USIis a young and agile university that offers its students a quality education and anenhancing study experience. International faculty teach students with an interdisciplinary, engaging, and interactive approach, leaving room for practical application.
The quality of the study curricula is complemented by USI's small size, its cosmopolitan environment, and its informal and dynamic culture.
These elements make USI ahub of opportunityopen to the world, where students can engage in direct dialogue with their professors and define their educational path, discover unexpected horizons, and embraceinternational careers.
USI. Create freely,act responsibly.
Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) is one of the 12 certified public universitiesin Switzerlandand member ofswissuniversities. It is organised insix facultiesand is active in several study and research areas, among which: architecture, communication sciences, computational science, data science, economics, health studies, humanities, informatics, law, medicine and biomedicine.
USI is a young and lively university, ahub of opportunity open to the worldwhere students are offered a quality interdisciplinaryeducationin which they can be fully engaged and take centre stage, and where ourresearcherscan count on having the space to freely pursue their initiative.
3'922 students and 1'008 professors and researchers, hailing from114 countries, convene every day on thefour campusesin Lugano, Mendrisio and Bellinzona. The relatively small size of the campuses encourages the free flow andopen exchange of ideas. USI encourages faculty, students and researchers to develop their potential, and appreciates their curiosity and willingness to experiment with new ways of thinking, learning, teaching and working.
Established in 1996, USI is in constant evolution, always taking on new challenges while remaining true to its three guiding principles:quality, openness and responsibility.
Seven reasons for choosing USI:
Based on theLaw that regulates the Università della Svizzera italiana, USI mission consists of:
USI aspires to becomethe natural choice for those yearning to grow intellectually, humanly, and responsibly.
USI envisions to bea way for the futureand strives to be known as:
In pursuit of its mission, USI draws inspiration from three main values:
Moreover, USI has made some specificcommitments: togender equality in the organisation of public eventsand tosustainable development.