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Distretto Veneziano della Ricerca e dell'Innovazione

In October 2018, VIU joined DVRI - Distretto Veneziano della Ricerca e dell’Innovazione.

DVRI is an association of research and cultural institutions active in the Venice area, engaged in promoting the role of science in the creation of communities guided by the principles of innovation and sustainable development, with the aim to foster opportunities for exchanges and collaboration between its members with the common mission to pursue excellence in research.

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at VIU

VIU welcomes people from different parts of the world and disciplines, creating a unique, formative space where each member of the VIU community plays an integral role in embracing and promoting diversity and inclusion, shaping a campus that fosters a sense of belonging as well as enhancing personal development and academic outcomes.

Being a member of the VIU community involves creating a safe space for the exchange of diverse perspectives and ideas, through both words and actions, with diligent attention and intention. It involves the understanding that diversity, inclusion and belonging are dynamic concepts, impacted by our situated contexts.

Diversity is inherent and celebrated in the VIU community. Intersectional characteristics involving differences such as ethnicity, nationality, language, religion, socioeconomic status, disability, education level, academic discipline, age, gender identity and expression, learning differences, teaching styles and geographic urban or rural upbringing all contribute to forming unique life experiences, identities and perspectives. Each person who arrives at VIU has the opportunity to learn more not only about others but themselves as well, fostering greater awareness and open-mindedness.

Inclusion aims to create an environment that recognizes, respects and values diversity through ongoing reflective, active and intentional measures. Regular feedback on inclusivity is important as it is experienced in different ways and it is often changing. Each member of the VIU community can contribute to strengthening an inclusive campus culture where unique perspectives and talents are cultivated and equal access to opportunities is promoted so that everyone has an opportunity to flourish and experience a sense of belonging.

Belonging is a person’s feeling of acceptance to be their authentic self, express their opinions, and have their unique identities acknowledged and respected. This feeling is subjective and felt in varying ways and degrees. It is also sensitive to changing personal life experiences. Engaging in mutual support and reflective thinking can encourage more meaningful interactions as people feel safer to express themselves without fear of rejection or judgement.

Thank you for being a valuable member of the VIU community and contributing to a campus experience which celebrates diversity and inclusion. Feedback on your diversity, inclusion and belonging experience at VIU is welcome.

Go to Student Inclusion Support

Contact: diana.mattiello@univiu.org

Duke in Venice Summer

VIU hosts Duke University undergraduate summer schools, which give students of Duke the opportunity to study Venetian civilization, religion, culture and art history on site during the month of June.

The Duke University Global Education Office for Undergraduates, in cooperation with Venice International University, will offer a four-week, single course program in Venice, Italy in the summer of 2016. The program is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to study aspects of Venetian history and culture, which have been particularly important in the shaping of European civilization.

The city of Venice, with its scenic canals and islands, will serve as the participants' outdoor classroom for this month-long summer program. Venice International University, which is located on the island of San Servolo in the spectacular Venetian lagoon, will be the site for both student residences and indoor classroom facilities.

Duke in Venice Program schedule and details

2017 edition

June 5 – July 4, 2017
The Art of Politics and the Politics of the Arts: Music, Art, and Politics
Professor Kenneth Rogerson

Past editions:

2016:
Summer 2016 Program Director: Professor Valeria Finucci

2015:
Food for Thought: Understanding Italian Society and Culture through its food, Prof. Luciana Fellin

2014:
The Venetian Empire and its Imperial Piety: Catholic Christianity, Prof. Sam Miglarese

2012:
City and City Life in Italy, Prof. Valeria Finucci

2011:
The Venice of Our Imaginations, Prof. Marianna Torgovnick;
The Art of Politics and the Politics of the Arts: Music, Art and Politics in Northern Italy, Prof. Ken Rogerson

2010:
The Art of Politics and the Politics of the Arts: Music, Art and Politics in Northern Italy, Prof. Ken Rogerson

2008:
City and City Life in Italy, Prof. Valeria Finucci;
Venetian Art of the Renaissance (15th-16th Century), Prof. Maria Agnese Wiel

2007:
Venetian Art of the Renaissance (15th-16th Century), Prof. Maria Agnese Wiel;
The Venetian Empire (VXth & XVIth Centuries) and its Imperial Piety: Catholic Christianity and the role of the Virgin Mary, St. Mark, and the saint protectors of Venice, Prof. Sam Miglarese.

2006:
Policy and the Imagination - Music, Drama, Eros, and Liberty, Prof. Bruce Payne
Venetian Art of the Renaissance (15th-16th Century), Prof. Maria Agnese Wiel.

