Practicalities for the USI community

Reporting a Personal Integrity violation

Any person belonging to the university community who feels their personal integrity has been infringed due to the inappropriate behaviour of others in violation of the Code of Ethics and perpetrated within their work or study environment, may report it through an informal or formal procedure.

In both cases is ensured the highest level of confidentiality in its treatment of data in accordance with data protection legislation.

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  • Informal reporting procedure

    WHAT IT OFFERS

    • Telephone or in-person meeting with Internal or External Contact Person
    • Aids in recognition of reported behaviour
    • Presentation of the possibilities for action and information on the applicable procedures
    • Possibility to reconcile the parties with the prior consent of the reporting person and the reported person
    • Making contact with Respect Compliance Officer
    • Contact to other USI or external resources.

    No information concerning the content of the interview shall be passed on to USI's Management Board or to other persons concerned by the report without the express prior consent of the reporting person

     

    HOW TO ACTIVATE IT

    To activate the informal procedure, the reporting person may contact the Internal or External Contact Person in writing or by phone.

     

    EXTERNAL CONTACT PERSON

    • Andreana Bernasconi Lolli (interviews in Italian, French, German)
      Professional mediator, psychosocial counselor, and human resources specialist ​
      [email protected]
       
    • Idea Canevascini (interviews in English, Italian, French)
      Mediator, lawyer
      [email protected]

     

    INTERNAL CONTACT PERSON

    For academic staff

     

    For administrative staff

     

    For students' body

  • Formal reporting procedure

    WHAT IT OFFERS

    • Interview with the Respect Compliance Officer
    • Establishment of of potential inappropriate behaviour in violation of the Code of Ethics
    • Support in preparing the formal reporting dossier
    • Internal investigation
    • Information about the internal and supportive measures offered by USI and possible applicable external procedures

    In case of potential inappropriate behaviour in violation of the Code of Ethics, with the prior express consent of the reporting person, the Respect Compliance Officer shall inform the Management Board.

     

     

    HOW TO ACTIVATE IT

    To initiate a formal procedure, the reporting person may proceed by submitting the attached form to the Compliance Advisor by uploading it to the following link.

    If further information on the formal procedure is required, the reporting person may contact the Compliance Advisor by telephone or e-mail.

    RESPECT COMPLIANCE OFFICER AD INTERIM

    Nora Jardini Croci Torti, Lawyer, Equi-Lab
    Cristina Faccini, Lawyer, Equi-Lab

    Contact
    [email protected]
    tel +41 91 950 00 88
    Mon - Fri, 8am - 12pm

  • Other resources

  • Emergency contacts

    FOR MAJOR EMERGENCIES CALL:

    • 112

     

    USI SECURITY

    • LUGANO
      +41 58 666 4730
      (dial 4730 from campus phones)

       
    • MENDRISIO
      + 41 58 666 5820
      (dial 5820 from campus phones)

     

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Updated on: 06 October 2025