Application Procedure

To submit your application, please refer to the indications for filling out the online form available here: https://application.usi.ch

Academic Year 2020/21:

• Applications for the Spring Semester 2021 will be accepted starting from 14 September 2020.
  Applications will be considered only in case of available places. 
  The application deadline is 15 January 2021.
  The application deadline for candidates who need a visa is 1 November 2020.

Academic Year 2021/22:

• Applications for the Autumn Semester 2021 will be accepted starting from 1 December 2020.
  The application deadline is 31 July 2021.
  The application deadline for candidates who need a visa is 30 April 2021.
  Late applications will be considered only in case of available places.

Required documentation:
The following pieces of documentation have to be uploaded in the online form:

• Copy of past diplomas (Bachelor, licentiate, four-year degree, maturity);
• Official transcript of results of university examinations;
• Certified translation of any diplomas written in a language other than Italian, German, French, English, or Spanish;
• Curriculum vitae (Resume) - in the language of the Master's programme;
• Personal letter of motivation drafted by the candidate -  in the language of the Master's programme;
• Official certification of proficiency in English;
• Copy of an identity card or passport;
• Copy of residence permit for foreign nationals already domiciled in Switzerland.

Copy of past degree certificates 
Where a candidate has not fulfilled all the requirements for the Bachelor's degree, licentiate or other, copy of the diploma may be sent at a later stage, but in any case no later than the beginning of the matriculation period. If so, please indicate the expected date of the award and enclose an official document issued by the awarding institution confirming these terms.

Letter of motivation
Candidates are required to draft a letter (not more than one page) introducing themselves and explaining their particular interest and reasons for seeking admission to a given Master's degree.

Registration fee
The Lisbon convention regulates the recognition of university degrees between signatory countries and considerably simplifies the administration of admission procedures. For this reason, candidates whose previous degree studies were completed in countries outside this Convention (see list below) are invited to pay an application fee of SFr. 100 accounting for the higher administrative costs of processing more complex files. If the candidate is admitted, the fee will be deducted from the amount of the tuition fee for the first semester. The administrative fee is not refundable in other cases: if admission is not granted, or if the candidate decides to withdraw or fails to matriculate.

Method of payment 
The amount of the registration fee may be credited to the following account:

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