Duke in Venice Summer School

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Summer School is suspended in 2020.

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The Summer School did not take place in 2019.

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Art, Food, and Finance in Venice: An Immersive Experience
May 28 – June 29, 2018

Program Director: Prof. Marianna Torgovnick, Duke English Department

Venice really is that beautiful: a magical, soul-inspiring place, for which you will feel nostalgic even before you leave. Art, Food, and Finance in Venice aims to immerse you in the Venetian experience, which you will be living during Summer Session I.

We will spend one day a week (two, maximum) in a seminar-style class (2.5 hours, as at Duke), with three units: In the Beginning; Trade, Empire, and Power; and Modern Venice—all with coordinating, on-your-feet, weekly two-hour tours of the city that highlights an artistic or public policy issue, as well as a coordinating excursion.

We will also range further afield to understand Venice in its imperial contexts (with a trip to Ravenna and/or Roma), in its artistic ones (Firenze [Florence] and/or Verona), and in terms of finance today (Padova or Milano).

Throughout, we will take our study of Venetian food seriously, with class excursions to Malamocco (an ancient fishing village), accompanied by a seafood feast, to the famous Venetian food market, and to Bologna, a nearby gustatory capital. We will also visit Venice’s stunning collections of art, not just in museums, but also in sites such as palazzos and churches (including, we hope, a concert in the Frari).

Finally, we will consider, in an ongoing way the financial underpinnings of the Venetian experience: commerce and trade; money-lending and banking; and tourism, which we will both share and analyze. In 2018, we will also ponder ongoing, and increasing, threats to Venice’s fragile environment, visible at many of the sites we will visit.

Suitable for all majors: one weekly reading or viewing, one oral report; one final paper or experiential project.

Duke in Venice Summer School

The Religion of Empire and Its Imperial Piety - Catholic Christianity
May 22 – June 19, 2022

Program Director: Dr. Sam R. Miglarese, University Department of Religious Studies

This religious studies plus excursion 4-week course will be taught in English and directed by Professor Sam Miglarese, instructor in the Duke Department of Religious Studies and Deputy Chief Administrator of Durham and Community Affairs.

This interdisciplinary course looks at the religious sensibilities and pieties that permeated imperial Venice and that were embodied in the civic life, the architecture and the visual arts of Renaissance Venice. Special attention will be directed to the theology and place of the Virgin Mary, St. Mark and the protector saints of Venice in Roman Catholic Church teaching. Included are art history and theological readings plus excursions to the churches and galleries of Veneto (Torcello, Aquileia, Bologna and Padua or Verona included).

Course Summary

Religion: Selected Topics: The Venetian Empire (XV-XVI cc) and its Imperial Piety: Catholic Christianity and the role of the Virgin Mary, St. Mark and the many saint “protectors” of Venice.

The course will examine the religious, spiritual and hagiographic traditions of Catholic Christianity as it was lived in the Empire of Venice through religious art as well as current devotional practice, ceremonies and traditions still extant today. The subject matter of Venetian art was of great importance to the artists. Topics will include the place of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, the Evangelist Mark and other saints in Catholic life and thinking then and now.

Excursions into the churches and art galleries will illustrate the power of the religious sensibilities in imperial Venice. We will study the influence of relics and the history and legends attached to the saints connected to the political history of Venice. We will also use Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice to explore Jewish presence in Venice. We plan to explore cultural opportunities in Venice along with several cultural/religious events, concerts, and field trips.

This course will be taught in English by Dr. Sam Miglarese, adjunct instructor in the Religious Studies Department at Duke, and Deputy Chief Administrator in Duke’s Office of Durham and Community Affairs.

One course credit.

Duke in Venice Summer School

Art, Food, and Finance in Venice: An Immersive Experience
May 28 – June 23, 2023

Marianna Torgovnick, Department of English, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Course Summary

The course will immerse students in the Venetian experience, aiming to give them a solid basis for understanding the city’s past and its current issues. Venice’s legendary beauty and cultured lifestyle didn’t just happen. They grew out of the complex interaction of geography, populations, and economic activities: fishing, commerce, banking, tourism. Venice has been influenced strongly by the politics of empire and the dynamics of patronage—once governmental or from the Catholic Church, now often via corporate entities, including leading fashion houses. The program will examine Venice’s geography and role of water both as the city’s lifeblood and as ecological threat. Students will appreciate the role of commerce, money-lending, empire, film, and banking in forming the city’s international reputation. In addition, students will savor the role of art and food in everyday Venetian life and analyze how networks of art, food, and finance fuel tourism and tourism’s effects on Venice.

This course will be taught in English.

