Discounts, special rates and offers

Settimane musicali di Ascona

With the aim of promoting knowledge and perhaps even a passion for music among the younger generation, tickets for all concerts of Settimane Musicali di Ascona will be free for students up to the age of 26.

To benefit from free admission, students must show their school badge at the evening box office. Places will also be allocated according to availability.

From 3 September to 8 October, Settimane Musicali di Ascona is a unique opportunity to hear world-famous artists and to wander through the history of music, from the Middle Ages to the present day, coming into contact with immortal masterpieces such as Beethoven's Fifth or Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. The programme can be viewed here: https://www.settimane-musicali.ch/Programma-79edizione

www.projektneptun.ch

Laptops and software for USI students, faculty and staff
The offer is coordinated by the Federal Institute of Technlogy (ETH Zurich).

The offered prices are lower than retail value and include a 3-year warranty. Select offers are reserved for students only; to purchase any of these products, students are required to enter their edu-ID for authentication (the same one used on the USI e-learning platform).

For information please see the page

www.desk.usi.ch/en/essential-guides-about-it-services

In order to provide its foreign students with a more affordable mandatory insurance coverage, USI has agreed a collective insurance policy named Swisscare with the insurer Europäische Reiseversicherung AG. It offers basic illness, accident and maternity health care benefits similar to the compulsory benefits under the Swiss Federal Law on Compulsory Health Care (KVG-LAMal), but at a much lower cost. More information: www.desk.usi.ch/en/swisscare.

my.lugano.ch
 

Discover the City and enjoy a unique shopping experience thanks to LVGA, Lugano's digital currency.

Act like a real local: use LVGA to pay in the City and receive up to 10% cashback on every purchase. With over 400 participating businesses, including shops, restaurants, museums, lidos and tourist attractions, earning LVGA and saving money is easy. Download the app and register for free.

MyLugano, awarded as the most innovative Smart City solution of 2023, offers you a state-of-the-art technological experience in the heart of Lugano.

Download the App MyLugano for iOS

Download the App MyLugano for Android 

MedicusInfo offers a membership card to staff members and students in the medical sector, with discounts and special conditions on a wide selection of of products and services, such as fleet discounts on a number of vehicles, reduced prices at the Migrol gas stations, special agreements with hotels in Italy and Croatia, discounts on air flights with Silver Air, and more.

There are two categories of membership cards reserved for students (STUDENT) and for staff and researchers/faculty (BLUE) in the medical field (e.g. affiliated to the USI Faculty of Biomedical Sciences).

Details at:

BLUE card: www.medicusinfo.eu/negozio/membership-blue/

STUDENT card: www.medicusinfo.eu/negozio/membership-student/

For full information:

www.medicusinfo.eu/convenzioni

ALYSEASKIN- Esperti di Bellezza, Appassionati di Benessere
Via Serafino Balestra 11
6900 Lugano

Located near the Lugano campuses, ALYSEASKIN offers a 15% discount to students, faculty and staff on all classic beauty, advanced aesthetics and laser hair removal treatments.
Exception is reserved for treatments already on sale. Bring your USI card to take advantage of the benefits reserved for you.

Discover our treatment list on the ALYSEASKIN website and follow the beauty tips on our social channels.

For info, price list and bookings:

www.alyseaskin.com
Tel: : 091 911 97 97; 
WhatsApp: 079 551 88 18
Instagram: @alysea_skin

ARIEL ESTHETIQUE
Via Castausio 2
6900 Lugano
tel 076 749 87 36
https://www.instagram.com/ariel_estethique/
https://www.facebook.com/ArielEsthetique

At the beauty parlour ARIEL ESTHETIQUE Arianne Lauria, an AFC certified beautician, offers a very wide range of beauty treatments.

Ariel Esthetique offers a 15% discount on all services to USI students (laser treatment not included). The discount cannot be combined with other promotions.

Remember to show your valid USI student card to get the discount.

www.axa.ch/salute

AXA
Direzione regionale
via Maggio 2, 6900 Lugano

AXA, a leading insurance company with 2 million clients in Switzerland and 107 million worldwide, offers its clients professional support in the fields of healthcare and casualty insurance. These are exclusive solutions for both compulsory health insurance (LAMal) and supplementary insurance (LCA).

Very interesting benefits are available to all students, faculty, staff and family members.

For all information concerning our solutions, please contact our Health Promotion and Prevention specialist:

Marco Monigatti
Promotore Salute Ticino
T          +41 91 911 15 38
E-mail [email protected]

With more than 90 areas of expertise, AXA also offers support in all insurance areas.

