Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) is an international research- and student-focused university, located in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland. It is active in several academic disciplines, among which architecture, communication sciences, computational science, data science, economics, health studies, humanities, informatics, law, medicine and biomedicine.
USI is a young and dynamic university, a gateway to the future and to the world. Students are offered quality and interdisciplinary education, enabling individual empowerment, full engagement, and international careers, while researchers are given the freedom to pursue their initiative.
Around 4'200 students and 1'300 professors and researchers, hailing from over 100 countries, convene every day on the four campuses in Lugano, Mendrisio and Bellinzona. The small scale of the campuses encourages the free flow and open exchange of ideas between students and faculty.