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In both cities the campus has developed around ancient neoclassic buildings, skilfully adapted to host lessons, laboratories and ateliers. New buildings and infrastructures have recently been added to provide students, faculty and researchers with more highly functional spaces and top quality equipment. The campus is continuously evolving to better address the needs of its growing community.
Classrooms and study rooms, ateliers, computer labs accessible day and night, and libraries equipped with the most modern systems offer ideal conditions both for individual study and for teaching activities.
The contained number of students, the wide availability of top-level resources and the beauty of the surroundings make USI campuses safe, friendly and familiar environments, where students, teachers and researchers can engage in stimulating dialogue, take part in extra-curricular activities, and enjoy university life to its fullest.
Lugano and Mendrisio offer several recreational opportunities. Some student associations organise parties, meetings, sports and leisure activities.
USI-SUPSI Sport Service promotes joint sports activities between the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), and coordinates participation in national university sports events. Mendrisio and its surroundings offer a range of recreational activities, including musical performances (Musica nel Mendrisiotto), theater performances (Cinema Teatro and Excelsior in Chiasso), museums (Museo d’Arte in Mendrisio, Pinacoteca Züst in Rancate and Museo Vela in Ligornetto), cinema (Mignon and Plaza), and a film club (Cineclub del Mendrisiotto). With USI ID cards, students also benefit from a discount on cinema tickets.
Biblioteca universitaria di Lugano
The Library offers its services to those interested in literature from the fields corresponding to the Faculties of Communication, Economics, Informatics, and Theology. The library offers various multimedia tools and a comprehensive periodical collection. It also provides photocopying services and individual study spaces.
The Academy of Architecture Library
The library holds a wide collection of books and periodicals in the area of study of the Academy of Architecture. It provides photocopying services and computers with Internet connection, for research purposes.
The Accommodation Service can assist you in several ways:
Living in Lugano or Mendrisio entails for students a monthly expense of approximately CHF 1,500 - 2,300.
In average, the monthly student's budget is approximately as follows: