationform.arc.usi.ch [email protected]

Applications can be submitted also in paper form, by post. Applications sent by e-mail or fax will not be accepted. 10 USILuNet USILuNet is the portal where the student can access a series of Living on the USI campus 11 Lugano Campus online services such as exams management, job offers, webmail, iCorsi platform, print summary, FAQ on how to configure your devices, etc. Each student have a personal USILuNet page.

www.usilu.net

iCorsi3 iCorsi3 is USI’s e-learning platform:

www.icorsi.ch

The platform enables students to download or consult teaching materials and take examinations on line using the Safe Exam Browser programme. Access to the platform is via the personal NetID. The information below is published in alphabetical order.

Accessibility The Lugano Campus, the Palazzo Canavée and the Mendrisio to the Library have been adapted for mobility-impaired individuals, with Campuses appropriate access ramps and facilities (WC, etc.). For further information and assistance, please contact directly: Pro Infirmis Luganese e Mendrisiotto Via dei Sindacatori 1 6908 tel + 41 91 960 28 70 fax + 41 91 960 28 88 [email protected]

Alumni USI Alumni was set up to assure continuity of contacts between Università della Svizzera italiana and its alumni. The Service aims at: establishing and consolidating a network through which USI alumni can always keep in touch with each other as well as with academic staff and current students; initiating and promoting contacts between alumni, companies, and institutions; supporting the professional development and networking of the alumni community; making a contribution to the growth of Università della Svizzera italiana.

www.usi.ch/en/alumni 12 ATM Lugano Campus Equal The Equal Opportunities Service promotes gender equality and a 13 An ATM is available in the main building (back entrance under the Opportunities culture of non-discrimination and better appreciation of diversity canteen). Service at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI). The Service mainly has focused on: Mendrisio Campus Support and encourage women who intend to undertake a career There is no ATM on the Mendrisio Campus. The closest ATM is in academic teaching and research; located at the Regional Hospital OBV (next to the Library). Motivate and support female students who choose to engage in technical-scientific study curricula; Support the work-life balance between university work and study; Career The University’s Career Service aims at fostering exchange and Foster a culture of fairness, transparency and equality; contacts with the business world, and to acquaint students with Provide and ensure the adequate and balanced conditions for the working environment, thus ensuring a smoother and success- studying, teaching and working ful transition from the academic world to the workplace. www.usi.ch/en/equal-opportunities-usi The key activities of the Service focus on the following: Maintain a database with internships and job opportunities and weekly career newsletters Food Lugano Campus Comprehensive, one-to-one career counseling services The Lugano Campus cafeteria (commonly called “mensa” in Internships coordination Italian) is located in the main building and is open Monday to Friday Coordination of scholarships for internships abroad from 7:45am to 5:30pm. It offers a choice of three daily menus Online CV-Book (price for student): Coordination of field projects Daily special at CHF 11.00 On-campus recruitment events and orientation in the job market Pasta at CHF 7.50 Long Night of Careers Vegetarian at CHF 10.00 Visiting Employers Programme Successful Applications seminars The menu prices are subject to change. Career Management Workshops To benefit from reduced prices, when asked you must show your USI Career Stories LIVE student ID card.. USI Alumni Placement Survey The cafeteria is closed during the Christmas holiday break and during the summer break (first two weeks of August). www.usi.ch/en/career The weekly menu is available (only in Italian) at: www.desk.usi.ch/it/mensa-e-menu-settimanale-campus-di-lugano Copy The Copy Center which is located on the Lugano Campus (Level 1, Center office 121): Mendrisio Campus manages the printers on the Lugano Campus; Students can benefit from reduced prices at the Osteria Vignetta is the focal point for the production, distribution and sale of course (Via Turconi, next to Villa Argentina – www.vignetta.ch) and at the materials on the Lugano Campus; Obivella Restaurant of the “Beata Vergine” the Regional Hospital provides a thesis printing and binding service (for a charge). of Mendrisio (next to the Library). For the special rates, student needs to show, upon request, the USI student card. Contact: tel + 41 58 666 45 86 [email protected] Housing USI does not have on-campus structure to accommodate all students, who must therefore provide for themselves. In case, the To access the student printers, please refer to section “Printing” on USI Accommodation Service can assist you. page 17. Further information on housing is available at www.desk.usi.ch, the portal with all practicalities for the USI community: Accommodation at USI Rental listings database USI Home Casa dell’Accademia 14 Aristotle College IT Help Desk Lugano Campus 15 Useful information on Swiss regulations For assistance with any IT device or system, contact: Advisory services for tenants Help Desk Lugano Campus FAQ Main building, office 164 [email protected] SEMP (ex Erasmus) and other mobility students seeking accom- tel + 41 58 666 46 10 modation for the duration of their study semester in Lugano or in Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8am to 12pm and from 1pm Mendrisio are invited to contact the Housing Service directly by to 5pm. e-mail, for personal advice: [email protected] (Lugano Campus) Mendrisio Campus [email protected] (Mendrisio Campus) For any issues related to IT infrastructures, the network, access to systems, payments of prints and supply of papers or inks for To helps students seeking for an accommodation, USI has a printers please contact [email protected] Facebook page (www.facebook.com/usialloggi) where messages from students who are looking for a roommate or are leaving their flat/room are published. Languages USI offers Italian, French, German and English languages courses Courses before the beginning of the academic year and during the semesters. www.usi.ch/housing Language courses are free for USI students.