Bally Foundation
Villa Heleneum,
Via Cortivo 26 - Castagnola, Lugano
tel: +41 91 922 00 07

Free access for sStudents at the Bally Foundation

The Bally Foundation will be offering free admission to all students starting from 1 March 2024! Simply present a valid student ID card for the current academic year to avail of this opportunity. This initiative is aimed at promoting access to culture and art among students.

Visit us at Villa Heleneum, located at Via Cortivo 26 - Castagnola, Lugano, to explore our exhibitions and discover the wonders that the Bally Foundation has to offer..

For more information about the foundation and ongoing programming, please visit our website: www.ballyfoundation.ch, or contact us directly at +41 91 922 00 07 or via email at  [email protected]

Opening hours:
Wednesday - Friday: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

I Barocchisti e Coro RSI
https://www.barocchistiecoro.ch/

I Barocchisti:
Internationally acclaimed as a reference ensemble for the performance of ancient repertoire on historical instruments, under the leadership of Diego Fasolis they have taken up the legacy of the Lugano Chamber Music Society founded by Edwin Loehrer. Together with the RSI Choir in recent years, they have performed a number of concert and recording productions, including those dedicated to Bach (Arts), which are considered benchmarks.

The 2024-2025 season will be dedicated to two universal geniuses, Claudio Monteverdi and Johann Sebastian Bach, and to major anniversaries, on the first weekend of each month.

USI student promotion valid for the entire 2024-25 season and special events: tickets for CHF 10.
To obtain the special USI ticket at the price of 10.- Do not follow the QR code, but write an e-mail to [email protected] indicating in the subject line or in the text of the e-mail the discount code "USI PROMOTION".
Instructions on how to pay for the ticket will follow the e-mail.

Batmaid Pulizie Domestiche
Via Canova 15
6900 Lugano
tel 091 967 12 18
https://batmaid.ch/en/lugano

Batmaid allows you to book, in less than 60 seconds, a professional house cleaner for regular, occasional or end-of-lease cleaning, while covering regulatory and insurance aspects of the domestic worker. Customers can manage the service from their personal Batmaid account, changing the cleaning time and day, or cancel it at least 48 hours in advance. The contract with Batmaid is in no way binding.

USI students and employees can benefit from a discount of CHF 20 on the first cleaning.

To benefit from the discount, just enter the code USI21 when booking the service.

BB Nail Art
Via Maderno 23
6900 Lugano

IG/FB: bbnailart23

Website: www.bbnailart.ch
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp: https://wa.me/41782365183
tel: +41 78 236 51 83

The BB Nail Art salon offers state-of-the-art hand and foot treatments, creative and innovative nail art, and nail reconstruction, working with passion and expertise and taking care of every detail. Only the best manicure and pedicure products are chosen to ensure the safety and beauty of hands and feet.

BB Nail Art offers all USI students, upon presentation of their student card, a 10% discount on all beauty services (cannot be combined with other offers)

Special offers for students

All USI students have access to Brands for Students, the platform for exclusive discounts for students in Switzerland.

Everything you need to know about Brands for Students:

• Best Price Guarantee on the Swiss market
• New selection every week
• Wide range of products: sports, fashion, beauty, multimedia and much more

For more information and to register: https://brandsforstudents.ch/en_US/

Special offers for employees

All USI employees have access to the platform with exclusive benefits Brands for Employees: https://brandsforemployees.ch/it

Brands for employees:

• Best Price Guarantee on the Swiss market
• New selection every week
• Wide range of products: sports, fashion, beauty, multimedia and much more.

Register by using your work e-mail (@usi.ch). Registration is free and non-binding.

www.burger-king.ch
[email protected]

15% discount. Students, professors and staff members who present a student ID or employee card valid for the current academic year can benefit from the discount.

The discount cannot be combined with any other type of special offers.

Dahara Beauty Center offers all USI students a 15% discount on all types of treatments (permanent makeup not included).

Bring your badge with you to take advantage of the discount!

Dahara is the beauty salon that pays attention to detail, offers quality products and services, listens and truly cares about your well-being.

Dahara Aesthetics and Wellness
Via Carzo 20
6900 Lugano

For info, price list and reservations:
Tel +41 91 993 02 03
Instagram www.instagram.com/daharalugano
Facebook https://it-it.facebook.com/DaharaLugano
Sito web www.dahara.ch

www.dievolkswirtschaft.ch

Subscription to Die Volkswirtschaft (La vie économique), a magazine on the Swiss economic policy published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO and the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.

The paper edition of the magazine is published ten times a year in German and French. Subscription for students is free.

«Die Volkswirtschaft» is a magazine whose authors are experts with extensive knowledge in administration, politics, science and economics.

