International collaborations

USI has developed a strong network of relations with other Swiss universities as well as with numerous foreign institutions, establishing both institutional ties and scientific collaborations. These privileged agreements provide a favorable framework for the development of extended collaborations in teaching, research, and innovative projects.

Strategic partnerships

At the international level, USI has privileged institutional ties with major universities in Lombardy, in particular with:

• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan

• Università degli Studi di Milano

• Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca

• Politecnico di Milano

• Università degli Studi di Pavia

and with other Italian universities, such as:

• Università degli Studi di Perugia

• Università degli Studi di Pisa

In addition, USI has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Communication University of China (CUC), Beijing.

Double degree and Joint degree agreements

The currently active agreements are as follows:

Faculty of Biomedical Sciences:

• Joint degree in Cognitive Psycology and Health Communication with Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan

Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society:

• Double degree at bachelor level (specialisation in Digital Culture and Technologies) with University of Pisa
• Joint degree at master level in European Studies in Investor Relations and Financial Communication with Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan
• Double degree at master level in Digital Fashion Communication with Université Paris 1
• Double degree at master level in Lingua, letteratura e civiltà italiana with University of Verona and University of Rome, La Sapienza
• Double degree at master level in International Tourism/Food Industry Management with The University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo

Faculty of Economics:

• Double degree at master's level in International Economics and Policies with Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan
• Double degree at master's level in Economics with Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli
• Jonit degree at master level in Public Management and Policy with Lausanne University and Bern University

Faculty of Informatics

• Double degree at master level in Computational Science with Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg/Lappeenranta-Lathi University/Università degli Studi di Bologna
• Double degree at master level in Informatics with Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca

Double degree at master's level in Software and Data Engineering with Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca/Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso

Accelerated Master Programme

This innovative type of agreement allows students enrolled in a four-year bachelor’s program at their home university to spend one semester at USI, attending selected courses from a specific master’s program. They then return to their home university to complete their bachelor’s degree. Thanks to this agreement, they can subsequently apply to the full master’s program at USI and complete it in one year (two semesters) instead of two, as the courses taken during their mobility will be recognized.
Partner university: Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)
 

Traditional Mobility Agreements

In addition to the above, USI has signed more than 140 traditional mobility agreements, enabling student and faculty exchanges. These can be consulted here.

Research-related agreements are managed by the Research Service, while internship agreements are handled by the Career Service.