Advanced Learning and Research Institute

Advanced Learning and Research Institute
Established 1999
Type Graduate
Director Miroslaw Malek
Academic staff
29 (visiting)[1]
Postgraduates 43[2] (2006)
8 (2006)
Location Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
46°00′39″N 8°57′31″E / 46.01072°N 8.9585°ECoordinates: 46°00′39″N 8°57′31″E / 46.01072°N 8.9585°E
Website www.alari.ch

Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI) established in 1999 in Lugano, Switzerland, at the University of Lugano - Università della Svizzera italiana (see USI) - one of the ten Cantonal Swiss Universities and of the two Federal Technical Universities belonging to the Swiss Higher Education System and recognized by the Swiss Federal Government.

The single program course available is Embedded System Design, diverging into the R&D or Business branch. Two years are required for a Master's degree (MSc), one year for a Master's of Advanced Studies (MAS). The primary language of instruction is English. The degree is jointly awarded by USI in collaboration with ETH Zurich and Politecnico Di Milano, Italy.

Coursework

Courses[3] are the same for MSc (R&D or Business) and MAS programs. MAS students must complete 70 ECTS (including thesis) within one year; MSc students must complete the 120 ECTS in two years. Courses are 25h to 50h in length, and vary in difficulty level (L, M, H) by time and absorption.

Courses

Coursework Diagram 2006

MSc Year 1

MSc Year 2

Business Track

MSc students may opt to take on additional course-load: Finance, Accounting, Organization, Marketing, Purchasing, and a final business plan of a possible business implementing a given technology.

Master Thesis

Thesis topics fall into five categories:[4]

Student life

The ALaRI has two student associations: EESTEC, and IEEE-RSAC8-SB. The EESTEC branch established in 2005 as observer (2007: LC) and serves the USI; but the majority of members are ALaRI due to the Computer Engineering program offered therein. An IEEE student branch is also established together with USI.

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