Università della Svizzera italiana

The Università della Svizzera italiana , sometimes referred to as the University of Lugano, in English-speaking contexts, is a public Swiss university established in 1995, with campuses in Lugano, Mendrisio and Bellinzona . USI is the only university in Switzerland where the official language is Italian. It counts four faculties on the Lugano campus , and the Academy of Architecture on the Mendrisio campus. Affiliated to USI are, since 2010, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine , located in Bellinzona, and from January 1, 2017, the Institute of Oncology Research , also on the Bellinzona campus.

USI is active in several studies and research areas: architecture, communication sciences, computational science, data science, economics, health studies, humanities, informatics, medicine and biomedicine. The university is organised in five Departments , located on three campuses. The Faculties of Economics, Communication Sciences, Informatics and Biomedical Sciences are located on the Lugano campus, home also to the Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano, a private institution affiliated with the Diocese of the Catholic Church in Lugano. The Accademia di architettura is located on the Mendrisio campus. The affiliated Institute for Research in Biomedicine and the Institute of Oncology Research are both located in Bellinzona.

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