LUGANO            

Less than an hour from Milan and three hours from Venice and Florence, Lugano is a small but lively town in the Southern part of Switzerland, near the Italian border . Its population amounts to about 29000 inhabitants extending over an area slightly larger than 11 km2. These small dimensions can be surprising if compared to the importance and international fame of the city. Since the second half of the nineteenth century, tourism has been the leading sector of Lugano. The reasons for this are surely found in the subalpine landscape, the lake and the favourable climate conditions of the region, that create a unique and almost surrealistic landscape.
The University of Lugano (Università della Svizzera italiana-USI) was founded in 1996 in the centre of the town.

Tourism
For general tourist information, please visit http://www.lugano-tourism.ch or the official website of the city http://www.lugano.ch.

For more information about the region, go to:
http://www.ticino-tourism.ch or http://www.myswitzerland.com/en.cfm/home

UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO                          

Via G. Buffi 13
6900 Lugano – Switzerland

Website: www.unisi.ch
Faculty of Communication website: www.com.unisi.ch

Today, USI comprises four Faculties: Economics, Computer Sciences and Communication Sciences in Lugano, and Architecture in Mendrisio, for a total student population of approximately 1500 from 35 different countries, and a total teaching staff of 300 professors and assistants. Benefiting from a unique geographic, political, and cultural location, USI has gained distinction as a multilingual and multicultural university, with a broad international outlook. It enjoys privileged relations with several Italian universities, particularly with those located in Northern Italy, and has built special collaborative or exchange partnerships with a number of foreign universities in Europe and elsewhere.