It is possible to order a free copy or subscribe here. 

All content is available for free on iPad (AppStore) and at the link www.dievolkswirtschaft.ch. 

DNT Racing Sagl
Via Industria 1A
6807 Taverne

www.dnt-racing.ch

15% discount on e-bikes and 20% on muscular bicycles, non-cumulative.

Offer valid for students, employees and professors.

We offer the possibility of financing from 6 to 48 monthly instalments, interest-free.

Online catalogue also available: www.dnt-racing.ch

Dolce & Salato
Via La Santa –  Lugano Viganello
tel: 078 2197949

Located just a few metres from the Lugano campuses Dolce & Salato offers takeaway poké for lunch or served at the table.
Dolce & Salato offers USI badge holders a 10% discount on takeaway or a full menu (poké + drink of their choice) for 17 chf.

In addition to lunches Dolce & Salato also serves breakfast and aperitifs with both classic and healty products.

https://www.efswiss.ch/scontiUSI 
Via Pioda 8, 6900 Lugano
tel. +41 91 923 33 73

Valid for students, professors and staff for all destinations (offer cannot be combined).

• 10% discount on intensive language travel or exam preparation courses of 1-week duration (adults 25 and older) or two weeks for young adults (13 and older) - up to 1.200 CHF.
• 8% discount on long-term intensive language travel or long-term exam preparation courses (6, 9 or 11 months) - up to 1'200 CHF
• Free flight up to 1,200 CHF for intensive language travel or exam preparation courses for a minimum duration of 12 weeks

Estetica Bliss beauty center offers to all USI students and staff members a 15% discount on its services, upon presentation of a valid student/staff ID badge. The offer cannot be combined with other promotions.

Contacts:

Street adress: via Giulia 26, 6855 Stabio

Tel: +41 79 935 98 29

e-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.esteticabliss.ch

Facebook: facebook.com/EsteticaBliss

Instagram: instagram.com/EsteticaBliss

www.europcar.ch

Up to 30% discout for USI students and staff.

The offer is valid all year, and includes other benefits:

• free delivery of vehicle at the Lugano campus;
• possibility to return the vehicle at any of 90 stations in Switzerland, free of charge;
• additional and young drivers included;
• unlimited daily mileage.

To book your rented vehicle, contact Europcar Lugano:

email [email protected]
phone 091 971 01 01
Reference for the offer: 53888814

The discount is granted upon presentation of a valid USI personal ID badge.

Farmacia Torre
Viale Castagnola 21b
6900 Lugano
tel 091 972 1122
natel 079 223 86 82
fax 091 972 1111
email [email protected]

By presenting a USI badge, all USI students and employees are entitled to a 10 % discount at Torre Pharmacy on all products except prescription drugs.

Farmacia Viganello
Via L. Taddei 1
6962 Viganello
tel +41 91 971 5880
fax +41 91 972 6814
[email protected]

Located near the Lugano campus, Farmacia Viganello offers to all USI students and staff a 10% discount on all purchases at the drugstore except prescription drugs that are reimbursed by the client's health insurance company.

To benefit from the discount, just present your valid USI personal badge to the cashier.

Fidatly Multiservice
Corso San Gottardo 8/A
6830 Chiasso
tel +41 91 940 24 28
www.fidatly.com

Fidalty Multiservice Group is a cleaning service provider in Switzerland and in Europe, offering the following personalised services to USI students and staff members:

• regular household cleaning
• minor relocations and clearances
• post-construction site cleaning
• periodic/scheduled cleaning

For a quote please contact:
Phone: +41 76 402 32 28
E-mail: [email protected]

www.gabbani.com

20% discount (for students only) at these counters: butcher / deli, cheese, greengrocer, bakery. To benefit from the discount, the student ID card must be presented upon payment at the checkout counter.

The discount cannot be combined with any other type of special offers and does not apply to the following:

• The wine shop;
• The restaurant, bar and hotel;
• The sale of sandwiches, snack bars and drinks on the portico i.e. outside the shops in Via Pessina and the Take Away in Piazza Cioccaro;
• Catering service;
• The purchase of tote bags.

Only cash, or Postcard / Maestro payments are accepted.

www.generali.ch

Generali Lugano
Via Trevano 78
6900 Lugano

Offer for students, faculty and staff:

• Private Liability Insurance, in case of material or physical damage caused to third parties.
• Household Contents Insurance, to insure goods such as bicycles, computers, mobile phones, furniture, clothes in case of theft - fire - lightning - damage through water - broken window glass.

To benefit from the special USI offer please refer to insurance advisor Daniele Camnasio at the Generali Lugano, in Via Trevano 78.