International Currently, USI has agreements not only with all Swiss universities Italian courses: www.italiancourse.usi.ch Relations and but also with over 80 universities abroad. A period of study abroad French, German and English courses: www.corsilingua.usi.ch Study Abroad is designed to foster cultural, scientific and linguistic perspectives, while helping to enrich and consolidate already acquired knowl- edge and skills. Laboratory The Academy of Architecture also has 2 laboratories (Palazzo for Models Turconi and Palazzo Canavée) where students can learn to The Università della Svizzera italiana, through its International Mendrisio Campus operate the various technical ways for creating models of their Relations and Study Abroad Service, offers its students and others design projects. In order to use these machines, students are coming from Switzerland and abroad the following possibilities: required to take a 2-hour introductory course. The Swiss mobility programme The Swiss-European mobility programme - SEMP (former Erasmus) Leave Bachelor and Master’s students may obtain a leave of absence, for The International exchange programme of one or more semesters, in the event of maternity, military or civil Freemover 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 - Palazzo 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. For further information: 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 photocopying services. possible to pay only with Swiss francs (CHF). Credit cards are not accepted. University Library Lugano Around USI there are a few blue zones available (maximum 1 hour) Opening hours: and white zones (CHF 2 per hour). Monday-Friday 9am-10pm / Saturday 9am-12.15pm It is possible to rent a parking space, subject to availability, at the (the opening hours are reduced during the summer time) car park of the ‘Ospedale Italiano’. During the exam sessions, the library has extended opening hours on: Saturday and Sunday 9am-6pm. www.desk.usi.ch/en/parking-lugano-campus

https://it.bul.sbu.usi.ch Mendrisio Campus There are no available parking spaces for students on the Academy of Architecture Library Mendrisio campus. Car parks are available in town. Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9am-8pm Saturday 10am-5pm Photography The laboratory offers students the opportunity to take photo- Laboratory graphs of models and projects carried out in the ateliers. It is http://biblio.arc.usi.ch Mendrisio Campus located in the Canavée building (floor -1) and has a photographic studio and a workspace equipped with the related materials (panels, black cloth, continuous light headlights). The request for Lost Lugano Campus use of the Laboratory must be forwarded to: and For all lost items, contact the reception of the main building Found (ground floor at the entrance) according to the opening hours www.aule.usi.ch/prenotazione 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm

Mendrisio Campus Printing Lugano Campus For all lost items, contact the reception of Villa Argentina accord- Students may use the following printers: ing to the opening hours 10am-12pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm USI_Students Main Buildiing Room 156 1° floor Room 157 Room 159 Monthly Accommodation CHF 450/800 USI_Laser Main Buildiing Room 128 Budget (shared single room or one-bedroom apartment) 1° floor Food and other household expenses CHF 450 Biblioteca Master’s students 5° floor area Health Insurance (if required) CH F 110/28 0 Informatics Building 1° e 2° floor Public Transportation CHF 50/100 Books and study materials CHF 50 Students may print only in A4 format, in black and white. They are Free time expenses CHF 200 entitled to 1,000 free printouts per semester. You can consult an Total / per month CHF 1’300/1’900 overview of your printouts on your system profile USILuNET (to access the page from outside the campus IT network, you need to This budget is referred to an average of the monthly budget for a log in with your CAMPUS account). USI student, excluding however the one-off expenses such as residence permit, regional foreign office, security deposit, etc. Mendrisio Campus Students can benefit from network printers in formats ranging from A4 to the plotter for tables and drawings, which are located at Palazzo Canavée and Palazzo Turconi. 18 Psychological The Psychological Counselling Service offers a counselling service activities and relevant facilities, e.g. for water sports, and also has a 19 Counselling in cooperation with the ATP, the association of psychologists in Tici- few agreements and facilitations with several partners. Service no, to help students reach professionals in the field of psychology. www.sport.usi.ch Emotional distress may come in different forms and degrees, from a short term to a more complicated and long-lasting discomfort. When a disorder or a problem interferes with one’s daily routine Start-up The Start-up Promotion Center assists people or teams intending affecting relationships, family, the workplace or school, seeking to turn an innovative idea or project into an entrepreneurial activity, assistance from a qualified psychologist is certainly an option. helping them: to define the idea, estimate its risks and opportunities and turn it www.desk.usi.ch/en/servizio-di-consulenza-psicologica into a project; to develop a sound and effective feasibility study; Counseling is not a free of charge service; supplemental health to extend and analyze the range of possible solutions; insurance will cover the fees for Cantonal appointed qualified by following their activity right through the set-up and the develop- psychotherapists. ment and consolidation phases of the project.

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

www.desk.usi.ch/en/tessera-studenti Sport A Service for Sport and Leisure has been created to promote joint sporting activities between Università della Svizzera italiana and Mendrisio Campus the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland The student card allows students of the Academy of the Architec- (SUPSI) and to coordinate local members’ participation in national ture to access the buildings on campus 24/7,to benefit from the and international university sports events. Library loan and a few student reductions (OBV Restaurant, Osteria Vignetta). The Sport Service USI/SUPSI organizes several sport activities addressed to the university community (students, PhD, academic and non academic staff). The goal is to create adequate opportuni- ties to complement the intellectual or office-based routines with an attractive offer enhanced by social and cultural components.

The programme includes courses and special events offered throughout the academic year, as well as between terms, with a selection of weekly activities, training courses, camps and events. Sport Service USI/SUPSI provides equipment for many sport 20 Study Lugano Campus Areas Study Areas Main Building Room 156 1° livello Room 157 Room 159 Room 128 Master Students Library Area 5° livello

All the study areas mentioned above are accessible 24/7 using your student card and are covered by the campus WiFi network. Access to PCs is granted with the CAMPUS account. In addition to the areas mentioned above, there are 200 worksta- tions in the campus library and a number of them are equipped with PCs (refer to “Library” section).

Mendrisio Campus Design atelier Palazzo Canavée Palazzo Turconi

Computer area Palazzo Canavée

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

Piazza Riforma, Lugano International students 25

Bureaucracy at a glance

UE/EFTA NON-UE/EFTA Students Students

Visa Not mandatory The procedure takes 1-4 months

Residence Within 14 days of your Within 14 days of your Permit arrival in Switzerland arrival in Switzerland

Resident’s Within 8 days of arrival Within 8 days of arrival registration office in Switzerland in Switzerland

Health Can be exempted Mandatory Insurance

Third-party liability If requested If requested by Insurance (RC) by the homeowners the homeowners

