The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MAS HLM) is a part-time postgraduate program intended for professionals in the humanitarian sector interested in advancing their managerial, quantitative, analytical and decision making skills. First of its kind, the program was successfully launched in 2009 at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) in Lugano. Classes are taught in English over a  period of 22 months.