Grütli - Ristorante Pizzeria

P.tta Luigi Fontana 3
6850 Mendrisio
tel: +41 91 225 22 60

By presenting a USI badge, all USI students and employees are entitled to special offers and discounts.

LUNCH MENU (Mon-Fri)

Menu Primo (pasta dish + water/soft drink + coffee) 12.- Frs
Menu Secondo (main course + water/soft drink + coffee) 15.- Frs
Menu Completo (pasta dish + main course + water/soft drink + coffee) 18.- Frs

PIZZERIA DISCOUNTS (everyday lunch and dinner) (also delivery)

1 pizza (choice among 3 classic pizzas) + soft drink 10.- Frs  
20% off on all pizza à la carte
Free delivery for orders over 50.- Frs

20% discount on all à la carte orders (every day lunch and dinner)
 

The SNACK-BAR GIRASOLE, just a few steps away from the Lugano campus, offers USI students and faculty special 15% discount on lunch at the snack-bar and 20% for take-away.

Discounts are applied on the total amount of the cash receipt for lunch or snack consumed or taken away.

Info: www.facebook.com/snackbargirasole

Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/4TvFHddQQyarDY1s7

HAIR CREATIONS
Via delle Scuole 15
6900 Lugano-Cassarate

HAIR CREATIONS hairdressing salon offers 30% discount for USI students, faculty and staff on all services provided.

The discounts are granted upon presentation of your personal ID card (student/staff member card).

Info and appointments: Angela Casucci, 078 879 21 33

IKEA SA
Centro Lugano Sud
CH-6916 Grancia

www.IKEA.ch

IKEA Grancia at Centro Lugano Sud offers all USI students a 10% discount on all products. To take advantage of the discount, present the attached QR code and student ID at the checkout.

www.facebook.com/istitutoesteticaleda

Istituto di estetica LEDA (Beauty Institute LEDA, Via Luganetto 2, Viganello) offers to all USI students and staff members a 10% discount on all treatments, including laser and other systems, and on all products for sale and on promotion throughout the whole year.

Information:

email: [email protected]

tel.: 091 971 38 16

https://www.koerperformenticino.com/

Telefono e WhatsApp: +41 79 739 36 89
E-mail: [email protected]

The Körperformen Sagl - USI promotion is a wellness proposal for USI employees and students that offers two types of treatments: EMS Training and Cryotherapy.

The EMS Training, based on electro-myo-stimulation, requires only 20 minutes per week and offers extraordinary results. The training is led by personal trainers and takes place in an intimate, clean environment.
Cryotherapy, a cold therapy down to -198°C, offers various benefits including inflammation reduction, metabolism stimulation and skin improvement.

The exclusive offer for USI employees and students includes a discount on the long-term EMSTraining subscription:

• 5% DISCOUNT on the 6-month subscription price. CHF 1235.- instead of CHF 1300.- 
• 10% DISCOUNT on the 12-month subscription. CHF 1796.- instead of CHF 1995.- for EMS Training
• Cryotherapy sessions for CHF 50.- instead of CHF 70.-

www.laltralingua.ch

Soggiorni lingustici
Via Pioda 4
6900 Lugano
tel +41 91 924 22 35
email [email protected]

ERASMUS (SEMP) programmes

Before you begin your ERASMUS (SEMP) program, why not invest some time to attend a language course? You may find it useful to brush up your language skills and be better prepared for your Erasmus.

Courses can be taken in the same location where your Erasmus will take place or in any other location of choice from the ones we currently offer.

Special rates apply to students enrolled at Università della Svizzera italiana.

We offer Italian language courses also in Milan and Florence.

Mobiliare Svizzera Società d'assicurazioni
Agenzia generale Lugano
Piazza Cioccaro 2
6900 Lugano

As a company with cooperative roots, la Mobiliare puts people and their needs at the centre of its work. We share our success with our policyholders to reward them for their loyalty.

Each year, policyholders benefit from insurance premium refunds, alternating one year with a 10% refund on motor vehicles and travel cancellation, and one year with 20% on third party liability, furniture and buildings. USI students, faculty, and staff will receive a 20% discount on Private Liability, Furniture, and Building coverage and a 10% discount on all motor vehicles.

