We are glad to welcome EMBA10 students back to campus, from 17th September.

Students are required to wear masks in common indoor areas, including classrooms, while faculty may remove them when lecturing only if they can maintain an adequate distance from front rows. Sanification and ventilation of the classrooms will be performed every two academic hours.

All courses will continue to make extensive use of the iCorsi platform so that the syllabus and materials will be available to all. In addition, should significant limitations regarding travel and related quarantines be imposed, USI is committed to supporting those temporarily unable to reach the campuses by providing a recording of the lectures. We invite members of the academic community from foreign countries to consult regularly the website of the Federal Office of Public Health with special attention to the page listing the rules about entering Switzerland. For courses held by external lecturers, part of the course might take place online. Faculties will define the specific methods and inform students through their course schedule. The ability to discuss thesis and PhD dissertations in videoconferencing remains in place. For lecturers coming from States or regions considered at a high risk of infection or having health concerns, it will also be possible to give online lectures. The methods are developed in agreement with the Pro-Rectorate for Education and Students’ Experience.

Should federal and cantonal provision change to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, USI may progressively return to online learning.

Also, in defining the arrangements for the autumn semester of the academic year 2021-22, USI has been inspired by the four principles that have guided the Institution in the two academic years affected by the pandemic: to protect the safety of the academic community; to seek solutions to guarantee continuity, while contributing towards a stable social environment; to ensure the training even in such a volatile and challenging context; to comply with the decisions of the competent public authorities. Throughout this period, USI has considered in-person learning and university life on campus to be very important. Still, at the same time, it has shown the ability to manage online training, taking advantage of the opportunities and ensuring a flexible and continuous learning experience.

Two months after the publication of the world ranking of the best ‘young’ universities (under fifty years old), Times Higher Education (THE) publishes the ranking of the best ‘small’ universities (with less than five thousand students), in which USI now ranks 14th (up 6 positions). A cross-analysis of the two rankings also shows that USI is eighth in the world among young and small universities.

These results reflect some of the characteristics that have always distinguished Università della Svizzera italiana and that meet students’ expectations: small classes and a faculty-student ratio (currently 1:9) that fosters interaction, a small campus and an idea geographical location, between the two large urban areas of Zurich and Milan.

The THE ranking of small universities is based on the main THE World University Rankings 2021, in which USI figures in the 251-300 range (out of 1527 universities reviewed). Universities that teach at least four disciplines and have fewer than 5,000 students are also considered. The average number of students at a university in the 2021 Rankings of the world’s best small universities is 3,197 (USI currently has 3,350) – by comparison, the average number of students at an institution in THE’s global ranking is 25,000.

For more information on the THE ranking of the best small universities by THE
>> www.timeshighereducation.com

For an overview of USI rankings
>> www.usi.ch/en/university/who-we-are/facts-and-figures/rankings

Keynote Speaker: Miro Venturi, Corporate CEO Sintetica SA

When: Saturday 26th June
Where:  Aula Magna, USI Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano,

We will celebrate the success of our EMBA#9 students and attend the engaging presentation by Miro Venturi.

Streaming Link:

https://vimeo.com/565326653/20deaa9ea0

Pharmaceutical innovation and growth 2021 – 2031: the intertwine between process and product development and the customer experience

Miro Venturi

Full profile on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miro-venturi-2177257/

17:00 – 17:10 Welcome Address, Erez Boas, USI Rector

17:10 – 17:40 Keynote Speaker, Miro Venturi
Corporate CEO Sintetica SA

17:40 – 17:55  Conferring of Diplomas, Prof. Gianluca Colombo Dean Faculty of Economics & Director Executive MBA

17:55 – 18:15  Class Address EMBA9 Representatives

18:15 – 18:30  USI EMBA CLUB, USI EMBA Alumni Representatives

18:30 – 18:40   Closing remarks , Prof. Gianluca Colombo, Director Executive MBA

               18:50   Aperitivo in Aula Magna

The Dies academicus of Università della Svizzera italiana will be streamed live on www.usi.ch/dies25 on Saturday, 8 May starting at 10 am, with the participation of Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. 

The current health situation and the restrictive measures to protect the population do not allow the Dies academicus to occur at Palazzo dei Congressi, where USI was planning to celebrate the important milestone of 25 years since the birth of Università della Svizzera italiana together with the academic community and the public.

We invite you to follow the live streaming of the celebrations, with coverage from Lugano and several other locations in Southern Switzerland.

While the heart of the ceremony will be the Lugano West Campus Aula magna, the Dies academicus 2021 will also be held simultaneously in the different locations in Southern Switzerland in which USI activities are carried on. Celebrations will also be held in Bellinzona (in the Auditorium of the Scuola Cantonale di Commercio), in Mendrisio (in the Teatro dell’architettura), in Locarno (at the GranRex) and in Airolo (Caseificio del Gottardo).

We look forward to seeing you online. There will be plenty of surprises: celebrate with us!

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