Practicalities for the academic staff of the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society

Calendar and schedules

• Academic calendar
• Courses schedule
• Exams schedule

Campus

• Map of the campus
• Campus access and facilities
• Booking classrooms
• People with disabilities
   
• Weekly menu - campus cafeteria
• Bike sharing
• Lockers
• SostA project
• Copy Center Onys

• Computer network accounts
• USI email
• External access to profile, documents and applications
• Software applications for academic staff

Employment relationship

• Employment relationship and contract
• Regulations on the general terms of employment for academic staff at Università della Svizzera italiana
• Regulations for the promotion and tenure of academic staff at Università della Svizzera italiana
• General rules on external relations relevant to the image of the University
• Regulations on power of attorney

Social security

• Social security and taxes
• Illness or accident insurance

Documents

• Employee badge
• Business cards

Holidays and leave

• Holidays and leave
• Leave of absence

Indemnities, travel and transportation

• Indemnities and compensation
• Travel for work purposes

• Public transport: Arcobaleno pass
• Parking on the Lugano Campus
• Parking on the Mendrisio Campus
• Bike sharing - Lugano

Contacts

• Human resources Lugano campus
• Human resources Mendrisio campus

Family

• Moving with family

• Maternity / Paternity issues
• Work/Family reconciliation
• Dual Career
• Child care
• Activities for families
• Senior care
• Financial benefits for families

• Leave of absence

Equal opportunities

• Fostering female academic careers
• Mentoring and shadowing
• Equal opportunities workshop
• Equal opportunities - publications and projects

Vademecum

• Vademecum for teaching staff (pdf)

Study regulations

• Study regulations of the Faculty of Communication Sciences (Bachelor and Master)
   
• PhD study regulations of the Faculty of Communication Sciences
• PhD Programme of the study in Communication Sciences (pdf)
• PhD Programme of the study in Lingua, letteratura e civiltà italiana (in Italian, pdf)

Bachelor and Master courses

• Course quality evaluation
• List of courses
• Study plans:
  - Bachelor
  - Master
• Courses schedule

Exams and thesis

• Exams calendar and schedule

The information below on examinations and theses is mainly for students, though useful for faculty as well:

• Exams: essential regulatory aspects (terms, conditions, appeals)
• Exams: results and certificate
• Thesis: guidelines:
  - final research paper Bachelor in Communication Sciences (in Italian)
  - final research paper Bachelor in Lingua, letteratura e civiltà italiana (in Italian)
  - Master's thesis

Logistics and stationery

• Map of the campus
• Campus access and facilities
• Printing, photocopying, scanning
• IT Help Desk
• Support for audio-visuals and office phones
• Stationery supplies
• Copy Center Onys

Teaching tools

• iCorsi 3
• Turnitin (anti-plagiarism software)
• Copyright in education

Academic mobility

• Academic staff mobility

Library

• Lugano campus university library

For essential information related to research – funding, project administration, open calls, … - please refer to Research and Transfer support:

www.usi.ch/srit

Other information:

• Open academic positions at USI
• Regulations for the promotion and tenure of academic staff at Università della Svizzera italiana
   
• General rules on external relations relevant to the image of the University
• Regulations on power of attorney
   
• Support for entrepreneurship and innovation
   
• Communicating initiatives, research projects and events
   
• Lugano campus university library
• Academy of architecture library

Resources (logotypes, templates) and rules for corporate design are available at this page.

• Academic Senate: what it is and how it works
• Representatives of student and junior academic bodies in the Faculty Council

• Booking classrooms
• Communicating initiatives, research projects and events
• Print materials
• Websites
• Social media profiles

Information on publications and other resources to present and promote USI are available at this page.

• Dean's office
   
• Directory
• Map of the campus
• Campus access and facilities
• People with disabilities
   
• Printing, photocopying, scanning
• IT Help Desk
• Support for audio-visuals and office phones
• Stationery supplies
• Copy Center Onys
   
• Italian language courses
• Preparatory, levelling and advanced language courses
   
• Support for budding entrepreneurs
   
• Sports at USI
   
• Discounts, special rates and offers