Overview of the insurance offer:

Property insurance:
Buildings:
Single- and multi-family homes, residential and commercial buildings
Household contents:
Furniture, theft outside the home worldwide, electronic helmets, cyber security
Personal liability:
single and family, special risks (hunting, mountain guides, horse racing)
All-risk valuables
jewellery, paintings, carpets, watches, furs, eyeglasses, musical instruments, electronics, sculptures, hunting and sporting weapons, wheelchairs, bicycles, hearing aids, designer furniture, handbags, drones
Pets:
treatment expenses for injury and illness
Motor vehicles:
vehicles of any kind
Travel:
trip cancellation, 24/24 assistance, vehicle assistance, legal protection for trips
Legal protection
Private law (contracts, labour, neighbourhood, inheritance, expropriations, tax law, etc.), traffic law, landlord's law
Rental deposit

To take advantage of this promotion, please contact the General Agency:
[email protected] - 091 224 24 24.

To benefit from this offer, please contact [email protected] – 091 224 24 24.

Ristorante Lattecaldo
Via Lattecaldo 1
6835 Morbio Superiore
+41 91 684 12 40
[email protected]
www.ristorantelattecaldo.ch

“Menu del mezzodì” (lunch menu) at the fixed price of CHF 15, and a 10% discount on the “Menu à la carte” (excluding beverages).

For students, faculty and staff member of USI.

Join Ristorante Lattecaldo on Facebook
Follow Ristorante Lattecaldo su Instagram

LAC edu
settore di mediazione del LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
Piazza Luini 6
CH - 6901 Lugano
tel +41 58 866 42 30
[email protected]
https://www.luganolac.ch/lac/partecipa/lac-edu

The artistic management of LAC is dedicated to bringing younger audiences closer to the theatre. By experiencing live performances, individuals are exposed to different themes that may relate to their reality through direct staging. Watching live performances is helpful in the development of a keen sensitivity and a spirit of research in both the theatrical and personal spheres. Additionally, there are numerous free activities available to meet and learn from directors, choreographers, actors, and playwrights. All theatre performances are available for CHF 10 for students, who receive discounts ranging from 25 to 50% for other types of performances. To make reservations, visit LAC edu.

Maggiori informazioni e spettacoli consigliati:
https://www.luganolac.ch/lac/partecipa/lac-edu/landing-pages-scuole/landing-uni/arti-sc-uni.html

L’ideatorio-USI
Piazza del Municipio 2
6965 Cadro
Opening hourss and prices: https://ideatorio.usi.ch/orari-e-tariffe

The Ideatorio, USI's service for the promotion of scientific culture and dialogue between science and society offers
50% discount on entrance tickets to the Cadro exhibition venue:

• Shows at the astronomical planetarium
• Visit to the interactive exhibition
• Workshops and shows

Valid for the entire USI community by presenting your membership card.

For information on the proposed activities: https://ideatorio.usi.ch/

LuganoMusica
Piazza Luini 2
CH - 6901 Lugano
tel +41 58 866 42 85
[email protected]
www.luganomusica.ch

Within the collaboration between USI and LuganoMusica, a special student price of 13 CHF is offered with the aim of bringing the USI community closer to the Lugano's cultural centre.

More information:
www.usi.ch/en/feeds/11190

mamis food

Via la Santa 9
6962 Viganello
A due passi da USI e nuovo campus USI SUPSI
www.mamisfood.ch
tel. +41 (0)91 970 22 23
whatsapp +41 (0)76 296 95 78

By presenting a valid USI badge for the current academic year at the checkout, students, professors and staff can take advantage of our offers. Visit our website to discover the promotions dedicated to you.

Opening hours:
Breakfast 6:30 am - 10 am mon-fri, Lunch 10 am – 2 pm mon-fri, Dinner 6 pm – 10 pm mon-sun
free delivery, minimun order 15.- CHF

Personalised offers for catering, parties, graduation

Maui Poke
Via Marco da Carona 2
6900 Lugano

Conveniently located a few meters from the Lugano campuses, Maui Poke offers a student's special (Bowl regular ed acqua naturale maui) at 15CHF.
A valid USI card must be presented to take advantage of the discount.

10% discount on e-bikes and 20% discount on muscular bicycles. Offer cannot be combined with products already discounted. Offer valid for students, employees and teachers.

The offer is valid at all Merida resellers in Ticino (list of resellers on www.merida.ch).

For the academic year 2024/25, a discount will also be offered on OUTLET models: by using the following discount codes, members of the USI community will be able to benefit from a discount on muscular or e-bikes:

• USIV245 to get CHF 100 off OUTLET muscular bicycles
• USIE245 to get CHF 200 off OUTLET electric bicycles

The discount code is only valid on our Belimport.ch website and cannot be combined with other offers; you can find the OUTLET models at the following link: https://www.belimport.ch/it/outlet-bici-ebike/

Valid until 31.07.25.

