Practical information
All workshops* and other Summer School related activities will be held at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano West Campus, Centrocivico, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, CH-6900 Lugano.
Click here to find information on how to get to the University, as well as an overview map of the Campus.
*With the exception of online workshops.
The language in all workshops will be English; active and passive command of English is expected.
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@USI
When you arrive at the University main building, you should go directly to your workshop’s teaching room; there is no formal registration.
Teaching rooms will be signposted at the entrance of the main building.
Before the Summer School starts, you will receive by e-mail a pdf document with further information, as well as directions on how to use the computing facilities.
There will be a Welcome Reception on Monday evening at 17h30.
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When to arrive, when to leave
As regular workshops start at 8 h 30 on Monday, you should arrive on Sunday evening*.
Plan to leave on Saturday, unless you can reach home when leaving Lugano Friday, late afternoon.
Preliminary workshops will start at 10h00 on Friday, August 13th.
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Teaching Rooms
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Material
All the needed material for the workshop will be available on the eLearning USI Platform iCorsi. The Platform can be accessed trough a SWITCH AAI account (provided by all Swis universities or by us if you are not a Swiss student).
That is why it is important to bring your laptop with you.
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Events and Schedules
Preliminary workshop Friday, 13 August (day 1) 10h00-18h00 Preliminary workshop Saturday, 14 August (day 2) 8h30-18-30 Opening reception 1 Monday, 16 August 17h30 Workshops Week 1 16 - 20 August 8h30 - 18h00 Opening reception 2 Monday, 23 August 17h30 Workshops Week 2 23 - 27 August 8h30 - 18h00 Daily schedules are specific to each workshop; the instructor will inform you at the beginning of the workshop.
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Summer School Evaluation
After the Summer School you will receive an e-mail, asking you to fill in an online evaluation questionnaire.
If you have suggestions, ideas etc for future Summer Schools, you can also send an e-mail to methodssummerschool@usi.ch.