Application procedure

How to apply for a Master's programme in Informatics
Please complete and return the application form together with the necessary documentation to the following address:
Università della Svizzera italiana, USI
Faculty of Informatics
Admission Office
Via G. Buffi 13
CH-6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Applications by email or by fax are not accepted.

Required documentation: 
The following pieces of documentation have to be sent in paper form:

• The completed application form (you may download it in pdf format)
• Photocopy of past diplomas (Bachelor, licentiate, four-year degree, maturity);
• Official transcript of results of university examinations;
• Certified translation of any diplomas written in a language other than Italian, German, French, English, or Spanish;
• Curriculum vitae (Resume)
• Personal letter of motivation drafted by the candidate;
• Official certification of proficiency in English;
• Photocopy of an identity card or other document;
• Photocopy of the residence permit for overseas candidates already domiciled in Switzerland.

Photocopy of past degree certificates
Where a candidate has not fulfilled all the requirements for the Bachelor's degree, licentiate or other, copy of the diploma may be sent at a later stage, but in any case no later than the beginning of the matriculation period. If so, please indicate the expected date of the award and enclose an official document issued by the awarding institution confirming these terms.

Letter of motivation
Candidates are required to draft a letter (not more than one page) introducing themselves and explaining their particular interest and reasons for seeking admission to a given Master's degree.

Registration fee
The Lisbon convention regulates the recognition of university degrees between signatory countries and considerably simplifies the administration of admission procedures. For this reason, candidates whose previous degree studies were completed in countries outside this Convention (see list below) are invited to pay an application fee of SFr. 100 accounting for the higher administrative costs of processing more complex files. If the candidate is admitted, the fee will be deducted from the amount of the tuition fee for the first semester. The administrative fee is not refundable in other cases: if admission is not granted, or if the candidate decides to withdraw or fails to matriculate.

Method of payment
The amount of the registration fee may be credited to the following account:

Faculty of Informatics:
Swiss Post, PostFinance, 3030 Berna
CCP 65-153098-6
IBAN: CH82 0900 0000 6515 3098 6
SWIFT (BIC): POFICHBEXXX