Duke in Venice Summer School

May 27 – June 21, 2024

The Art of Politics and the Politics of the Arts: Music, Art, Politics and Policy

Kenneth S. Rogerson
Professor of the Practice, Sanford School of Public Policy

Course summary
This course examines the tense and inspirational relationship between art, music and politics in northern Italy. It is impossible to fully understand the impact of music and art without the political context in which it was created. Even artists who claim their work is apolitical can find their creations co-opted by earnest (and less than earnest) politicians and revolutionaries. We will explore examples of art and music in state-building, social and grass roots movements and revolutions, as well as how political institutions supported and encouraged artistic creation and development. In addition to some old and recent history, we will also look at current events.

Syllabus
Week 1: What is Art? What are Politics?
Introduction: Art, Music and the Political Context
Art and Music appreciation
Representation, Symbolism, Metaphor and Parodies: How different media are used to convey messages
The Arts and the Political Process
The Arts in Venice: Politics as Context and Subject I
Week 2: Art
The Arts in Venice and Florence: Politics as Context and Subject II
Week 3: Music
Nationalism and Music
Venice and Vivaldi
Europe and Italy: Nationalist Composers
Week 4: The Impact of Politics
Political Censorship of the Arts
Political Support of the Arts

Site visits and field trips
Venice excursion (island of Murano, Burano, Torcello)
Gallerie dell'Accademia
Doge's Palace
Trip to Firenze
Trip to Verona (includes a night at the opera at Arena di Verona)
Venice Art Biennale (contemporary art exhibition)

Duke in Venice Summer School

May 26 - June 20, 2025

The Art of Politics and the Politics of the Arts: Music, Art, Politics and Policy

Kenneth S. Rogerson
Professor of the Practice, Sanford School of Public Policy

Duke in Venice Summer School

May 25 - June 19, 2026

Colorful Chemistry: from Venetian Glass to Paints, Fabrics, & Fireworks

Dorian Canelas
Associate Professor of the Practice of Chemistry

Course summary
Participants in this Duke in Venice introductory-level course will explore the chemistry of color from a sustainability standpoint within the context of the rich history of Venetian innovation. No prior experience with chemistry is needed. The physical basis of color will be introduced, and models and theories for color will be described. Students will investigate how fireworks, glass, fabrics, paints, plastics, etc. are made in a range of colors and explore the similarities and differences in materials and colors at the atomic and molecular levels. The course will also endeavor to build student awareness about sustainability concepts and challenges that are especially important to Venice.

Site visits and field trips
The course will incorporate field trips to relevant sites related to the topics we are studying. One of the first trips will be to the island of Murano, the innovative hub of Europe’s glassmaking industry for centuries. To help learners appreciate the rich history of textiles in Venice, we will visit Burano and/or Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo, a local museum of fabrics, costumes, and perfumes. Finally, we will explore Venetian painters’ rich use of color through a visit together to the Galleries of the Academy of Venice, Museo Correr, or a similar location.

EAERE-FEEM-VIU European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics

Climate Change Assessment: Economic Models and Evaluation Criteria

June 30-July 6, 2018

The summer school is promoted in cooperation with the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) and takes place at the VIU campus on the Island of San Servolo, in Venice, located just in front of St. Mark's Square.

The objective of the 2018 School is to provide students with a broad understanding of the theory and practice of welfare assessment of economic climate change models, and more generally in the evaluation of long-term environmental economic problems. We focus on two different perspectives: (i) how to construct analytical and numerical climate change models; and (ii) how to design appealing welfare criteria for climate change assessment.

Different economic models and evaluation criteria can lead to vastly different policy recommendations, partially undermining their influence. Some models and criteria can imply pathologic or socially unacceptable implications; for example, when evaluating risk, uncertainty, inequalities, and endogenous population. These issues are addressed in a synthesis of the modelling and evaluative perspectives, following the recent advances in climate change economics.

Applications deadline: February 15, 2018.

Programme
The Summer School is designed to last for 6 days and consists of about 35 contact hours and further several hours of scheduled reading and consultation time. The content of the School is a mixture of lectures, student presentations, consultation and reading sessions.

The activities open with a Welcome and Introduction session, in which the Summer School topics are introduced. A general open discussion, where all the lecturers are invited to briefly present their topics, can be organised to facilitate the students to become soon more familiar with the lecturers’ topics.

Each lecturer is expected to give a 3 hours lecture. Each student is also expected to make a presentation of about 40 minutes, which include also the time for questions and discussion. Students' papers must be completed and sent to the Summer School Secretariat by the 1st of June, 2018. In order to get prepared to the School, students will receive in advance all the available teaching material and the papers presented by the other participants.

