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:
Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society:
Swiss Post, PostFinance, 3030 Berna
CCP 65-236567-9
IBAN: CH60 0900 0000 6523 6567 9
SWIFT (BIC): POFICHBEXXX
LIST OF COUNTRIES THAT HAVE SIGNED THE LISBON CONVENTION | ||
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Albania Andorra Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia |
Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kyrghyz Republic Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro |
Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States |
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Paper Application
Applications can also be submitted with the application form and required paper documents (email or fax submissions will be rejected) to the following address:
Università della Svizzera italiana
Faculty of Communication Sciences
Admission Office
Via G. Buffi 13
CH-6900 Lugano
SwitzerlandRequired documentation:
The following pieces of documentation have to be sent in paper form:- The completed application form (you may download it in pdf format)
- Photocopy 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)
- Personal letter of motivation drafted by the candidate;
- Official certification of proficiency in English;
- Photocopy of an identity card or other document;
- Photocopy of residence permit for foreign nationals already domiciled in Switzerland
Photocopy 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:Faculty of Communication Sciences:
Swiss Post, PostFinance, 3030 Berna
CCP 65-236567-9
IBAN: CH60 0900 0000 6523 6567 9
SWIFT (BIC): POFICHBEXXXList of Countries that have signed the Lisbon Convention
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
GeorgiaGermany
Greece
Holy See
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kyrghyz Republic
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
MontenegroNetherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States