A new RED scholarship team worked together each semester to promote excellence and diversity in the Globalization Program. These students were selected to actively contribute to co-curricular activities under the guidance of Professor Luca Pes, Vice Dean. Thank you very much for your commitment!
VIU People Profiles feature interviews with previous scholarship recipients.
Academic calendar
September 8-December 19, 2025
| Orientation week | September 8-12 |
| Opening Ceremony | September 11 |
| Courses begin | September 15 |
| Midterm break | October 27 - 31 |
| Courses end | December 12 |
| Exam week | December 15-19 |
| Closing Ceremony | December 18 |
| National holidays | November 1, December 8 |
| Municipal holiday | November 21 |
*Link to course descriptions on each course title
Italy
History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F2501
Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F2502
Italian for Foreigners - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
F2503
Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Cosimo Monteleone, Università degli Studi di Padova
F2504
Cultures of the World
Intercultural Communication: Visual Representation and the Cultural Other
Frank Heidemann, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F2505
Gender Studies: Glocal Political Participation through a Gender Lens
Claudia Padovani and Lorenza Perini, Università degli Studi di Padova
F2506
Comparing East and West. Bard’s (Il)legitimate Children?: Adaptation and Cultural Appropriation of Shakespeare in the East and the West
Norimasa Morita, Waseda University
F2507
Global Challenges
Identity Heritage and Globalization: Culture and Society in South Asia after Independence
Frank Heidemann, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F2508
Globalization, Ethics, Welfare and Human Rights: Regulating Business for More Welfare and Human Rights
Damiano Canapa, Université de Lausanne
F2509
Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development: History and Current Issues in International Law
Jong-Chol An, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
F2510
Specialization Track: Economics, Management and Digital Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage
Digital Tools and Cultural Heritage
Fatima Zahra Fakir, Università degli Studi di Padova
F2511
History, Memory, and Museums: from Socialism to Postsocialism
Ekaterina Melnikova, European University at St. Petersburg
F2512
Heritage Ontologies: Between East and West
Ekaterina Melnikova, European University at St. Petersburg
F2513
Specialization Track: Science and Society
Science Communication and Sustainability
Alessandra Fornetti and Ilda Mannino, Venice International University
F2514
Water Heritage and Sustainable Development
Pietro Daniel Omodeo, Meital Shai and Justas Patkauskas, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
F2515
Health Communication: Theory and Application in the Global Context
Ashley Duggan, Boston College
F2516
A Matter of Life and Death: History of Pre-Modern Health in Eurasia
Miri Shefer-Mossensohn, Tel Aviv University
F2517
Social and Personal Relationships: Scientific Perspectives on Close Relationship Processes and Well-Being
Ashley Duggan, Boston College
F2518
Artificial Intelligence for Innovation and Creativity
Massimiliano Nuccio and Marco Guerzoni, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia and Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca
F2519
Conspiracy? Fact and Anti-Fact in the Global Information Age
Dan Stevens, University of Exeter
F2520
Regulating Technology Through the Law
Damiano Canapa, Université de Lausanne
F2521
Specialization Track: History and Memory
Screening the Past: The Mechanism of Nostalgia Film
Norimasa Morita, Waseda University
F2522
Ports of the Eastern Mediterranean: The Last 2000 Years
Miri Shefer-Mossensohn, Tel Aviv University
F2523
All in the Mind? How Global Elites Think
Dan Stevens, University of Exeter
F2524
Great Books of the Abrahamic Traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam through their Major Texts
Malachi Hacohen, Duke University
F2525
Jewish History from Columbus to Israel
Malachi Hacohen, Duke University
F2526
*Link to course descriptions on each course title
Italy
History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F2601
Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F2602
Italian Language - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
F2603
Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Cosimo Monteleone, Università degli Studi di Padova