Legend Not mandatory Can be exempted Mandatory Parco Ciani, Ciani, Parco Lugano 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 cittadini UE/AELS”, avvio. Visa Students from UE/EFTA do not need a visa to enter Switzerland. Once the online procedure has been completed, the student must Students from non-UE/EFTA must request a student visa to the print the form and send it together with the requested documents Swiss Embassy or Consulate in their home country before entering listed on the following link: Switzerland. All the necessary forms are available at the Swiss Embassies and www.usi.ch/en/organising-bachelor-master-studies Consulates. To start the procedure, candidates must provide the admission The student will be summoned to the Lugano Migration Office letter from the Università della Svizzera italiana. (New Arrivals Service, Via Balestra 33) to check his/her docu- ments before being issued with a residence permit for educational It is recommended that non-UE/EFTA apply for admission as early purposes. as possible. Students will receive the visa to enter Switzerland only at the end of the procedure. Within 14 days of entry into Switzerland, non-EU/EFTA students Note: Application must send the following documents to the Migration Office in that the visa process might take between 1 and 4 months. Entry procedure for Bellinzona: into Switzerland is only possible after the application is approved. non-EU/EFTA signed Entry Authorization A tourist visa for Switzerland cannot be converted into a student students copy of passport visa. Regardless of the visa, the student must apply for a residence copy of visa permit. copy of lease of accommodation photograph (3.5x4.5 cm) For additional information on the visa procedure, please refer to the Federal Migration office, the representatives of Switzerland All documents must be written and/or translated into Italian. abroad or the cantonal authorities. Students will receive a first summons to the Lugano Migration www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/publiservice/weisungen-kreis- Office (New Entrants Service, Via Balestra 33) to verify docu- schreiben/visa/liste1_staatsangehoerigkeit/leg_visum.html ments and a second summons to the Bellinzona Migration Office to register their biometric data.

Residence Foreign students wishing to stay in Switzerland during their study Pending the issue of a residence permit for educational purposes, Permit period must apply for a residence permit for educational students wishing to leave Switzerland must ensure that the entry purposes. The application must be submitted within 14 days visa on their passport is still valid (if not, they must request a new of the arrival in Switzerland following the procedure. 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 All foreign students and Swiss students domiciled in Municipalities other than those where they are staying for study purposes, must (only in Italian) register with the Office for the Control of Residents of the municipality in which they reside. 28 Procedure The permit must be renewed each year, at least 14 days before it Health Every person residing in Switzerland is required to have a health 29 for renewing expires, following the procedure online: Insurance and accident insurance or to obtain the relevant exemption (see a residence below) within three months of entry into Switzerland. permit for www4.ti.ch/di/home-sp/servizi-online/permessi-per-stranieri/ educational dimora-b Compulsory health insurance covers the costs of the medical care purposes in case of illness or accident.

Upon registration at the regional foreign office, students will Residents’ All foreign students must register to the town population office receive two official letters requesting to apply for health insurance Registration within 8 days of arrival in Switzerland. by a specific date. If the terms are not met, or exemption is not Office obtained, an insurance will be assigned as a matter of course at the discretion of the respective authorities. For Lugano Puntocittà Under certain conditions, students may be exempted from Via della Posta contracting compulsory health insurance in Switzerland. 6900 Lugano tel + 41 58 866 60 00 This applies in particular to: [email protected] students coming from EU/EFTA countries who have a European Health Insurance Card; Opening hours: students with private insurance in who can prove that it Monday, Wednesday and Friday: from 7.30am-12pm and from complies with Swiss standards, i.e. that it is unlimited; 1.30pm-5pm students from non-EU/EFTA countries who can prove that such Tuesday and Thursday: from 7.30am-6pm insurance complies with Swiss standards, i.e. that it is unlimited.

For Mendrisio Residents’ registration office in Mendrisio www.desk.usi.ch/en/health-insurance-students Municipio Via Municipio 13 6850 Mendrisio Third-Party The liability insurance is optional but highly recommended. tel + 41 91 640 31 20 Liability This insurance protects people against unwilling damage caused Insurance to third parties, for example damages caused during sports Opening hours: activities, whilst renting an apartment or as a pet owner. Monday to Friday: from 10am-12pm and from 2pm-4pm Thursday: 10am-12pm and 4pm-6pm www.ch.ch

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 required to present a valid passport or identity card and a certifi- Postal office Lugano Centre (main office) cate of enrolment issued by USI. Certain banks may ask for Via della Posta additional documents. It is recommended to open a student CH-6900 Lugano account, which generally offers a series of benefits. Opening hours: Mondays-Fridays 7.30am-7pm and Saturdays 8am-4pm Bike With the student card, it is possible to activate a free annual Sharing subscription to the PubliBike bike sharing service available within Postal office Mendrisio Station (main office) the city of Lugano. One of the bike stations is located at USI’s main Via Franscini entrance: the first 30 minutes, i.e. the time required to move from CH-6850 Mendrisio one station to another, are free of charge; after this period, the user Opening hours: will be charged a fee per minute. Mondays-Fridays 8.00am-6.30pm and Saturdays 8.30am-12pm

At the Mendrisio campus, bike sharing is available to students only tel + 41 (0)848 888 888 within the university campus. www.posta.ch

