Institutional Welcome

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The final programme and the registration form will be available over the summer.

Thursday 11.09.2025 – Lugano Campus – students enrolled in the study programmes in Italian*
Friday 12.09.2025 – Lugano Campus – students enrolled in the study programmes in English**

09:00

Check-in

Aula Magna, Campus Ovest

 

09:30
 

Welcome by USI Rector, Prof. Luisa Lambertini
Welcome by USI Pro-Rector for Education and Students' Experience, Prof. Gabriele Balbi
 

Aula Magna, Campus Ovest

 

09:45

What to expect today and in the coming weeks – Study Advisory Service

Aula Magna, Campus Ovest

 

10:00

Language course offer – Modern Languages Laboratory

Aula Magna, Campus Ovest

 

10:15

University Library Lugano

Aula Magna, Campus Ovest

 

10:30

Introduction to IT Services and eLab

Aula Magna, Campus Ovest

 

11:15

Information sessions:

  • EU/EFTA students: residence permit and health insurance exemption (compulsory session for certain categories of new students)
  • Non-EU/EFTA students: residence permit, health insurance – Swisscare policy (compulsory session for certain categories of new students)
  • Campus tour

You will be able to select the sessions when filling in the registration form.
 

Meeting Point and Room TBD

 

12:00
 

Campus tour (optional)
 

Meeting Point TBD

 

12:30
 

Lunch Break offered by USI
 

   

13:30

Welcome by the programme Directors, student badge and USI account activation

Aula Magna, Campus Ovest
Palazzo Rosso, Campus Ovest
Stabile FTL, Campus Est
 

 

15:00-17:00

Study advisory Info Point (to clarify any remaining questions and ask for support)

USI Truck

 

Friday 12.09.2025 - Mendrisio Campus***

14:00
 

Check-in

 

 

14:30

 

Welcome by the Rector - Prof. Luisa Lambertini
Welcome by the Pro-Rector for Education and Students' Experience - Prof. Gabriele Balbi    

 

 

14:45
 

Welcome by the Director - Prof. Arch. Riccardo Blumer

 

 

15:00
 

Welcome by the Dean's Office Coordinator – Arch. Marco Della Torre

 

 

15:10
 

Introduction to the Academy's Library – Dr Angela Windholz

 

 

15:25
 

Introduction to the OSA Student Association and Student Representatives

 

 

15:40
 

Splitting into two groups (ITA-ENG)

 

 

15:45
 

Presentation of Administrative, IT, Logistics and Security Services on Campus

 

 

16:45
 

Campus tour

 

 

From 17:15
 

Apéro

 

 

 

Who is who?
* Bachelor in Comunicazione / Bachelor in Scienze economiche / Bachelor in Lingua, letteratura e civiltà italiana / Master in Economia e politiche internazionali / Master in Public Management and Policy / Master in Lingua, letteratura e civiltà italiana.
Bachelor in Filosofia / Bachelor of Theology / Master in Diritto Canonico ed ecclesiastico comparato / Master of Theology: participation in the event is not mandatory for FTL students but is recommended.

** Bachelor of Arts in Economics / Bachelor in Informatics / Bachelor in Data Science / Master in Artificial Intelligence / Master in Cognitive Psychology in Health Communication / Master in Communication, Management and Health / Master in Computational Science / Master in Corporate Communication / Master in Digital Fashion Communication / Master in Economics / Master in European Studies in Investor Relations and Financial Communication / Master in Finance / Master in Financial Technology and Computing / Master in Informatics / Master in International Tourism / Master in Management / Master in Management and Informatics / Master in Marketing and Transformative Economy / Master in Media Management / Master in Software and Data Engineering.

*** Bachelor in Architettura / Master in Architettura / Master in Storia e teoria dell'arte e dell'architettura.