The national report for the fourth edition of VECOF 2024, the national survey on the attainment of key skills among pupils at the end of Year 2, is now available online. The survey assesses whether the national educational objectives have been met in each canton. The results in Ticino are positive.
The fourth volume of the "Atti e Saggi" series is now available online. Edited by Angela Cattaneo and Stefania Petralia, this publication brings together and expands upon various contributions on the recent history of early childhood education in Ticino, with a particular focus on children aged 0 to 3.
The 20th issue of the DEASS magazine Iride has been published.
The new catalogue of continuing professional development courses offered by the Department of Education and Learning / University of Teacher Education for the 2026/2027 academic year is now available online.
The ‘Quaderni didattici’ series has added a new volume, dedicated to a topical issue that lies at the intersection of biology, health and social choices: the tiger mosquito. This has long been a significant issue in Ticino and is now increasingly affecting other Swiss cantons as well.
Between December 2024 and February 2026, the SUPSI Board appointed 20 professors working across the four departments and at two affiliated institutions: the Fernfachhochschule Schweiz and the University School of Music of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana.
The Youth, Emotions, and Financial Literacy (YEFL) project has secured funding from the Swiss Leading House South Asia, confirming the scientific merit and educational significance of an initiative that addresses one of the most pressing challenges facing the younger generation: the relationship between financial literacy, decision-making, economic socialisation and emotions.
Mathematics continues to be perceived as one of the most feared subjects. For years, however, the world of education has been looking for new ways to teach it. Playful and experiential activities, starting in kindergarten, help develop abstract thinking skills and a passion for a subject that is as important as it is fascinating.
An open-air laboratory where stories and meanings related to natural spaces, human interventions and industrial buildings overlap.
At its meeting on 24 February, the Council of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) decided to entrust the leadership of the DFA/ASP to the current Director of Basic Education. Daniela Willi-Piezzi will take up her post on 1 May 2026.
A project exploring how multisensory and inclusive environments, particularly soundscapes and embodied navigation, can enhance spatial learning for neurodivergent individuals.
Asconosc(i)enza, the event dedicated to the world of science, returns this year from 2 to 20 March. The programme includes three events involving the Department of Education and Learning / University of Teacher Education (DFA/ASP).
From 21 to 23 May 2026, the city of Locarno will come alive with workshops, games, exhibitions and shows dedicated to mathematics, offering a wide range of activities for all schools in Ticino as well as the general public.
The third volume of the Atti e Saggi series, published by the Department of Education and Learning / University of Teacher Education, is now online. The publication brings together contributions dedicated to the experience of Radiotelescuola, with the aim of reconstructing its history and highlighting its contexts, practices and implications in terms of education and culture.
From 21 to 23 May 2026, the city of Locarno will come alive with workshops, games, exhibitions and shows dedicated to mathematics, an event open to all schools in Ticino and the general public.
In 2025, 1,375 students successfully completed their course of study at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). Of these, 974 obtained a Bachelor’s degree, 375 a Master’s degree, and 26 a Diploma awarded by the DFA/ASP in the field of teaching at upper secondary schools.
The fifth issue of the journal ‘DIDIT. Didattica dell’italiano. Studi applicati di lingua e letteratura’ (Teaching Italian. Applied studies of language and literature) is now online, focusing on linguistic variation and the different varieties of language.
DECS and SUPSI have presented their new offerings for the coming academic year. An Open Day is scheduled for January 24, when all the courses will be presented.
The journal, aimed at researchers in mathematics education and teachers working in schools, aims to stimulate critical and creative reflection on the process of teaching and learning mathematics.
From December 1 to 5, Asilo Ciani will once again host five days of free events dedicated to artificial intelligence, organized by Lugano Living Lab. Registration is now open for meetings and workshops.
The initiative is part of LocarnoCare, a project included in the 2025-2028 Municipal Action Plan for UNICEF's ‘Child-Friendly Municipality’ certification. It involves a series of meetings aimed primarily at parents and families of school-age children (primary and secondary school) in the region.
The Career, Experience and Guidance Service and the Training and Learning Department / University of Teacher Education at SUPSI, in collaboration with the Città dei Mestieri in Bellinzona, are organising an information eveningdedicated to the SUPSI-DFA/ASP complementary course.
The fourth volume of the Democrazia e Scuola series, published by the Department of Education and Learning / University of Teacher Education, is now online. Published to mark the centenary of the Locarno Pact, the volume explores the themes of memory, dialogue and citizenship as paths to peace education.
On November 13, SUPSI is participating in “Nuovo Futuro” Day, offering young people practical experiences to explore non-traditional professions and overcome gender stereotypes that may still exist.