F2604
Cultures of the World
Intercultural Communication: Translating the Culture Shock. Towards Intercultural Understanding
Márcia Rego, Duke University
F2605
Gender Studies: Gender, Science, and the Arts
Ina Linge, University of Exeter
F2606
Comparing East and West. Totalitarian Art in Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union
Erika Wolf, European University at St. Petersburg
F2607
Global Challenges
Identity, Heritage and Globalization. Secularization and Value Change: a Global Perspective
Jörg Stolz, Université de Lausanne
F2608
Globalization, Ethics, Welfare and Human Rights. Health Economics and the Role of the Arts in Health and Well-being
Haruko Noguchi, Waseda University
F2609 - course held mostly online
Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development
Luis A. Campos, Rice University
F2610
Specialization Track: Economics, Management and Digital Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage
Management of Sustainable Tourism for Cultural Heritage
Elena Bonel and Giorgio Andrian, Università degli Studi di Padova
F2611
Religions as Brands. The Marketization of Religions as Cultural Goods
Jörg Stolz, Université de Lausanne
F2612
Specialization Track: Science and Society
Science Communication and Sustainability
Alessandra Fornetti and Ilda Mannino, Venice International University
F2613
Water Heritage and Sustainable Development. Intangible Cultural Landscapes and Practices
Pietro Daniel Omodeo, Meital Shai and Erasmo Castellani, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
F2614
Health Economics and Policies
Haruko Noguchi, Waseda University
F2615 - course cancelled
The Century of the Gene: The History of Genetics and Eugenics
Luis A. Campos, Rice University
F2616
The Human Body, Science and Society. Anthropological Perspectives
Kristin Kastner, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F2617
More-than-human Environments: Animals in Culture, Literature, and History
Ina Linge, University of Exeter
F2618
Specialization Track: History and Memory
Monuments, Myths, and the Media: The Social Life of Memories
Márcia Rego, Duke University
F2619
Cultural Nationalism in Europe and Beyond
Guy Beiner, Boston College
F2620
New Perspectives on Old Concepts. Voices from Africa and the Diaspora
Kristin Kastner, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F2621
The Great Flu: Remembering, Forgetting and Rediscovering a Global Pandemic
Guy Beiner, Boston College
F2622
History of Photography: Document, Technology, Art
Erika Wolf, European University at St. Petersburg
F2623
Academic calendar
| Orientation week | February 17-21 |
| Opening Ceremony | February 20 |
| Courses begin | February 24 |
| Midterm break | April 21-25 |
| Courses end | May 23 |
| Exam week | May 26-30 |
| Closing Ceremony | May 29 |
| National holidays | April 21, April 25, May 1 |
*Link to course descriptions on each course title
Italy
History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
S2501
Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
S2502
Italian for Foreigners - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
S2503
Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Monica Centanni and Giulia Zanon, Università Iuav di Venezia
S2504
Cultures of the World
Intercultural Communication
Francesco Goglia, University of Exeter
S2505
Gender Studies
S2506
not offered this semester
Comparing East and West: Travel Writing in Medieval Culture
Denis Renevey, Université de Lausanne
S2507
Global Challenges
Identity, Heritage and Globalization. The Multilingual City
Francesco Goglia, University of Exeter
S2508
Globalization, Ethics, Welfare and Human Rights. Globalization of Firms: Past, Present and Future
Shinji Hasegawa, Waseda University
S2509
Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development
Patricio Barbirotto, Sara Dal Monico and Sara De Vido, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
S2510
Specialization Track: Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
Globalization, Environment and Sustainable Development
Ilda Mannino, Venice International University
S2511
Sustainable Environmental Technologies
Hadas Mamane, Tel Aviv University
S2512
Multinational Companies and Sustainability
Shinji Hasegawa, Waseda University
S2513
Food Systems in Changing Environments
Algazi Gadi, Tel Aviv University
S2514
Navigating Wastewater: Opportunities and Challenges in Treatment, Management, Reuse, and Recovery
Hadas Mamane, Tel Aviv University
S2515
Information Literacy: Green or Greenwashing?
