Address: Stabile Piazzetta, Via Francesco Soave 6, 6900 Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Innovative Technologies, Environment Construction and Design
The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) offers practice-oriented education across various departments, including the Department of Innovative Technologies and the Department of Environment, Construction and Design.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Diploma, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Strong collaborations with industries, businesses, and public institutions in Ticino and internationally. Active in applied research and knowledge transfer.
Research:
Applied research in areas like artificial intelligence, data science, renewable energy, sustainable construction, robotics, materials science, and geomatics.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
800
Current students***:
5000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
20000
Pros
Key institution for practice-oriented higher education in Italian-speaking Switzerland, with a diverse range of technical programs.
Cons
Multiple departments and locations.
Best For
Students in Ticino seeking practice-oriented bachelor’s or master’s degrees in various engineering, IT, or construction fields.
Università della Svizzera italiana follows much the same lines as this institution, with nanotechnologies, signal processing and fluid dynamics as common ground, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
On content, OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule and this university are close, as both teach metrology, quality and geotechnics; it is slightly larger, at about 6,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
On content, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften and this institution are close, as both teach metrology, quality and geotechnics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and diploma.
Berner Fachhochschule takes a similar route through metrology, quality and geotechnics, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and diploma programmes.
Another national school that puts metrology, quality and geotechnics at the centre is Hochschule Luzern, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and diploma, and covers ergonomics and software engineering as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Students considering a move abroad can look at Tokyo Tech in Japan, where nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing also form the core, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers astroscience and aerospace as well.
On content, Hochschule Wismar in Germany and this institution are close, as both teach quality, geotechnics and optics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and diploma programmes.
If this institution is on your list for quality, geotechnics and optics, Hochschule Bochum - Bochum University of Applied Sciences in Germany deserves a comparison, because it does not run the diploma programmes found here and covers aerospace and transportations as well.
Seen from abroad, Kielce University of Technology (Poland) is a close relative on subject matter, since quality, geotechnics and optics are central to both, and it is slightly smaller, at about 4,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Seen from abroad, Białystok University of Technology (Poland) is a close relative on subject matter, since quality, geotechnics and nanotechnologies are central to both, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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