Advanced Studies+ diplomas: a ceremony celebrating innovation and collaboration

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Big celebrations at the SUPSI Campus in Mendrisio on the occasion of the Advanced Studies+ diploma ceremony for 158 professionals from various fields. The occasion was an opportunity to emphasise that continuing education is the engine and driving force behind keeping pace with the evolution of the professions.

The ceremony for the awarding of the CAS-Certificate of Advanced Studies, the MAS-Master of Advanded Studies, the DAS-Diploma of Advanced Studies and the SAS-Short Advanced Studies as part of university continuing education was held on Monday 16 June 2025 at the Department of Environment Constructions and Design SUPSI in Mendrisio. 

An event that always represents a special moment and which also brings together their families, friends and colleagues who have come to applaud and congratulate them.

The skills acquired provide access to concrete tools for interpreting and guiding the transformations taking place, valuing innovation and technical knowledge as levers for development. The training courses attended by the participants offer the opportunity to acquire innovative approaches, useful to face professional challenges in a qualified way. Challenges that, although emerging in different contexts, share a common need: knowing how to adapt and renew in an era of profound changes in the way professions are exercised.

A vision also evoked by two guests who took the floor during the ceremony: Emanuele Gianola (President of the SUPSIAlumni Association) and Irma Cilacian Gandolfi (Head of SIA inForm), who highlighted the collaboration between SUPSI’s Department of Environment Constructions and Design and the SIA-Società ingegneri e architetti. 

In the presence of Franco Gervasoni, General Director SUPSI, Jean-Pierre Candeloro, Director of the Department of Environment Constructions and Design (DACD), Nadia Bregoli Barbaro, Director continuing education SUPSI, and Enrico Rossi, Head of continuing education DACD, 158 Advanced Studies+ diplomas were awarded for 19 training courses in 4 areas:

Area: Digital Construction

  • CAS BIM (Building Information Modeling) Specialist infrastructure
    Head: Rita Sanfilippo
     
  • SAS Fundamentals of BIM Modelling for Infrastructure
    Head: Rita Sanfilippo
     
  • SAS Algorithmic Computational Design for Infrastructure
    Head: Rita Sanfilippo
     
  • CAS BIM & Project Management
    Head: Davide Tamborini
     
  • DAS BIM Digital Manager 
    Head: Davide Tamborini

Area: Real estate

  • CAS Real Estate Valuation
    Head: Brenno Borradori
     
  • CAS Building in Asset, Facility and Property Management
    Head: Ivan Curto
     
  • MAS Real Estate Management
    Head: Ivan Curto

Area: Cooperation and Development

  • CAS in Cooperation and Development
    Head: Claudia Howald
     
  • SAS Fundraising Strategies for the Third Sector, Arts, Culture and Research
    Head: Claudia Howald
     
  • CAS Water Sanitation and Hygiene for humanitarian and developing contexts 
    Head: Claudio Valsangiacomo

Area: Urban planning, land management and protection

  • CAS Smart City
    Head: Albedo Bettini
     
  • CAS Construction and Civil Engineering Construction Management
    Head: Felix Günther
     
  • CAS Fire Prevention and Protection Specialist 
    Head: Alessandro Furio
     
  • SAS ‘Practice and Construction Site’ – Fire Prevention and Protection 
    Head: Alessandro Furio
     
  • SAS Sponge city and green/blue city: synergies for a resilient future
    Head: Federica Corso Talento
     
  • SAS Geotechnical characteristics of soils
    Head: Dorota Czerski
     
  • SAS Advancements in geological and geomorphological mapping
    Head: Filippo Schenker
     
  • SAS PV: photovoltaics and its integration with users
    Head: Mauro Caccivio

A number of issues related to the collaborative approach in university continuing education were touched upon during the ceremony. Dialogue with local, national and international players is, in fact, fundamental for identifying emerging skills needs. 

Also present were the numerous professional and trade associations that maintain an ongoing collaboration with SUPSI and which constitute key interlocutors and partners.

Congratulations to all of them!

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