Cary Moskovitz, Duke University
S2516
Promises and Perils of Scientific Communication in the 21st Century: Focus on Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
Cary Moskovitz, Duke University
S2517
Specialization Track: Cities and Global Change
Cities and Global Change: Urban Policy Analysis and Design
Carlo Federico Dall'Omo and Francesco Musco, Università Iuav di Venezia
S2518
From Venice to Shanghai: Cities in World History, 1500-2000
Yajun Mo, Boston College
S2519
The Modern Girl Around the World: Women, the City, and Globalization in the Early Twentieth Century
Yajun Mo, Boston College
S2520
Inhabiting Urban Space and Sense of Place: the Heritage of 20th Century Neighborhoods in the Venice Metropolitan Area
Claudia Faraone and Maria Chiara Tosi, Università Iuav di Venezia
S2521
The City of Venice and its Lagoon as a Common
Paolo Moro and Paolo Sommaggio, Università degli Studi di Padova
S2522
Specialization Track: Environmental Humanities
How Humanists Explore Environments. Concepts, Methods, and Interpretations
Christof Mauch, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
S2523
The Anthropocene: Global Histories - Cultures - Politics (and Venice as an Anthropocene City)
Christof Mauch, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
S2524
Colonial Landscapes: Premodern and Modern Transformations
Algazi Gadi, Tel Aviv University
S2525
Space and Environment in Late Medieval Literature
Denis Renevey and Christiania Whitehead, Université de Lausanne
S2526
2nd Semester of AY 2025-26 (Spring 2026)
| Orientation week | February 16-20 |
| Opening Ceremony | February 19 |
| Courses begin | February 23 |
| Midterm break | April 6-10 |
| Courses end | May 22 |
| Exam week | May 25-29 |
| Closing Ceremony | May 28 |
| National holidays | April 6, April 25, May 1 |
*Link to course descriptions on each course title
Italy
History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
S2601
Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
S2602
Italian for Foreigners - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
S2603
Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Fabrizio Nevola, University of Exeter
S2604
Cultures of the World
Intercultural Communication. How do you Communicate Interculturally from a Cultural Perspective?
Hans-Martin Schönherr-Mann, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
S2605
Gender Studies: Gender Across the Life Cycle in Italy
Eugenia Georges, Rice University
S2606
Comparing East and West. Beyond East and West: A Comparative Study of Heroes in Global Popular Culture
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Waseda University
S2607
Global Challenges
Identity, Heritage and Globalization. The Rule of Law and the Identity of the West (1500-2025)
Randall Lesaffer, KU Leuven
S2608
Globalization, Ethics, Welfare and Human Rights. Guarding the Doors of Hell. Regulating War and Peace in History
Randall Lesaffer, KU Leuven
S2609
Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development
Paolo Graziano, Università degli Studi di Padova
S2610
Specialization Track: Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
People, Networks and Systems in the light of Sustainable Management
Natalia Marzia Gusmerotti, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
S2611
Navigating Sustainability Crisis through Design Thinking and Business Model Innovation
Natalia Marzia Gusmerotti, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
S2612
Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities and Natural Resources in Europe and Beyond
Gretchen Walters, Université de Lausanne
S2613
Biodiversity Conservation from International to Local Policy and Practice
Gretchen Walters, Université de Lausanne
S2614
The Mediterranean Diet: Food, History, Culture, Health
Eugenia Georges, Rice University
S2615
Anthropology of Space and Mobility in Uneven Worlds
Valeria Vasilyeva, European University at Saint Petersburg
S2616
Specialization Track: Cities and Global Change
Public Renaissance: Urban Cultures of Public Space between Early Modern Europe and the Present
Fabrizio Nevola, University of Exeter
S2617
Inhabiting Urban Space and Sense of Place: the Heritage of 20th Century Neighborhoods in the Venice Metropolitan Area
Maria Chiara Tosi and Giovanna Muzzi, Università Iuav di Venezia
S2618
Branding Cities: Cultural Heritage, Patrimony, and Historic Centers
Roberto Dainotto, Duke University
S2619
Tourism: Cinema and the Memory of Italy
Roberto Dainotto, Duke University
S2620
Urban Policy Analysis and Design
Carlo Federico Dall'Omo and Francesco Musco, Università Iuav di Venezia
S2621
Extracting Ecological Heritage. The Incredible Rise of Marginal Territories in the Venice Lagoon
Michela Pace and Mattia Bertin, Università Iuav di Venezia
S2622
The City of Venice and its Lagoon as a Common
Paolo Moro and Paolo Sommaggio, Università degli Studi di Padova
S2623
Specialization Track: Environmental Humanities
Venice and the Environmental Humanities
Shaul Bassi, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
S2624
Ecology and Technology as Challenges of Ethics
Hans-Martin Schönherr-Mann, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
S2625
Understanding the Anthropocene through the Lens of Cinematic Imagination
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Waseda University
S2626
Arctic Ecologies: History and Anthropology of the Russian North
Valeria Vasilyeva, European University at Saint Petersburg
S2627