In the reading sessions students can privately take their time to go into what really interest them thoroughly.

During consultation sessions students can privately consult with lecturers. It is up to the students to ask directly to a lecturer for a private meeting. Group consultations can be organised too. Private or group meetings during the consultation time can be held inside the classroom, which remains open until the end of the consultation session, or in any other available space of the VIU Campus such as in the cafeteria, in the beautiful garden surrounding the campus or in the campus' common areas. It is up to the students and lecturers to make the consultation as much formal or informal as they prefer. Also working groups can be organised during the consultation time. We strongly encourage all the students to take most advantage of the consultation time from the very beginning of the School.

Faculty
Matthew ADLER, Richard A. Horvitz Professor of Law and Professor of Economics, Philosophy and Public Policy, Duke University
Geir ASHEIM (School Co-Coordinator), Professor of Economics, University of Oslo
Marc FLEURBAEY, Robert E. Kuenne Professor in Economics and Humanities Studies, Princeton University
Reyer GERLAGH, Professor of Environmental Economics, Tilburg University
Paolo PIACQUADIO (School Co-Coordinator), Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oslo,
Christian TRAEGER, Professor of Economics, University of Oslo

Admission and Fee
The Summer School is targeted to doctoral and post-doctoral students. Admission is conditional on the presentation by each student of his/her doctoral work; Ph.D. students are expected to be in the process of writing a thesis chapter on positive or normative aspects of welfare assessment of climate change (or related long-run integrated policy assessment problems). Attendants will present their research and will receive valuable feedback from the other participants as well as from the School lecturers. An assigned tutor will provide individual feedback during consultation time.

Application is restricted to 2018 EAERE members.

Accepted applicants will be requested to pay a participation fee of EUR 300. The participation fee includes:

_accommodation in double rooms shared with Summer School colleagues for the duration of the School (from June 30th, 2018 for a maximum of 7 nights); single rooms can be provided on request: extra costs are to be covered by the applicant;
_breakfasts, lunches and dinners included in the School programme;
_downloadable course material;
_participation diploma.

The School Organisers make available a limited number of scholarships for the coverage of the travel costs for participation in the School. Please indicate in the application form if you would like to apply for a scholarship.

Deadlines and contacts

15 February, 2018: Deadline for applications
1 March 2018: Acceptance notifications will be sent out after March 1st, 2018
15 March 2018: Deadline for payment of the participation fee.
1 June 2018: Delivery of final papers: Final papers for presentation must be received by the Summer School Secretariat before the June 1st, 2018.

Summer School Secretariat

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

ess@feem.it

www.feem.it/ess18

EAERE-FEEM-VIU European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics - Past Editions

Past editions

Since 2000 the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), and the Venice International University (VIU) have been successfully running their European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics. The broader objective of this series of events is to provide advanced training for young researchers from all over Europe and beyond on European issues of environmental and resource economics.

The Summer School series is addressed to small groups of doctoral and post-doctoral students in environmental and resource economics from all over Europe and beyond. They follow a traditional structure: lectures by professors, PhD students' presentation, reading time, consultation sessions and social events. The specialised topic varies from year to year and reflects issues that are currently lively areas of new research and policy interest. The faculty is comprised of leaders in the field, and offers an overall coverage of the specialist area.

2018, June 30-July 6 - Venice, Italy

Climate Change Assessment: Economic Models and Evaluation Criteria

Faculty
Matthew ADLER, Richard A. Horvitz Professor of Law and Professor of Economics, Philosophy and Public Policy, Duke University
Geir ASHEIM (School Co-Coordinator), Professor of Economics, University of Oslo
Marc FLEURBAEY, Robert E. Kuenne Professor in Economics and Humanities Studies, Princeton University
Reyer GERLAGH, Professor of Environmental Economics, Tilburg University
Paolo PIACQUADIO (School Co-Coordinator), Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oslo,
Christian TRAEGER, Professor of Economics, University of Oslo

2017, July 2-8 - Venice, Italy

Macroeconomics, Growth, and the Environment

School Coordinator: Sjak SMULDERS, Tilburg University

2016, June 26 - July 2 - Venice, Italy

Field Experiments in Environmental and Resource Economics

School Coordinator: John LIST, University of Chicago and Massimo TAVONI, Politecnico di Milano and FEEM

2015, June 28 - July 4 - Venice, Italy

Environmental Regulation

School Coordinator: Anthony HEYES, University of Ottawa

2014, July 6 - 12 - Venice, Italy

The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change

School Coordinators: Emanuele MASSETTI, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei - FEEM and Robert MENDELSOHN, Yale University

