Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana

Basic information


National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Programme accreditation
    voluntary, except for medical and health professions according to public health regulations
  • Institutional accreditation
    Institutional accreditation according to Swiss law, with a decision by the Swiss Accreditation Council, is mandatory for all public higher education institutions of the tertiary sector and for private higher education institutions using a protected denomination (“University”, “University of Applied Sciences”, “ University of Teacher Education“). Successful accreditation has no legal impact beyond the right to use one of the protected denominations but is a testimony to a quality assurance systems covering all processes and suited to support the higher education institution to achieve its goals.
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Switzerland

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Institutional accreditation, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

Programme level

Composition (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Diploma di insegnamento per le scuole di maturità (degree)
Music (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Music and Movement (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Pedagogy (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Performance (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Specialised Music Performance (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme