IL BENVENUTO DEL DIRETTORE

Nel momento della Sua vita nel quale uno sviluppo della Sua cultura potrebbe fare la differenza nella Sua carriera, Le diamo il benvenuto nel sito della nostra Università. Noi conosciamo bene le esigenze del mondo del lavoro, conseguentemente i nostri programmi sono stati sviluppati per essere un modo non tradizionale di apprendimento universitario attento alle esperienze professionali già possedute. L'apprendimento universitario formazione a distanza non prevede le tradizionali aule o classi, nè lo svolgimento di lezioni ex cattedra. Lei potrà studiare da casa senza interrompere la Sua attività professionale. I nostri programmi sono stati elaborati per consentirLe di progettare un percorso didattico personalizzato secondo le Sue specifiche esigenze di tempo e di luogo. Un gruppo qualificato di docenti la seguirà curando la divulgazione dei materiali di insegnamento, che vengono rivisti ed integrati tenendo conto della specificità dell'approccio personale. Lei potrà inoltre da ogni luogo ed in ogni momento accedere via internet,attraverso una password personale, alla nostra piattaforma "e-learning", per consultare le lezioni, i testi, i test di autovalutazione ecc.. Questo sistema moderno e dinamico ha consentito alla nostra Università di affermarsi come la prima "Università privata a distanza" della Svizzera Italiana. La invitiamo quindi a visitare il nostro sito e a valutare quale dei nostri programmi incontra le esigenze di sviluppo della Sua cultura accademica e professionale.

Il Direttore Generale

Avv. Massimo Maria Silvestri

IL SALUTO DEL RETTORE

Prof. Gregory Overton Smith, D.Phil.(Oxon.)

Prof. G. O. Smith has spent his life between Europe and the United States. He holds a D.Phil. in Social Anthropology from Oxford University, awarded on the basis of research conducted in central Italy.His research has exploredin particular the transformations of the Italian territory in both rural and urban settings.

He has been a faculty member at numerous universities, including The American University (Washington, D.C.), Loyola of Chicago, The University of Maryland, The University of California, Cornell University, and The University of New Haven. He served as Dean of Academic Affairs of The American University of Rome, where he was also acting President. His experience in British universities includes tenure as the chief academic officer for the Italian operations of Nottingham Trent University.

His interest in the territory has led him to explore topics in market and production innovation, as well as contemporary trends in enogastronomy. In addition to extensive teaching and management experience, he has consulted for leading world firms.

Dear Students and Alumni, It is a pleasure to take up my new responsibilities as Rector of the Lugano I.S.S.E.A. Politecnico. I bring to this role three decades of academic experience with leading American and British universities. In these many years I have developed the conviction that excellence, innovation and flexibility are the critical features of a university which wishes to address the needs of an interconnected global economy.

As an American who has lived for so many years in Europe, and as a teacher who has had the privilege of working with students from all over the world, I cannot help but see us all as world citizens. The world is the framework in which a competitive university must operate. As educators, and as professionals, we are alert to the importance of the local environment, but we need also to appreciate how critical global trends impinge on that environment. Auniversity can only achieve success if its objectives are pursued in a planetary perspective.

The Politecnico was founded so citizens anywhere can hone the skills needed to attain professional success in complex and fast-changing market settings. In the last twenty years the Politecnico has trained over ten thousand students, a witness to ongoing concern with the mentioned principles of academic excellence, innovation and flexibility. I hope to provide the leadership required to extend the pursuit of these value-driving precepts over the coming years.

With warmest wishes for your academic and professional endeavors,

Prof. Gregory Overton Smith, D.Phil.(Oxon.)