2013, June 30 - July 6, Venice, Italy

Uncertainty, Innovation and Climate Change

School Coordinators: Prof. Erin Baker, Associate Professor, Director, Wind Energy IGERT, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Prof. Valentina Bosetti, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei - FEEM

2012, July 1-7- Venice, Italy

Management of International Water

School Coordinator: Prof. Ariel Dinar, University of California, Riverside, USA

2011, July 3-9- Venice, Italy

Developments in Resource Economics

School Coordinator: Prof. Reyer Gerlagh, Tilburg University, The Netherlands and Prof. Matti Liski, Aalto University School of Economics, Finland

2010, July 4-10- Venice, Italy

Climate Change Negotiations

School Coordinator: Prof. Santiago Rubio, University of Valencia, Spain

2009, July 5-11- Venice, Italy

Economics, Transport and Environment [under ESS RESECON project]

School Coordinator: Prof. Stef Proost, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

2008, July 6-12 - Venice, Italy

Space in Unified Models of Economy and Ecology [under ESS RESECON project]

School Coordinator: Prof. Anastasios Xepapadeas, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

2007, July 4-10 - Venice, Italy

Trade, Property Rights and Biodiversity [under ESS RESECON project]

School Coordinator: Prof. Cees Withagen, Tilburg University and Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2006, June 25 - July 1 - Venice, Italy

Computable General Equilibrium Modeling in Environmental and Resource Economics [under ESS RESECON project]

School Coordinator: Prof. Christoph Böhringer, University of Heidelberg and ZEW Mannheim, Germany

2005, July 3-9 - Venice, Italy

Welfare Measurement and Cost Benefit Analysis in Dynamic General Equilibrium

School Coordinator: Prof. Karl Gustaf Löfgren, University of Umea, Sweden

2004, July 1-7 - Venice, Italy

Dynamic Models in Economics and the Environment

School Coordinator: Prof. Aart De Zeeuw, Tilburg University, The Netherlands and The Beijer Institute, Sweden.

2003, September 1-6 - Venice, Italy

Political Economy of the Environment

School Coordinator: Prof. Anthony Heyes, Royal Holloway - University of London - Department of Economics Egham Surrey, UK

2002, September 2-14 - Lavagna, Italy

Game Theory and the Environment

School Coordinator: Prof. Carlo Carraro, University of Venice and FEEM, Italy

Co-organiser: Fioravante Patrone, Interuniversity Centre for Game Theory and its Applications

2001, July 2-7 - Venice, Italy

Resource and Environmental Economics

School Coordinator: Prof. Bengt Kriström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Department of Forest Economics, Sweden

2000, July 4-8 - Venice, Italy

International Dimension of Environmental Economics

School Coordinator: Prof. Carlo Carraro, University of Venice and FEEM, Italy

Further information: FEEM website and EAERE website

EISS 2018 Conference Program

Venice International University
October 11-12, 2018

“Sustainable Social Security: Past and Future Challenges in Social Security”
50 years celebration European Institute of Social Security

Thursday 11 October

14.00-14.30: Registration participants

14.30-15.00: Opening and welcome
President European Institute of Social Security - Prof. dr. Franz Marhold (WU Vienna)

15.00-15.30: Social security in the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Prof. dr. Tiziano Treu, Catholic University of Milan

15.30-17.00: Sustainability and social security from a

- Legal perspective
Prof. dr. Ulrich Becker, Max-Planck-Institute for social law - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

- Economic perspective
Prof. dr. Robert Holzmann, University of New South Wales - Fellow Austrian Academy of Sciences

- Sociological perspective
Prof. dr. Joakim Palme, University of Uppsala

17.00-17.30: Break

17.30-18.30: Discussant: Prof. dr. Bettina Kahil-Wolff Hummer - University of Lausanne, followed by round table and discussion

18.30-19.00: EISS General Assembly
(members EISS)

20.30: Dinner

Friday 12 October

9.30-10.00: Social security in 2068: changing drivers in social security, upcoming challenges for sustainability
Prof. dr. Danny Pieters, KU Leuven

10.00-11.30: Changing work and sustainable social security
Prof. dr. Ruud Muffels (Tilburg University): "Ongoing labour-market transformations and their impact on types of social protection"
Prof. dr. Nuna Zekic (Tilburg University): "Sustainable work? On the ambivalence of law to the meaning of work"
1 discussant Young Researcher
Discussion

11.30-12.00: Break

12.00-13.30: Changing residence and sustainable social security
Prof. dr. Norma Mansor (University of Malaya): "Migration in Southeast Asia and the effects on social protection"
Essi Rentola (Director Co-ordination Unit Finnish Ministry Social Affairs and Health): "Is there a future for residence based Social Security in the EU"
1 discussant Young Researcher
Discussion

13.30-15.00: Lunch

15.00-16.30: Changing income and sustainable social security
Prof. dr. Daniel Pérez del Prado (Carlos III University of Madrid): "The 'Reserve Fund' as a mechanism to improve the efficacy and sustainability of unemployment benefits"
Prof. dr. Jose Jesus De Val Arnal (University of Zaragoza): "The new border of the welfare state in Europe"
1 discussant Young Researcher
Discussion

16.30: Final conclusions
Prof. dr. Paul Schoukens, KU Leuven
Young Researcher

EMEC22 – 22nd European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry

December 5-8, 2022 | Ljubljana, Slovenia

European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry (EMEC) is a yearly conference for researchers and professionals working in the field of environmental chemistry, sustainability, and resilience

Emergency info and contacts

For students of the Globalization Program

What defines an emergency:
- Hospitalization
- Serious injury or assault
- Acute psychological problems
- Death or disappearance of a student
- Arrest or questioning by police
- Serious illness or death of a close relative

What a student or parent should do in the event of an emergency
1. For emergencies that occur during normal office hours, call VIU directly: (+39) 041 2719 511
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8.45 am - 4.45 pm
2. For emergencies that occur outside normal office hours or during the weekend, call the following emergency numbers as VIU does not provide a 24/7 emergency support service:

Carabinieri 112
Police 113
Fire Department 115
Ambulance 118

Also notify VIU staff by writing to: student-services@univiu.org
Leave your name, location, and number where you can be contacted, and a brief message about the nature of the emergency. Staff will follow up to provide support as soon as possible.

Emergency contacts form
Please fill out the form in order to allow VIU staff to reach you and/or your next-of-kin in case of an emergency.
The form is available in the students' personal pages in the bottom right side of the page, at the link "Emergency contacts". There you will be asked to write the contact details of the person you would like to be contacted in case of an emergency.

In the event of an emergency on campus please follow the Emergency procedures and evacuation plans.

Other useful contacts in Italy:

US Embassy in Italy +39 06-46 741 (from within Italy)
or 011-39-06-46741 (from the U.S.)
https://it.usembassy.gov/
Emergencies: https://it.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/emergency-contact

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https://embassies.gov.il/roma-he/Pages/Home.aspx
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Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Italy +39 02 5694106 (Milan)
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Embassy of Republic of the Republic of Korea in Italy +39 06 802461 (Rome)
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Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Italy +39 02 29062641 (Milan)
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Urgent assistance +39 06 4220 0001
British Consulate General Milan +39 02 723001 (24H)
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Urgent assistance: +39 02 723001

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German Embassy Rome +39 06 49 21 31
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Emergency numbers: Tel.: (0039) 335 7904170 (German)
Tel.: (0039) 348 7625786 (Italian)
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Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia Trieste +39 040 30 78 55
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Embassy of Belgium in Rome, +39 06 3609511
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Emergency contact: +39 335 234 157

Embassy of Switzerland in Rome +39 06 809571
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Consulate General of Switzerland in Milan +39 02 77 79 161
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Embassy of the Republic of South Africa +39 06 852541
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Emergency number: +39 348 2104110
South African Consulate General Milan +39 02 8858581
http://www.dirco.gov.za/milan_italy/
Emergency number: + 39 360 103 0083

Emotion for Change: a concert for Climate Change

Concert at VIU for the Festival for the Sustainable Development
Closing Ceremony of the Spring Semester of the Globalization Program
1 June 2017, 4.45 pm, Venice International University, Isola di San Servolo

Energy and Society. The case of fusion

June 10-15, 2024

Applications Closed

This PhD Academy will be led by:

- University of Bordeaux
- University of Padova
- University of Milano Bicocca
- University of Ljubljana

How to balance our energy needs with concerns for climate change, strategic dependence on a small number of fossil fuel suppliers and for energy poverty is one of the most profound and urgent challenges today.
As global economies move towards lower carbon energy futures, there is emphasis on developing new technologies. But the challenge of transitioning to a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable energy future is not just a technical one. It also requires to address collectively questions on how to create a better energy future for us all.
This calls for connecting scientific developments with social, economic, cultural and ethical considerations. Finding the routes to a sustainable energy future is therefore a multi-disciplinary task, where synergy among science, humanities, economics and social sciences are essential.
These connections are not often addressed in the training of the future players in the energy arena, like scientists, engineers, economists, environmental scientists, sociologists, political scientists, diplomats, journalists, communicators.
This course aims at providing fellows from various disciplines with a training opportunity, which merges science with society and delivers a grand view on the future of energy.
This project connects conversations about development of energy technology, with conversations about wider ethical implications of energy that consider its social, environmental, and geopolitical impacts.

