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Gabriele Titta | Ca' Foscari University

Italian
Bachelor degree in Philosophy, International Studies and Economics at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, with a Minor in Sustainability at the Ca’ Foscari International College.
Erasmus+ grant recipient (outbound)

I chose VIU, because it creates the opportunity to attend courses concerning extremely contemporary topics taught by professors from some of the leading academic centres worldwide.

I would recommend anyone to apply to the Venice International University’s program. Life on the island permits to slow down the turbulence of the accelerating contemporary world, well present also in Venice with the ever-growing touristic mass. The trees reconcile the studies and the calm allow you to better assimilate the concepts learned during the day, discovering patterns in your past ignored before and reconsidering your own life.

I think this experience was very useful for me and my future career, partly because at VIU I met some of the professors who changed my perspective on the world. This environment facilitates a close relationship with the class and personal contact with the professor.

Finally, as part of the VIU Mobility Consortium’s Erasmus+ program, I also had the opportunity to do a study period abroad, thanks to which I spent the first semester of my second year at KU Leuven (Belgium). My experience there was great: Leuven is a small student-friendly university city, very close to Brussels. It was certainly also through this period abroad that I grew up a lot, being surrounded by an international community and living in the core of continental Europe. 

 

For more general information regarding the international mobility opportunities VIU offers, visit our webpage.

 

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Young Ambassadors Programme | Homo Faber 2021

Call for Applications | Application deadline: February 21, 2021, 12PM (CET)

First developed for Homo Faber 2018 by the Michelangelo Foundation, in collaboration with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, the Young Ambassadors Programme brings together talented students of applied arts and design to share their passion, knowledge and expertise with visitors, enriching the cultural experience for all. Selected from top European educational institutions, these Young Ambassadors represent the future of class craftsmanship.

Biennale College 2021

Call for applications | Application deadline: January 15, 2021

Biennale College is La Biennale di Venezia’s project dedicated to the training of the young in the artistic fields and in the activities of the organizational structure of La Biennale.
Encouraging young talents, offering them the opportunity to work side by side with the Masters to develop creations that will be part of our Artistic Programs: this is the spirit of the Biennale College, a well-fitted bridge that allows young people who wish to engage in one of the arts to do so under the finest conditions that an international institution can offer.

Meeting Venice: Encounters, Investigations and Explorations

The Meeting Venice co-curricular program offers students the opportunity to discover and relate to the city of Venice, its lagoon and hinterland, taking teaching out of the classroom and in to the field. The co-curricular activities are an integral part of the learning experience at VIU. “Meeting Venice” gives the opportunity to students to see the tangible evidence and details of what they will learn in class, focusing on empirical research just as much as on theory.

The program will include visits and lectures to Venice's cultural institutions, interactive activities to explore and understand the lagoon, guest lectures, and an interdisciplinary Plenary Workshop. 

 

St.marks basilica

 

Through the co-curricular program they have the chance to study the city of Venice, its lagoon and hinterland, taking teaching out of the classroom, and meeting people who work in important cultural institutions. These hands-on experiences enrich the academic program and give a new perspective to students on what they study in books and through classes. 

Using Venice as a study case for different disciplines, teachers are able to bring on the table their knowledge and apply it to such a peculiar example, such as Venice. This can mean visiting museums and churches in some cases, just as it can be about walking around the city's streets to understand the urban planning behind them, or the historical meaning that certain palaces and squares had in the past and still have today.

 

trip to lido

 

Here are some examples of the activities in past semesters

  • Introductory lecture on the legendary foundation of the city
  • Venice before Venice: virtual visit and lecture at the National Archeological Museum at Altino
  • Ancient Roman history: site visit to Aquileia
  • Lecture on Venice and the Water by environmental historian
  • Ancient documents on the management of the lagoon: visit and lecture at the State Archives
  • Renaissance books on science and nature: visit and lecture at the Marciana National Library
  • State and political history of Venice: visit and lecture at the Doge's Palace
  • Representation of Nature in paintings: visit and lecture at the Accademia Galleries
  • Visit and lecture at Museo del Costume
  • Patrician families of Venice: visit and lecture at Palazzo Grimani
  • Guilds and confraternities of Venice: visit to the Scuole Grandi
  • Visit and lecture at Ghetto and synagogues
  • Lecture on Venice and contemporary art by Angela Vettese
  • Visit and lecture at Biennale, meeting with president
  • Visit and lecture at Guggenheim, meeting with director
  • Exploration by boat of the Northern lagoon, and visit to Torcello
  • Visit and lecture at Lazzaretto Nuovo
  • Visit and lecture at the Glass Museum in Murano
  • Exploration by boat of industrial port, Pellestrina, and the Southern lagoon
  • Plenary Workshop | An interdisciplinary workshop with joint contributions from students and professors, including short talks, presentations, performances, video screenings
  • VIULECTURES: lectures series open to the public
  • Tea2B: weekly meetings among students and professors for conversations about topical issues

 

trip to venice ghetto 

 

 

Ocean Fellowship 2021

Call for Applications | Application deadline: January 10, 2021

TBA21–Academy at Ocean Space, Venice | March – June, 2021 & Mid-June – Mid-October, 2021

The Ocean Fellowship Program is a funded research opportunity offered by  TBA21–Academy and held at Ocean Space in Venice, Italy.

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