Francesca Rota, a PhD student from the University of Milano-Bicocca, completed a two-and-a-half-month visiting period at the DFA/ASP in Locarno during the autumn semester of 2024/2025.
Nicolas, 29, a management engineer and a student in the Master of Business Administration program at SUPSI, recounts his journey of growth. Opting for part-time mode, he balances study and work while developing strategic skills through a hands-on approach and discussion with faculty and professionals. Between project work and concrete case studies, he prepares to face the challenges of the corporate world, aiming for a managerial or entrepreneurial career.
Cristina Chegai, a Bachelor's student in Ergotherapy, talks about her choice to pursue the path at SUPSI after previous professional experience in the social work field. A professional retraining to discover a world in which she can make a difference.
Antonio Serradifalco, from the University of Palermo, carried out a visiting mobility at the DFA/ASP in Locarno for his research on school multilingualism. He completed the first chapter of his thesis, consulted experts, and visited linguistic institutions in Italian-speaking Switzerland.
Ginevra Loli is a third-year Bachelor’s student in Business Administration and in 2025 took part in organizing Sustainability Week.
Ilaria Fini, a 2024 Bachelor of Nursing graduate, talks about her choice to become a nurse and her experience at SUPSI. Her plans for the future: to cross national borders to confront new realities and to continue her studies by specializing or attending a Master's in Nursing.
Knowledge is not born in a vacuum. No great discovery, no revolution in thought or practice has ever occurred in solitude. Medicine is no exception: research and clinic, those who teach and those who treat, must talk to each other so that knowledge is useful and does not remain a sterile academic exercise. But how, in reality, is this continuous exchange constructed? Who is in charge of translating theory into practice so that the quality of care really improves?
Tiziana Urbani earned her Master of Science in Nursing in 2023; with a career spanning more than three decades, I have accumulated extensive experience in nursing, developing soft skills in both management and nursing practices. The course of study offered by SUPSI marked a milestone in her professional development, allowing her to further enhance leadership and research skills.
Carol Taddei, who obtained a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy in 2019, chose to study at SUPSI after an observational internship in the rehabilitation field. In this testimony she talks about her years at SUPSI and how the theoretical and practical training was fundamental for her professional integration.
Anna Mirella Ardid Ciscar, 30, a 2024 Bachelor's degree in Social Work graduate, tells how after losing her job as an air hostess during the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided to go back to school to fulfill a dream in her drawer: that of becoming a social worker.
Marta Aramini, dopo aver conseguito il Master in Cure infermieristiche, ha assunto il ruolo di Infermiera Esperta Clinica APN (Advanced Practice Nurse) ampliando le competenze professionali nella pratica clinica avanzata.
Fanny Piazza, who obtained a Bachelor's degree in Ergotherapy in 2015, talks about her studies at SUPSI and her decision to specialize in the care of patients with neurological diagnoses.