Buses The buses guarantee efficient mobility in the city of Lugano and Shops The main supermarkets are open Mondays to Fridays from 8.30am the surrounding areas. In addition to the city buses, surrounding to 7pm, Thursdays from 8.30am to 9pm, and Saturdays from towns can be reached with the yellow coaches (Autopostale) or by 8.30am to 5pm (in the summer until 6pm). Smaller shops stay open the Lugano public transportation network (Autolinee Regionali until 6.30pm (also on Thursdays) and close on Saturdays 5pm. Luganesi). Detailed information on Lugano’s public transportation (TPL) is Telephone To call Ticino from abroad, you must dial 0041 91 (land lines) and available on: www.tplsa.ch (only in Italian). then the phone number. In Switzerland, there are several mobile phone operators. Informa- In Mendrisio, city bus nr.1, as well as a yellow ‘Autopostale’ coach, tion on rates, subscriptions and prepaid cards may be obtained provide regular connections between the Academy and the cities from the specialist shops throughout Ticino and at post offices. of and . Information on bus passes is available on Generally, prepaid cards and contracts can be used with all the website www.arcobaleno.ch standard GSM mobile phones on 900/1800 Mhz.

For the transportation maps refer to the section “Where we are” Train Students can purchase a “Swiss Half-Price Card” from a Swiss on pages 34 and 35. Railway ticket office (www.sbb.ch/en) that entitles them to a 50% reduction on all train fares in Switzerland. Swiss Rail also offers season tickets at special rates for commuters, i.e. people who live just across the border in and travel to Switzerland every day. Other train passes are available that entitle the holder to travel for 32 free after 7pm until the last train (www.binario7.ch, only for Where We Are 33 students under 25 years-old).

USI Student USI’s students can benefit from the discounts and special rates Discounts showing the USI student card. The list is available at:

www.desk.usi.ch/en/discounts-special-rates-and-offers

Useful Lugano Cantonal Library of Lugano www.sbt.ti.ch/bclu Links City of Lugano www.lugano.ch Lugano Turism www.luganoregion.com Medical Centre www.centromedico.ch (Train Station) Hospitals www.eoc.ch By plane The Agno Airport is located about 6km from Lugano centre and (Civico and Italiano) 23km from Mendrisio. It offers flights mainly to Zürich (www. Lugano Migration Office Via Serafino Balestra 33 lugano-airport.ch). (New Arrivals Service) 6900 Lugano Mendrisio Cantonal Library www.sbt.ti.ch/bcme of Mendrisio By car To Lugano City of Mendrisio www.mendrisio.ch Exit to Lugano Nord, follow “City centre” and then “USI” sign Mendrisiotto Tourism www.mendrisiottoturismo.ch Hospital “Beata Vergine” www.eoc.ch To Mendrisio Exit to Mendrisio and then “Accademia” sign Ticino Canton Ticino www.ti.ch Ticino Tourism www.ticino.ch/en Migration Office Via Lugano 4 By train Lugano 6501 Bellinzona From the train station, the Lugano Campus can be reached with USI USI Security number +41 58 666 4730 bus n° 6 (Cornaredo direction, stop “Università”). Lugano Campus USI Security number +41 58 666 5820 Mendrisio Mendrisio Campus The Academy of Architecture is located a few steps away from the Other Usefull Helpline (Volunteer 143 train station. Please refer to the City map on page 35. Numbers Emotional Support) Traffic conditions 163 Swisscom Info Service 1811 (fee liable)

Emergency General Emergency 112 Swiss Number Numbers Police 117 Fire Department 118 Ambulance 144 REGA 1414 Roadside Assistance 140 Toxicological Institute 145 (in case of poisoning) 34 Maps of Public https://arcobaleno.ch Maps of Public https://arcobaleno.ch 35 Transportation Transportation Lugano Area Mendrisio Area

