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Academic Awards Ceremony 2023

Academic Awards Ceremony 2023

On the evening of Tuesday, May 17, Deborah Knaust, Dean of Student Life and Engagement at the Office of Student Life, and Professor Fabio Ferrari emceed the Academic Awards Ceremony to great fanfare in the Nielsen  Auditorium on the Kaletsch Campus

Alumni Spotlight
Daniela Baiardi '20

Alumni Spotlight
Daniela Baiardi '20

Alumni Spotlight Daniela Baiardi '20


Franklin has a long history of empowering and highly skilled alumni,  who constitute a vast and growing network of more than seven thousand  entrepreneurs, innovation enthusiasts, researchers, policymakers, and,  above all, leaders sharing a common vision of shaping the future. As  individuals, their contributions are extraordinary. 

The Global Science Film Festival Comes to FUS

The Global Science Film Festival Comes to FUS

The Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainable Futures together  with the Division of Arts and Cultures are pleased to be hosting the Global Science Film Festival in Lugano on April 2nd.

Lugano's Plan B Spring School

Lugano's Plan B Spring School

B4B – Plan B for Business


LUGANO'S PLAN B SPRING SCHOOL


The "B4B - Blockchain for Business" training program activity represents the first synergistic initiative between the City of Lugano and local universities.

Scholarships Without Borders at Franklin University Switzerland

Scholarships Without Borders at Franklin University Switzerland

SWB Scholarships  Without Borders at Franklin University Switzerland was founded in 2015  by co-directors Professor Johanna Fassl and Professor Caroline Wiedmer.  


It is designed to provide university-level education opportunities for  students with refugee status in Switzerland. 

Student Spotlight
Arpi Khachatryan

Student Spotlight
Arpi Khachatryan

Student Spotlight

Arpi Khachatryan

Alumni Spotlight
Liliia Grigoreva '21

Alumni Spotlight
Liliia Grigoreva '21

Alumni Spotlight: 

Liliia Grigoreva '21

Com and Media Lecture series

Com and Media Lecture series

Com and Media Lecture series: 

Rupert Breheny of Google on 

the Metaverse


A fascinating lecture on a hot topic by a high-tech expert kicks off this interesting lecture series.

Cybersecurity Management
Challenges Symposium 2022

Cybersecurity Management
Challenges Symposium 2022

Cybersecurity has come a long way in the last decade as it was not an item that seemed of great interest to the larger world but it became so because of cyber war in the relations between friends and enemies in international affairs. 


Hosted at Franklin University Switzerland Nielsen Auditorium on the 30th November 2022 


The video of the symposium can be viewed here 

Lugano Human Rights Film Festival

Lugano Human Rights Film Festival

Franklin University Switzerland is  once again pleased to host a special English language session of the  Lugano Human Rights Film Festival (Film Festival Diritti Umani Lugano -  www.festivaldirittiumani.ch) on Thursday, October 12th, 2017: Whose  Streets?

Professor Hoey presenting at the United Nations

Professor Hoey presenting at the United Nations

Participating in the Tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the  Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the United Nations in New  York

This Fall 2022 semester Franklin welcomed approximately 180 new students

This Fall 2022 semester Franklin welcomed approximately 180 new students

This Fall '22 semester Franklin welcomed approximately 180 new students, bringing the total number of students present on campus during this academic year up to 396.

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