You are welcome to visit our OUTLET & SHOWROOM in Lugano: Via Adamini 20, 6900 Lugano

For further information: [email protected]

https://medinexgrancia.ch

Medinex Grancia

Via Cantonale 1

6916 Grancia

c/o Centro Centro

As public employees, USI lecturers, researchers and collaborators are entitled to a Medinex discount of 41% on Sunrise rates, and other benefits.

• Mobile Classic: calls, sms and unlimited internet in Switzerland (5 GB in highspeed) chf 29.50-
• We Mobile M: calls, sms and unlimited internet chf 38.35-
• We Mobile L: calls, sms, unlimited internet in Switzerland and unlimited Roaming in Europa chf 47.20- 
• We Mobile XL: calls, sms, unlimited internet in Switzerland, unlimited international calls (Europe) and unlimited Roaming Europe chf 59.-

Any additional WE account: chf 40-

For more information: https://medinexgrancia.ch.

Miss Tailoring
via al fiume 1 (between Dainese shop and Milioto garage)
6929 Gravesano
For info, price list and bookings:
Website: https://www.miss-sartoria.com/
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp: https://wa.me/41782003743
Tel: +41 78 200 37 43

Miss Sartoria's sustainable approach creates quality, durable garments by renovating them to match current fashion trends. This avoids waste and goes against the fast fashion trend, protecting both the environment and your wallet.
We are pleased to offer a 15% discount on all services and products to all USI students, and to USI employees (lecturers, researchers and collaborators) a 10% discount upon presentation of a valid student/staff ID badge

NB: The discount cannot be combined with other promotions and is for personal use only (not collective use).

Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday: 9:30 am - noon, 2 pm - 6:30 pm, Thursday and Friday: 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Saturday and Monday by appointment

Miss Sartoria offers the following services

• Tailoring repairs
• We give a fresh lease of life to your old clothes
• Sale of fabrics, offcuts and haberdashery
• Tailor-made shirts for both women and men, starting from 145 CHF.
• Customised garments with embroidery or prints
• Tailor-made formal wear for women from 1 200chf and men from 1 700chf
• Tailor-made furniture and upholstery
• Laundry service

Museo delle Culture
Museum of Art and Anthropology
Villa Malpensata
Via Mazzini 5, Lugano
www.musec.ch

MUSEC - Museo delle Culture offers USI students a 5 CHF discount on the entrance ticket. To benefit from the discount, please email [email protected] specifying that you are entitled to the offer as a student enrolled at USI.

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Join the Club delle Culture
The Club delle Culture Young is a membership card for individuals under the age of 25 that provides free access to the collections and temporary exhibitions at MUSEC. Members can take advantage of guided tours, meet with artists and collectors, and visit as often as they like. The card is valid for one year and costs 50 CHF. It offers a range of exclusive benefits and is issued in the cardholder's name.

• Unlimited access to all MUSEC exhibitions
• Programme: www.musec.ch
• Priority on booking author visits, events and lectures
• Private events reserved for members
• 10% discount on boutique and bookshop*.
• Free Coffee during MUSEC MONDAYS (every Monday it will be possible to visit the museum with a promotional 7 CHF entrance ticket)

Nuova Immagine
Unisex hair salon
Via Camoghé 1
6900 Lugano

10% discount for USI students and staff, for all services (haircut, styling, colour,...)

The discount is given upon presentation of your USI personal ID badge.

For appointments and information, just dial 091 921 04 04 and ask for Italo. The salon is open Tuesday to Saturday.

See also our Facebook page.

10% discount on all language courses offered, for individual or group lessons

Oltre Lingua is a language school based in Rancate, near Mendrisio, that offers courses for all levels with experienced and qualified native speakers, preparing for the main international certification exams and collaborating with schools abroad to organize language study trips.

Details (in Italian) at: www.oltrelingua.com

The framework agreement between USI and OSI (Orchestra della Svizzera italiana) was established for the purpose of  promoting activities of mutual interest and to consolidate and encourage the relations between the two institutions. Within this framework, OSI offers discounted tickets for concerts at the LAC Lugano arte e cultura to USI students at the special price of CHF 10 (subject to the availability of seats) and to USI staff members at the reduced rate for the 'Amici dell'OSI' association..

More information: www.osi.swiss

www.otticaticinese.ch

Via Bozzoreda 37
6963 Pregassona
tel. +41 91 940 30 30

Offer valid for students and staff:

• free professional eye examination
• 40% discount on prescription glasses (frame included)
• 35% discount on sunglasses
• 25% discount on contact lenses and 20% on solutions
• free Audiometric Test
• free prescription glasses care and maintenance

Panelento Alimentari
Via Simen 1
6900 Lugano

We offer students and employees, with a valid USI card, an 11% discount on shop products (bakery, rotisserie, pastry, food and beverages).

