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The Fall 2017 semester of the Globalization Program begins on Monday, 4 September and will end on December 15, 2017 with the exam week.

* Link to course descriptions on each course title

Italy

History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F1701

Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F1702

Italian for Foreigners - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
F1703

Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Paola Modesti, Venice International University
F1704

The Imaginary City: Why Writers Love Venice 
Kevin Newmark, Boston College
F1705

Architectural and Urban Heritage. Venice before and after the Collapse of the Republic
Guido Zucconi/Isabella di Lenardo, Università Iuav di Venezia
F1706

Cultures of the World

Intercultural Communication
Vincenzo Romania, Università degli Studi di Padova
F1707

Gender Studies: Comparative and International Approaches to Gender, Sexuality and the Law
Andreas Ziegler, Université de Lausanne
F1708

Comparing East and West: Comparative Studies on Religious Liberties
Hiroshi Nishihara, Waseda University
F1709

Patterns of Democracy and forms of government: comparing Western and Islamic traditions
Andrea Buratti/Massimo Papa, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”
F1710

Re-contextualizing dramas in different Cultures. The Case of Ibsen
Gad Kaynar-Kissinger, Tel Aviv University
F1711

Global Challenges 

Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development 
Sara De Vido, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
F1712

Identity Heritage and Globalization: Anthropology of Art at La Biennale
Natalie Göltenboth, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
F1713

Globalization, Ethics Welfare and Human Rights: Anthropological Perspectives on Borders, Migration and Mobility in the Mediterranean
Natalie Göltenboth, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
F1714

Social Exclusion and Human Rights
Hiroshi Nishihara, Waseda University
F1715

Fundamental Rights, Individuals and Groups in multicultural societies 
Andrea Buratti/Massimo Papa, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”
F1716

Economics and Technology applied to Cultural Heritage (Fall Specialization Track)

Economics and Management of the Arts
Bruno Bernardi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
F1717

Training in UNESCO World Heritage Studies
Giorgio Gianighian, Venice International University
F1718

International Organizations and their Role in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Andreas Ziegler, Université de Lausanne
F1719

Critical Food Studies: Culture(s) and the Global Politics of Food
Charlie Thompson, Duke University
F1720

Digital Humanities: Web Resources, Tools and Infrastructures
Federico Boschetti, CNR
F1721

Additional Courses available during Fall 2017 only

How to Begin Thinking: Some Versions of 20th-Century History, Philosophy, Literature and Theory 
Kevin Newmark, Boston College
F1722

Social Documentary as Global Phenomenon 
Charlie Thompson, Duke University
F1723

Let's Kill the Moonlight. The Early 20 th Century Avant-Garde Performative Movements in Europe - a theoretical course and practical workshop
Gad Kaynar-Kissinger, Tel Aviv University
F1724

*Link to course descriptions on each course title

Venice and Italy

History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F1801

Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F1802

Italian for Foreigners - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
F1803

Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Paola Modesti, Venice International University
F1804

Shakespeare in Venice and Verona
Kirsten Stirling, Université de Lausanne
F1805

Rule the Waves. Maritime Empires between Politics and Commerce
Günter Zöller, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
F1806

Cultures of the World

Intercultural Communication
Vincenzo Romania, Università degli Studi di Padova
F1807

Gender Studies
Luca Trappolin / Paolo Gusmeroli, Università degli Studi di Padova
F1808

Comparing East and West: Philosophy East and West. Self and Society in European and Asian Political Thought
Günter Zöller, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
F1809

Representations of Time and Space in Western and Far Eastern Cultures
Agostino De Rosa, Università Iuav di Venezia
F1810

Cultural History of the Jewish Diaspora
Alexandr Ivanov / Valery Dymshits, European University at St. Petersburg
F1811

Jewish Visual Culture
Alexandr Ivanov / Valery Dymshits, European University at St. Petersburg
F1812

Global Challenges

Identity, Heritage and Globalization: Global Cultural Heritage in International Law
Federica Mucci, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”
F1813

Globalization, Ethics, Welfare and Human Rights
Giovanna Marconi, Università Iuav di Venezia
F1814

Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development: Conflicts Regarding Scarse Resources and Social Development
Takeshi Daimon, Waseda University
F1815