We will use as a case study controlled thermonuclear fusion.

Faculty
Piero Martin, University of Padova
Paolo Giardullo, University of Padova
Lidia Piron, University of Padova
Giuseppe Zollino, University of Padova
Francesco Gnesotto, University di Padova
Dimitri Batani, University of Bordeaux
Alice Bellagamba, University of Milano Bicocca
Giuseppe Gorini, University of Milano Bicocca
Lucia Visconti Parisio, University of Milano Bicocca
Tomaž Gyergyek, University of Ljubljana
Shaul Bassi, University of Venice Ca’ Foscari
Davide Zanchettin, University of Venice Ca’ Foscari
Alessandra Fornetti, Venice International University
Ilda Mannino, Venice International University

Learning outcomes
The participants will be exposed to a grand view of the interaction between energy and society, starting from a case study which is now very popular in the public debate. The added value of this course is the transversal approach, which cuts across many aspects of the energy issue. On a fundamental topic for humanity, participants will broad their views out of the technical borders of their disciplines.

A “Science Tour” led by Piero Martin, a scientist living in Venice, will be organized: Venice is in fact famous for its artistic and cultural heritage, but less is known about the strong relationships of the city with science history.

Who can apply?
This international PhD Academy is offered to PhD students, post-docs, and junior researchers, in the fields of hard sciences, engineering, social studies, economics, political sciences, diplomatic studies, psychology, philosophy, and literature.

Fees & grant support
Students from the VIU member institutions will pay no participation fees. Grant support is also available to support, partially or fully, the costs of international travel; accommodation on campus, in shared rooms, will be offered.
External candidates admitted to the PhD Academy will pay fees (further information available in the brochure). VIU Alumni are eligible for a reduced fee.

Applicants must submit the (1) application form, (2) a letter of motivation – which should include a short bio and a brief description of the candidate’s research project, (3) a curriculum vitae, and (4) a photo.

For further information please download the brochure and the program or write to: phdacademy@univiu.org

A Roundtable on the Future of Fusion Energy with the participation of eminent international experts will be organized as closing event on June 15, with the support and scientific contribution of Eni.

Main sponsor

Entry Visa for Students

All non-EU students will need a visa in order to attend a semester of the Globalization Program as it is longer than 90 days.

Some non-EU students will need a visa in order to attend the summer session of the Globalization Program.

To check if you need a Visa according to your nationality and the length of your stay, check the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs website, Visa for Italy section:
https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it

Visas are issued by Italian embassies and consulates in the student’s country of origin.
For a list of embassies and consulates visit the website of the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs at: https://www.esteri.it/it/ministero/struttura/laretediplomatica/

N.B. Obtaining a Visa and applying for the residency permit on arrival in Italy are a pre-requisite to be accepted and to remain in the Globalization Program.

You will have to book an appointment and go in person to the Consulate to present your documents for your visa application.
Most Consulates have an online booking system. Many now outsource the processing of visa applications to agencies. Make sure you refer ONLY to official outsourced agencies as indicated on the Consulate’s official website.
In some Consulates you may have to wait for up to a month for an appointment.

All applications for student visas require the following documents:

• A valid passport – it should be valid for at least 3 months beyond the validity date of the visa requested. The passport must have a blank page available for the visa to be affixed
• Visa request form, available from competent embassy or consulate
• One passport photograph
• Letter of acceptance from host institution: VIU
• Proof of accommodation (included in VIU letter)
• Proof of health insurance coverage
• Evidence of financial means (€467,65 per month)

Note: always bring photocopies of all of your documentation. The consular office may ask for any additional documentation at its discretion. Make sure you check the Consulate’s website before your appointment.

The Letter of Acceptance from VIU:

• The original letter will be sent to the International Office / Study Abroad office in your home university. You should arrange to pick it up there.
• The letter will specify the dates of the program
• The letter will state that the student will be provided with accommodation on campus for the duration of the program (students who are assigned to apartments will change this LATER on their residency permit application)
• This letter must be stamped and returned to you by the Italian Consulate: it will be required for the residency permit application once in Italy. Make sure that it is returned to you.
• For the Italian Consulate in the UK, the letter must be dated no longer than 30 days prior to your appointment at the Consulate. Do not delay in making an appointment once you receive your letter. If you need a new letter request one by writing to visas@univiu.org

RESIDENCY PERMIT (“PERMESSO DI SOGGIORNO”)

Within 8 working days after arrival in Italy, a student who holds a study visa must apply for a Residency Permit (Permesso di soggiorno). VIU guarantees for your invitation and stay in Italy for the length of the semester, as it should correspond in your Visa.