Our services also include:

• Catering for individuals and companies
• Sweet or savoury breakfasts for offices
• Lunch or dinner boxes to order
• Quality food gift baskets

Pathos Hair Lugano
Via al Chioso 28
6900 Lugano
tel: +41 919 717 979

is glad to offer a 15% discount on all services to USI students, faculty, and staff. Please present your USI badge.

Tuesday-Friday 9.00/18.30
Saturday 9.00/17.00

Via Bertaro Lambertenghi 5
6900 Lugano

[email protected]
www.ristorantefresco.ch

Located just a few blocks from the Lugano campuses, Ristorante Fresco offers all USI students and employees a 15% discount for lunch on the daily menu and for the a la carte dinner.
Ristorante Fresco provides several rooms with a maximum capacity of 150 people.

An outdoor terrace with 50 seats is available for the summer.

WIFI and parking available. A valid USI badge is required.

Catering service available.

Ristorante l'Olivo Food and Wine
Via Antonio Fusoni 5
6900 Lugano

[email protected]
www.lolivolugano.ch

Conveniently located a few meters from the Lugano campuses, L'Olivo offers all USI students and employees a 15% discount at lunch on the weekly business menu and for a la carte dinner.
L'Olivo provides a room with a maximum capacity of 60 people and a private dining room for 30 people. An outdoor terrace is available during the summer. WIFI and parking are available.
A valid USI card must be presented to take advantage of the discount.
Catering service available.

Ristorante Take Away Asiatico YUMMY Lugano
Via Madonnetta 27
6900 Lugano
tel 091 229 19 30
[email protected]

Yummy, the Asian Take-away restaurant located between the East and West Campus, offers a range of Asian cuisine, including Chinese, Japanese and Thai.

Lunch specials are available:

• Bento (full menu, students benefit from the CHF 2 discount)
• Bowl (rice + dish of your choice)

In addition, students get a 10% discount on both lunch and dinner orders, including take-away. (discount cannot be accumulated).
To take advantage of the promotion, you must present your valid USI student card at the time of payment.

The menus can be viewed on the instagram page https://www.instagram.com/yummylugano.

Rookies Sports Bar (via F. Pelli 13, Lugano) offers to all USI students, faculty, researchers and staff members a 10% discount on all food & beverages, every day except during special events.

To obtain the discount just show your student ID badge before placing your order.

Info: www.rookieslugano.ch

GERMAN COURSES

https://scuolasvizzeraditedesco.ch/

Free registration fees = a 250 CHF discount on all teaching programs activated by the school*.

École Suisse d’Allemand offers:

• German courses at all levels
• Business German courses
• Preparation for the Goethe examination

* Registration fees cover teaching material, pswd and log-in to the school's multimedia platform, final certificate stating the level reached. The offer is not cumulative with any other current offers.

To take advantage of the discount you must contact the center directly by phone 091 921 10 82 o by e-mail at lugano@scuolasvizzeraditedesco.ch, specifying that you are entitled to the discount reserved to USI students, or by visiting directly the centre with your student ID card.

Stage 12
Corso Pestalozzi 12
6900 Lugano
stage12.ch
Instagram @stage12_lugano

Stage 12 is a clothing store in the centre of Lugano that offers a selection of original brands conceived and manufactured in Italy by young designers exclusively for Switzerland.

10% discount in store for all USI students. Valid on the entire assortment (except items already on sale) by presenting your USI badge.

STRONGER 1994
Via Monte Bre 10
Lugano
tel: 076 402 12 79
079 270 13 64

email: [email protected], [email protected]

Private studio with Personal Training service located right in front of the Campus, offers a permanent discount to students and employees of 10% on all services, which include: individual and couple fitness sessions (also at home) and a DNA test carried out in collaboration with the University of Padua's analysis laboratory.

All our services are recognised by the major health insurance companies.

www.stronger1994.ch
www.dimagrirescientificamente.ch
www.francescotutinopt.com
www.andypersonaltrainer.net

Teatro Sociale Bellinzona
Ente autonomo Bellinzona Teatro
Piazza Governo 11
CH-6500 Bellinzona
www.teatrosociale.ch
www.territorifestival.ch
Facebook

offer is reserved for all USI students. A valid student card is required:
- 50% discount in presale and at the evening box office for all events in the official programme of the Teatro Sociale Bellinzona, in every seating tier;

- Ottovolante season ticket at CHF. 80 for 8 performances of choice (valid for one year).

Via Carlo Maderno 26
6900 Lugano
Mobile +41 (0)78 746 87 92
[email protected]

5% discount on membership for students and employees.

TechnoFit is a state-of-the-art training method that allows you to optimise your time and physical activity.

