To mark the celebrations for USI's 30th anniversary, we are delighted to invite our first graduates to the Alumni Reunion—an event dedicated to those who shared the early years of our university's history.
Return to USI to meet faculty professors past and present, reconnect with your classmates, and celebrate this university milestone together. Visit the Reunion website or the Photo Gallery.
Friday, 24 April 2026, from 4:30 pm
30 Years USI Alumni Reunion
USI East Campus Lugano, Sector A
Programme
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16.30
Ground Floor
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Alumni registration
Welcome
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17.00
Aula Polivalente
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Plenary Session
- USI Council President Monica Duca Widmer
- Rector a.i. Gabriele Balbi
- My USI in 1996 – Testimonies from the first President, Director, and Secretary General
- Marco Baggiolini, Mauro Dell'Ambrogio, Albino Zgraggen
- My Faculty in 1996 – Dean's Testimonies
- Mario Botta, Edo Poglia, Giovanni Barone Adesi
- 30 years in 3 minutes – A brief history of USI
- Mauro Baranzini, former Dean of the Faculty of Economics
- Pietro Montorfani, Director of Biblioteca Salita dei Frati di Lugano
- Lugano and Mendrisio in 1996 and 2026: How the University shaped the City – Testimonies
- Giorgio Giudici, former Mayor of the City of Lugano
- Robert Bregy, Town Clerk and Delegate for University Affairs of the City of Lugano
- Carlo Croci, former Mayor of Mendrisio
- Samuele Cavadini, Mayor of Mendrisio
- Head of USI Alumni Service, Silvia Invrea
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18.15
First Floor
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Faculty workshop
Round table with Professors and alumni of the Faculty
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Architecture today in the University and the professional world
The relationship between imagined architecture and built architecture.
A discussion between Faculty professors and alumni, featuring:
- Francesco Di Gregorio, Architect, Di Gregorio Architetti, Parma (USI Alumnus, MA 2010)
- Maja Leonelli, Titolare di Maja Leonelli architettura del paesaggio, Docente di architettura per paesaggio in SUPSI, Presidente di FSAP (USI Alumna, Arc 2005)
- Guy Muntwyler, Owner, Studio di architettura Guy Muntwyler, Mendrisio (USI Alumnus, Arc 2005)
- Emanuele Saurwein, Architect, Lands, Lugano (USI Alumnus, Arc 2002)
- Prof. Riccardo Blumer, Director (moderator)
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Communication Today in the University and the Professional World
A discussion between Faculty professors and alumni, featuring:
- Benoit Balet, ASK BEN, Founder & Owner, Zurigo (USI Alumnus, Com 2001)
- Anna Micossi, 27 Factory, Co-Founder & Director, Lugano (USI Alumna, Com 2002)
- Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, Vice Decano
- Prof. Matthew Hibberd, Dean (moderator)
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Economics Today in the University and the Professional World
A discussion between Faculty professors and alumni, featuring:
- Pamela Ferrari, Global HR Business Partner, EFG Bank, Lugano (USI Alumna, Eco 2003)
- Francesco Fierli, Cassa Pensioni di Lugano, Direttore (USI Alumnus, PhD Eco 2004)
- Patrizia Holzborn, Director, Atlante, Lugano (USI Alumna, Eco 2001)
- Prof. Elena Dalpiaz, Vice-dean
- Prof. Giovanni Pica, Dean (moderator)
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19.00
Ground Floor
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Networking apero
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After Party
Seven Alma Lugano
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For further information and to register, visit the reunion website.