Residency Permit application through Postal Kit

Students:
During orientation week, there will be an info session on submitting the residency permit application. During this meeting VIU staff provide information on the residency permit application, check students’ documents, provide the application kit and assist students in filling out the application and compiling the necessary documents.
Once completed, the application must be sent through the postal service.
Globalization Program students must submit to VIU a copy of the receipt of submission in order to continue in the Globalization Program.

The application kit is a white A4 envelope with a yellow stripe provided by the Italian Postal Service
The kit contains:
Application form: “Mod. 209 Modulo 1”
Postal order for electronic permit

To complete the application, you will need:

• Mod. 209 Modulo 1 (provided with kit)
• Photocopy of ALL pages of passport, including blank pages and visa
• Photocopy of certificate of acceptance (VIU invitation letter) with the official stamp of embassy/consulate that issued the visa.
      -Some consulates staple this to the back cover of the passport.
      -If the Visa office did not return this letter to you, request that they send you a copy.
      -Make sure that officers at immigration control do not take this original document from you.
• Photocopy of INTERNATIONAL health coverage:
-If you do not have coverage you can purchase an insurance in Italy. We can suggest the WAI policy, purchased online for €71.00 for the duration of six months (ask your program coordinator for information).
-If you have coverage from your country of origin, you must have valid documentation with you that specifies that your policy includes coverage in Italy, and includes the dates of coverage which must cover the duration of your expected stay in Italy.
-If you are covered by a family policy, you must have a certificate from the insurance company that specifies that you are covered.

N.B. Only documents written in Italian or English are accepted: ask for an English copy of your health coverage if written in another language!
You’ll need to have an Italian mobile number as communication on your residency permit application are sent by the Immigration Office by text.
VIU staff will give you instructions on how to get an Italian SIM and mobile number. The cost is between 10 and 15 euros according to the different providers.

Residency Permit Postal Kit costs:
- Stamp duty (marca da bollo): €16.00
- Electronic permit (Postal Order): €70,46 *
- Postal administration charge: €30.00
- Total: €116,46

* Cost valid since 9 June 2017 (Decreto del Ministero delle Finanze del 5 maggio 2017 “Modifica del decreto 6 ottobre 2011 relativo agli importi del contributo per il rilascio del permesso di soggiorno”), consisting in “contributo di rilascio” + contributo per la stampa del documento elettronico”.

Please note:
- A compulsory payment of € 116,46 tot. is required for the issue of the electronic permit. Fill out the postal order included in the application Kit, according to the sample order provided by your program coordinator.
- The marca da bollo (stamp duty) cannot be purchased in the post office. You can purchase it in a tobacconist store in advance. Tobacconists displaying the “Lotto” and “T” sign sell the Marca da Bollo. What to ask for: Vorrei una marca da bollo da sedici euro, per favore
- The Post Office does not accept Credit Cards – BRING CASH – EURO ONLY.
(There is an ATM at the post office).

Submission of the Residency Permit application
While sending the application kit at the Post office, you will receive a receipt. The receipt is proof that you applied for the residency permit as required by law and therefore that you are legally in the country.
As the issue of the permit itself requires some time the receipt is valid in lieu of the residency permit until you get your permit.
Take into account that the receipt does not allow you to travel outside Italy in the Schengen area as the permit would allow. Practically, you can still travel freely in the Schengen area for 90 days from your arrival if your citizenship allows short stays (up to 90 days) without a Visa.
You must keep the receipt and your passport with you at all times.

A copy of the receipt must be submitted in to the Globalization Program office to prove that you accomplished program requirements as regards immigration procedures. Together with the receipt you’ll receive a summons
to present yourself at the Headquarters of the Immigration Police in Marghera (“Questura) to complete the application procedure. The date of the appointment is issued automatically by the system and can’t be changed. There is usually a time for the appointment in the summons, but the time can be disregarded. All people called on the same day must be at the office by 8.30 am and will be given a number based on the queue.
The Globalization Program office will also keep a copy of this summons as absences in the Globalization Program due to the immigration procedures are justified.
At the Immigration office you will be fingerprinted. You must present your passport, the original documents submitted in the postal application kit and four passport-size photos (all 4 photos must be identical).

Information on this page is provided by VIU however VIU is not responsible for any changes in the Italian law and each student is expected to make sure that all of his/her papers are in order.