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

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Scuole Elementari

Via B. Lambertenghi Via Balestra 11 38 Glossary E elective corso a scelta 39 Glossario enclosure allegato enrolment certificate attestato di frequenza entry requirements criteri d’ammissione excess franchigia exchange scambio exempt esentare extra (service) charges spese F Faculty Board Consiglio di Facoltà fail (to) bocciare Fall Semester SA (semestre autunnale) fare tariffa fee tassa d’iscrizione flat, apartment appartamento English - Italian floor piano form formulario / modulo A accommodation alloggio formal registration immatricolazione apartment appartamento free time tempo libero application iscrizione freshman matricola attend (to) frequentare furnished arredato, ammobiliato Attachment allegato G grade voto authenticate (to) vidimare H health insurance cassa malattia B board vitto housing alloggio book libro I included / not included incluso / escluso borrow (to) prendere in prestito K kiosk edicola C canteen mensa L lab / laboratory laboratorio car auto landlord proprietario car park parcheggio leave of absence congedo card tessera lend (to) prestare certificate / transcript attestato lesson corso 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 discount riduzione/sconto notes appunti dishwasher lavastoviglie notice board bacheca 40 O official residence domicilio legale Italian - English 41 one-room apartment monolocale optional facoltativo A abbonamento subscription (newspapers, etc.) owner proprietario season ticket (transports) P paper elaborato aereo plane parking lot parcheggio affitto, affittare rent, to rent pass (to) superare, passare un esame allegato enclosure/attachment post account / bank account conto corrente postale /bancario alloggio accommodation / housing plane aereo appartamento flat, apartment phone telefono appunti notes photocopy / to photocopy fotocopia/fotocopiare area maggiore/minore major/minor practice esercitazione arredato, ammobiliato furnished preferential rates sconto/ riduzione attestato certificate / transcript print (to) stampare (of exam results) public transportation trasporti pubblici attestato di frequenza certificate of attendance/ R rate tariffa enrolment certificate reception segreteria aula classroom rent, rent (to) affitto, affittare auto car residence permit permesso di soggiorno B bacheca notice board residents’ registration office controllo abitanti (PuntoCittà) biblioteca library room stanza / locale bocciare to fail S scholarship borsa di studio borsa di studio scholarship/grant share (to) condividere C cassa malattia health insurance shop negozio cauzione / caparra deposit Spring Semester semestre primaverile (SP) condividere to share statement dichiarazione congedo leave of absence storey piano Consiglio di Facoltà Faculty Board studio flat monolocale conto corrente postale/ post account/ subscription abbonamento bancario bank account sublet (to) subaffittare controllo abitanti (PuntoCittà) residents’ registration office T teaching timetable orario dei corsi corso Class/course/lesson teaching / class corso corso a scelta elective third-party liability insurance RC (responsabilità civile) criteri d’ammissione entry requirements town hall municipio D dare in affitto to let train treno Decano / decanato Dean / dean’s office transcript attestato dichiarazione statement V vending machine distributore automatico distributore automatico vending machine visa visto domicilio legale official residence W washing machine lavatrice E edicola newsstand / kiosk elaborato paper / essay esentare exempt esercitazione practice 42 F facoltativo optional S SA (semestre autunnale) Fall semester 43 formulario / modulo form scambio exchange fotocopiare / fotocopia to photocopy / photocopy sconto / riduzione preferential rates / discount franchigia deductible or excess Segreteria reception frequentare to attend sessione esami Exams session I immatricolazione formal registration / matriculation sospensione corsi no classes on incluso / escluso included / not included SP (semestre primaverile) Spring semester iscrizione application / registration / spese extra (service) charges enrolment stabile principale main building L laboratorio lab / laboratory stampare to print lavastoviglie dishwasher stanza / locale room lavatrice washing machine subaffittare to sub-let libretto corsi course catalogue subentrante lodger libro book superare un esame to pass M matricola freshman T tariffa fare / rate mensa canteen tassa d’iscrizione fee (tuition fee) monolocale one-room apartment / studio tempo libero free time flat telefono phone municipio town hall (building) / City Hall termine d’iscrizione deadline / closing date modulo / formulario form tessera card N negozio shop trasporti pubblici public transportation O obbligatorio compulsory / mandatory treno train orario dei corsi teaching timetable / U ufficio della migrazione Migration office course schedule V vidimare authenticate P parcheggio parking lot / car park visto visa passare/superare to pass vitto board / meals permesso di soggiorno residence permit voto mark or grade piano floor / storey prendere in prestito to borrow prestare to lend proprietario owner / landlord R RC (responsabilità civile) third-party liability insurance rinnovo renewal 44 Contacts To know

In Switzerland tap water is drinkable

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

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