Sino-Japanese Rivalry over the Aid, Trade, and Investment Triangle in Emerging Asia
Takeshi Daimon, Waseda University
F1816

Medicine, Culture and Globalization
Orin Starn / Katya Wesolowski, Duke University
F1817

The Protection of Animals in International Law
Federica Mucci, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”
F1818

Activism, Social Movements and Revolution
Orin Starn / Katya Wesolowski, Duke University
F1819

Philosophers, Rebels, Tyrants
Gerald Easter, Boston College
F1820

Politics and Propaganda in Film
Gerald Easter, Boston College
F1821

Economics and Technology applied to Cultural Heritage (Fall Specialization Track)

Early Modern Print Culture (in the Digital Age)
Kirsten Stirling, Université de Lausanne
F1822

Urban History and Digital Tools: Shaping Capital Cities (1714-1889). Arts, Architecture, Fashion in Paris, London, Rome, Venice
Guido Zucconi / Isabella di Lenardo, Università Iuav di Venezia
F1823

Globalization, Communication and Network Society
Ilya Levin, Tel Aviv University
F1824

Digital Culture
Ilya Levin, Tel Aviv University
F1825

Italy

History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F1901

Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F1902

Italian for Foreigners - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
F1903

Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Paola Modesti, Venice International University
F1904

Italian Architecture in Russia
Vadim Bass, European University at St. Petersburg
F1905

Pasolini and Tarkovsky: Face to Face
Thomas Epstein, Boston College
F1906

Cultures of the World

Intercultural Communication
Giulia Storato, Università degli Studi di Padova
F1907

Gender Studies. Gender-Based Violence and Self-Defense
Alessandra Chiricosta, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”
F1908

Comparing East and West. Governing Consumer Behavior in China, US and Europe
Harro Maas, Université de Lausanne
F1909

Visual Representation and the Cultural Other
Frank Heidemann, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F1910

Eating and Drinking from a (trans-)Cultural Point of View
Frank Heidemann, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F1911

Global Challenges

Identity, Heritage and Globalization. Global Talent Flows: International Migration, Science and Innovation
Francesco Lissoni, Université de Bordeaux
F1912

Globalization, Ethics, Welfare and Human Rights
Harro Maas, Université de Lausanne
F1913

Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development
Simona Kustec, University of Ljubljana
F1914

Globalization and Economic Welfare
Ryo Nagata, Waseda University
F1915

Cultural Globalization and Big Data
Christopher Bail, Duke University
F1916

Distant Suffering: Humanitarian Advocacy in the Age of Social Media
Christopher Bail, Duke University
F1917

Ecofeminism. Theories and Transnational Movements
Alessandra Chiricosta, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”
F1918

Economics and Technology applied to Cultural Heritage (Fall Specialization Track)

Urban History and Digital Tools: Shaping Capital Cities (1714-1889). Arts, Architecture, Fashion in Paris, London, Milan, Venice
Guido Zucconi, Università Iuav di Venezia / Cristiano Guarneri, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
F1919

Economics of Cultural Heritage
Ryo Nagata, Waseda University
F1920

Cultural Management (Issues and Methodology of Cultural Management and Policy Analysis)
Simona Kustec, University of Ljubljana
F1921

The Globalization of Intellectual Property: from Innovation to Cultural Heritage
Francesco Lissoni, Université de Bordeaux
F1922

Representation of Time and Space in Western and Far Eastern Cultures
Agostino De Rosa, Università Iuav di Venezia
F1923

Additional Courses available during Fall 2019 only

Architecture as Communication
Vadim Bass, European University at St. Petersburg
F1924

Modernism: Enchantments and Disenchantments
Thomas Epstein, Boston College
F1925

Funded by The World Bank, the Feasibility Study is a research project that focuses on floods as some of the riskiest natural disasters in terms of threat to human lives and economic costs. It takes into account the evidence that flooding is getting more serious over time, in terms of frequency, strength and of the consequent damages and the loss of life that may derive, with a substantial increase in the number of flood disasters recorded in recent decades.

