| USI IN NUMBERS | | 3,000 Students at USI, Occupation in Line with
Swiss Average 3,015 students are enrolled at USI, which is an increase of 96 compared to the previous academic year. 25.4% of our students come from Ticino, 7.3% from other Cantons, 44% from Italy, and 23.3% from other countries. 764 study architecture, 1,076 economics, 871 communication and 304 informatics. According to a
survey conducted among graduates from 2013, one year after graduation 90.9% of USI graduates are occupied (74.2% have a job, 14.2% continued their education, 2.5% opted for other choices); this percentage amounts to 95.2% five years after graduation. >>> | | SWISS RESEARCH INITIATIVE IN SYSTEMS BIOLOGY | | USI accepted unanimously in the SystemsX Foundation
SystemsX.ch is a Swiss initiative dedicated to research in systems biology that currently comprises 13 partners, among which are the two Federal Institutes of Technology and eight universities. For research to be effective in this area of science, it is absolutely essential that disciplines that formerly had little to do with each other work together: around 300 research groups from various disciplines are working on projects related to the initiative, thus creating a network that covers whole Switzerland. USI has joined systemsX.ch thanks to the scientific research activities of the
Institute for Research in Biomedicine and the Institute of Computational Sciences. >>> | | STORIES OF INFORMATICS | | Fall Semester Project Presentations The project presentations of the Faculty of Informatics will take place on Wednesday, 18 December, starting from 2pm, in the Auditorium on Lugano Campus. After an introduction by the Dean
Prof. Michele Lanza, the Professors Jazayeri, Pautasso, Nystrom, Hormann and Langheinrich will show what is in progress in the areas of Programming Fundamentals, Software, Computer Graphics and Ubiquitous Computing. For this purpose, informatics students will present their projects of last semester. >>> | | CURIOSITY | | The Casa dell'Accademia in Mendrisio among the Top 10 in the World The renowned British daily newspaper The Guardian has listed the student accommodation, which was designed by the architects Könz-Molo and Barchi, among the best 10 worldwide. The jury appreciated the student housing of our Academy of Architecture particularly
due to “the two wings of the infrastructure that thrust forward to frame a spectacular view of the snow-capped Swiss Alps”. Moreover, it is emphasised how the various shared spaces facilitate socialisation and make the Casa a popular choice among students. >>> | | 'PER VOCE SOLA': IRENE ZAGREBELSKY READS TORQUATO TASSO | | The Fight of Tancredi and Clorinda On Tuesday, 17 December, at 8.45pm, at the Teatro Foce of Lugano, the actress from Turin Irene Zagrebelsky will recite the original and pure voice of Tasso’s poetry, the voice of the text only: "per voce sola" is not anymore the title or programme, it is the very heart of the poetic experience. The series is coordinated by USI's Institute of Italian Studies, in collaboration with Lugano’s Area Turismo ed
Eventi. >>> | | FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN OF SWISSLEG, A START-UP CREATED AT USI | | Donate a Leg for Christmas SwissLeg, which produces leg prosthetics at affordable prices for the world’s poorest countries, is also active in Irbid, in Jordan, and produces artificial legs for Syrian amputees that took refuge beyond
the border. With only CHF 700 an amputee can become mobile and have an active and productive life again. It is possible to donate an entire leg or to make a smaller, but equally important contribution (1 foot CHF 70, 1 step CHF 7 or a free contribution). >>> | | SPORTECH 2014 | | Science and Technology at the Service of Sports The fifth Sportech, which is open to all interested
public, will be held from 14 to 17 January, in the premises of the National Sport Centre (CST) of Tenero. Engaging and innovative workshops will uncover the latest scientific and technological findings applied to the field of sports. On that occasion, the Faculty of Informatics will present the project Virtual platforms and 3D visualisations, which was developed by the Master student Raphael Schapfel and the PhD candidate Teseo Schneider, under the supervision of Prof. Kai Hormann. >>> | | SHOP WITH USI! | | Special Christmas Sales You haven’t gotten all Christmas presents yet? On Wednesday, 18 December, from 11am to 2pm, at the main entrance of Lugano Campus, you will have the chance to buy hoodies, bags, USB keys and other new USI articles. Visit the website www.shop.usi.ch for a preview of what will be offered! >>> | |
STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS | | New Contact of AEGEE established in Lugano The AEGEE (Association des États
Généraux des Étudiants de l’Europe), better known as the ‘European Students’ Forum’ in English, is one of the largest interdisciplinary student associations in Europe. The name derives from the Aegean Sea, one of the birthplaces of democracy, and from the parliament that was established at the beginning of the French Revolution, the “Etats Généraux”. The AEGEE was founded in 1985 in Paris, and is present in around 200 cities of 40 different
countries. >>> |
| | Monday, 16 December, 3.30pm | | SI-004, Lugano Campus | Monday, 16 December, 3.30pm | | Room SI-003, Lugano Campus | Monday, 16 December, 5.00pm | | Room 250, Lugano Campus | Tuesday, 17 December, 5.30pm | | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Wednesday, 18 December, 10.00am | | Space under the USI Cafeteria, Lugano Campus | Wednesday, 18 December,
6.00pm | | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Thursday, 19 December, 4.00pm | | Room A33, Lugano
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