Just a few minutes' walk from the Lugano campus.
http://www.technofitlugano.ch

Terranova
Piazza Dante 8
6900 Lugano
Tel +41 91 225 22 29
instagram.com/terranovastyle

Terranova, the global fast fashion company, offers a 15% discount to USI students, faculty and staff members who purchase items at its Lugano store in Piazza Dante. All you need to do is present your personal USI identification card, valid for the current academic year. The discount cannot be combined with other discounts or ongoing promotions.

Strada Ponte di Valle 8
6964 Davesco/Soragno
+41 79 414 36 25
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​Via cantonale 59
6802 Rivera
+41 78 223 63 80

www.transfinity.ch

Transfinity VR Entertainment Center, is the first virtual reality park in Ticino featuring different experiences for all ages (6 and up), and groupp eperiences such as the VR LaserTag Arena, Escape Room, Driving simulators, more than 50 co-op and competitive VR videogames. This and much more at Transfinity Lugano or Rivera.

Transfinity offers 10% discount on all services to USI students. To get the discount show your bagde at the cashier.

NB: The discount cannot be combined with other promotions and is for personal use only (not collective).

ENGLISH COURSES

www.wallstreetenglish.ch

Free registration fees = a 250 CHF discount on all teaching program activated by the school*.

Wall Street English Lugano offers:

• Flexible English course, all levels
• Business English course
• English certificates preparation: Cambridge University, TOEFL and IELTSIELTS

* Registration fees cover teaching material, pswd and log-in to the Wall Street's multimedia platform, final certificate stating the level reached. The offer is not cumulative with any other current offers.

To take advantage of the discount you must contact the center directly by phone 091 921 23 23 or by mail [email protected], specifying that you are entitled to the discount reserved to USI students, or by visiting directly the centre with your student ID card.

WILMA’S PIZZA
Via Pretorio 1 (650m dall’USI)
6900 Lugano
091 923 61 61
www.wilmas.pizza

Da Wilma’s trovate ogni giorno un’ampia offerta di pizze al trancio, in grado di soddisfare tutti i gusti. Tre fasce di prezzo: Semplice (4CHF), Farcita (5CHF), Premium (6CHF)

Presentando alla cassa una tessera USI valida per l'anno accademico in corso, studenti, professori e collaboratori possono approfittare di uno sconto del 10%. Lo sconto non è cumulabile con altri sconti o con altre promozioni in corso. Lo sconto è applicabile solo in store (non per consegne a domicilio)

www.wondermeal.ch
Wondermeal
Strada Ponte di Valle 2
6964 Davesco

Wondermeal offers balanced and fresh meals all day long.

At Wondermeal you can order healthy meals delivered to your office or home, the menu changes weekly and you can plan your deliveries in advance by ordering on the website.
Wondermeal offers a 10% discount for USI students and employees using the code USI10 at checkout. A valid USI card will be checked upon delivery.

Contact
Diana Fontana
[email protected]
+41 78 744 14 66

YOYO-TENNIS & PHILI-RIDING
Via del Tiglio 3
6900 Lugano
+41792573550
www.yoyo-tennis.ch
www.phili-riding.ch

To students and collaborators we offer, by showing a valid USI badge, a 30% discount on running shoes (discount code for USI30 site) and a 15% discount (discount code for USI15 site) on all items.
The discount cannot be combined with other existing promotions and is also not applicable to the offers:

• stringing and stringing service
• racquet accessories
• tennis balls

Zario Pro, the App made in Ticino, helps you reduce mindless scrolling and boost your focus.

USI students can benefit from a 50% student discount.

How to redeem:

1. Download the app: https://www.meetzario.com/download
2. Complete the onboarding
3. At the bottom of the paywall, select “Got a promo code?”
4. Enter ISIC50FOCUS

1CYCLE -
Via San Gottardo 99, 6900 Massagno 
[email protected] 
tel: 0789585282

Fitness-Yoga classes

www.1cycle.ch

20% off for all training bundles offered. The discount cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions. 

1CYCLE, a fitness boutique divided into two worlds: RIDE (energy) - FLOW (calm) offers:

• Courses: Ride (indoor cycling 1cycle style) - Bootride (mixed cycling and functional) - Bench (functional bench)
• Flow Courses: Yoga Vinyasa - Balance - free body
• Personal Training

In order to take advantage of the promotion it is necessary to contact the centre by phone at 0789585282 or by email at [email protected], or going directly to the centre with a university badge.

Students, professors and employees can benefit.

Check for special deals and offers in sports activities (gyms, swimming pools, courses, ….) at the Sport Service website:  

www.sport.usi.ch