Informative sessions in Lugano

On 11 and 12 September, new students enrolled in one of the programmes offered on the Lugano Campus will take part in a series of informative sessions.

Each session will last 30 minutes (45 minutes for those dedicated to study permits).

The final schedule of the informative sessions and the registration form will be available during August 2025.

What can you discover?

• EU/EFTA students: Residence permit, population control and health insurance exemption
  • ​Residence permit: during their study period, international students who wish to stay in Switzerland must apply for a residence permit for educational purposes. The application for the permit must be submitted within 14 days of arrival in Switzerland.
  • Residents' Registration Office: all international students and Swiss students domiciled in communes other than the one where they are staying for study purposes must register with the Residents' Registration Office of their municipality of residence.
  • Health insurance exemption: every person domiciled/resident in Switzerland is obliged to take out health insurance or to obtain the relevant exemption/confirmation of non-subjection within three months of entering Switzerland.
    International students who hold a residence permit (B or L permit) for study purposes may be exempted from the obligation to take out compulsory health insurance in Switzerland; this applies to students from EU/EFTA countries who hold a European Health Insurance Card.
     
• Non-EU/EFTA students: residence permit, population control and health insurance (Swisscare policy)
  • Residence permit: during their study period, international students who wish to stay in Switzerland must apply for a residence permit for educational purposes. The application for the permit must be submitted within 14 days after arrival in Switzerland.
  • Residents' Registration Office: all international students and Swiss students domiciled in communes other than the one where they are staying for study purposes must register with the Residents' Registration Office of their municipality of residence.
  • Health insurance - Swisscare policy: every person domiciled/resident in Switzerland is obliged to take out health insurance or to obtain the relevant exemption/confirmation of non-subjection within three months of entering Switzerland.
    International students with a residence permit (permit B or L), who cannot be exempted from the obligation to take out compulsory health insurance in Switzerland, can benefit from the Swisscare group insurance policy with the insurer Europäische Reiseversicherung AG, a compulsory health coverage at more advantageous conditions.
     
• Campus Tour
  Guided by USI students and collaborators, you will discover Lugano's university campuses (East and West), an unmissable opportunity to get your bearings from the very first days.