There is consensus that not only direct damages are important (i.e. those caused by the direct contact of human and environmental assets with flood), but also indirect ones. Indirect damages to economic activities arise as a consequence of a disaster, as a follow-on to the direct losses caused by the hazard, typically in areas that were not in direct contact with the flood water. The Study investigates direct and indirect losses from natural disaster, by measuring their economic impact and by designing a methodology to assess the tangible costs associated with high severity flood events.
To meet this objective, the Study has been divided in three phases:
i) Review of the literature to describe the state of the art of methodologies employed for assessing direct and indirect tangible costs;
ii) Design of a methodology for assessing direct and indirect tangible costs based upon previous work conducted by the consultant team;
iii) Estimate of the share of indirect economic costs as part of the total economic costs for two case studies.

The research team is coordinated by the VIU Dean Prof. Carlo Giupponi and made up of researchers from VIU, Ca’ Foscari University and the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change.
The final Report is expected for the beginning of May 2019.

August 31 – September 9, 2026 | 8th Edition

Call for applications: closed

The Summer School on Films in Venice and Filming Venice is an initiative of Venice International University, in partnership with its member universities Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Iuav University of Venice, Tel Aviv University, Waseda University and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, organized to coincide with the Venice International Film Festival.

The aim is to combine film analysis, theory and practice, applying them to representations of Venice, through a multidisciplinary and multicultural approach, reflected both in the composition of the faculty and the student body. In one part of the program, students are introduced to the history, culture and anthropology of Venice and its relation to visual media. They are offered basic notions of film analysis and film-making theory. The other part is devoted to film-making practice. Students are encouraged to develop a team project on Venice: a film, which is screened and collectively discussed and analyzed at the end of the Summer School. Deserving projects have been shown at the Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival the following year.

7th Edition | August 25 – September 3, 2025

Faculty/Scientific Committee
Nitzan Ben-Shaul, Professor of Film and Television, Head of the Digital Media Program, Tel Aviv University
Sally Faulkner, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Film Studies, University of Exeter, Member of the VIU Academic Council  
Norimasa Morita, Professor of Film Studies, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Professor of History of Cinema, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Luca Pes, Professor of Italian Contemporary History in Films, Venice International University
Thomas Reinhardt, Professor of Media & Visual Anthropology and Semiotics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Angela Vettese, Professor of Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice

Visiting Lecturers
Fran Apprich, Modul University (Vienna and Dubai), script writer and film director
Giuseppe Ghigi, film critic and scholar

Special Guest
Roberta Torre, film director and screenwriter

Trainers
Francesco Bertin, professional filmmaker
Luca Pili, video maker and artistic curator, coordinator of the Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival

Tutors
Rebecca Legnaro, photographer, Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival staff
Corinne Mazzoli, video artist, PhD researcher at the University of Milano- Bicocca
Giorgia Velluti, Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival staff

6th Edition | August 26 – September 4, 2024

Faculty/Scientific Committee
Nitzan Ben-Shaul, Professor of Film and Television, Head of the Digital Media Program, Tel Aviv University
Sally Faulkner, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Film Studies, University of Exeter, Member of the VIU Academic Council  
Norimasa Morita, Professor of Film Studies, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Professor of History of Cinema, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Luca Pes, Professor of Italian Contemporary History in Films, Venice International University
Thomas Reinhardt, Professor of Media & Visual Anthropology and Semiotics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Angela Vettese, Professor of Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice

Visiting Lecturers
Fran Apprich, Professor at Modul University (Vienna and Dubai), Film Director and Scriptwriter
Giuseppe Ghigi, Film Critic and Scholar
Roberta Torre, Film Director and Screenwriter

Trainers
Francesco Bertin, Professional Filmmaker
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Tutors
Alessio Barbazza, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Rebecca Legnaro, Ca' Foscari University of Venice Short Film Festival staff
Lili Szuhay-Murciano, VIU Films School Alumna and MFA in filmmaking graduate, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Angelica Vuocolo, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

5th Edition | August 28 – September 6, 2023

Scientific Committee
Luca Pes, Venice International University
Nitzan Ben Shaul, Tel Aviv University
Sally Faulkner, University of Exeter
Norimasa Morita, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Thomas Reinhardt, Ludwig Maximilians Universität of Munich
Angela Vettese, Iuav University of Venice

Visiting Lecturer
Fran Apprich, Professor at Modul University (Vienna and Dubai), