Bachelor in Data Science
In the A.Y. 2024/25, the USI Faculty of Informatics and Faculty of Economics join forces to launch an innovative Bachelor in Data Science that will equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate the increasingly data-driven world.
Data Science is the new philosophy: it involves evidence-based reasoning about any topic where uncertainty is involved.
Data science plays a crucial role today by enabling organizations to extract valuable insights and make informed decisions based on vast amounts of data: with its interdisciplinary approach combining statistics, mathematics, programming, and domain knowledge, data science empowers scientists, profit and non-profit organizations to uncover patterns, trends, and correlations that might otherwise remain hidden.
By leveraging advanced analytics techniques, machine learning algorithms, and predictive modelling, data science empowers scientists to extract more information from experiments and organizations to optimize operations and drive innovation. It enables evidence-based decision-making, helps identify new opportunities, mitigates risks, and provides a foundation for developing intelligent systems and technologies.
In essence, data science is the driving force behind harnessing the potential of data to create value, fuel growth, and shape a more efficient and insightful future.
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Streams offered: Informatics and Finance & Economics
Format: Full-time Degree recognised by the Swiss government
Language: English
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
Duration: 3 years
ECTS: 180 ECTS
Intake: September 2024
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Are the degrees issued by USI recognised internationally?
Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) is a recognised or accredited Swiss university. Academic qualifications obtained at USI Faculties are therefore also recognised abroad, on the basis of international conventions.
- The mutual recognition of academic qualifications, i.e. the diplomas awarded by universities and universities of applied sciences, that enables students to continue with their studies is governed by the Lisbon Convention of 11 April 1997 and other international conventions with Germany, Italy, Austria and France.
With regard to relations with ITALY, in particular:
Accordo tra il Governo della Repubblica Italiana ed il Consiglio Federale Svizzero sul reciproco riconoscimento delle equivalenze nel settore universitario. (Agreement between the Government the Italian Republic and the Swiss Federal Council on the mutual recognition of academic qualifications)
The agreement establishes the principle of equal treatment of Italian and Swiss students. Mutual recognition applies to university degrees and diplomas, exam performance and the equivalence of study periods, taking into account the ECTS credits system. Degrees awarded by a university that authorises the holder to continue his/her studies or to undertake the next course of studies at a university in one of the two Contracting States, without additional examinations, shall confer the same right in the other Contracting State.
In addition, the holder of a degree awarded by a university in one of the two Contracting States shall be entitled to make use of that degree in the other State in the form provided for by the legislation of the State in which it was awarded.
Professional rights shall not be directly linked to the right to make use of a university degree. - The recognition of the professional qualifications of Swiss and EU/EFTA nationals wishing to pursue a regulated profession is governed by the Agreement on the free movement of persons and the EFTA Convention.
With regard to accessing professional practice in Italy for those who have obtained their university degree at USI, paragraph 1 letter d) of Presidential Decree 189/2009 applies, according to which it is required to submit the documents indicated in the Presidential Decree to the professional association, which, in turn, transmits them to the MIUR (Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca) which recognizes the validity of the foreign qualification for access to professional practice.
Useful links:
Procedures for the recognition of foreign qualifications in Italy (http://www.cimea.it/en)
Procedures for the certification of the authenticity of USI diplomas (In Italian only) (https://www4.ti.ch/decs/dcsu/ucsu)
Information on the recognition of foreign qualifications and competent recognition authorities in Switzerland (https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home/education/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/recognition-procedure-on-establishment/agencies-responsible-for-the-recognition-of-foreign-qualificatio.html)
Recognised or accredited Swiss universities (www.swissuniversities.ch) - The mutual recognition of academic qualifications, i.e. the diplomas awarded by universities and universities of applied sciences, that enables students to continue with their studies is governed by the Lisbon Convention of 11 April 1997 and other international conventions with Germany, Italy, Austria and France.
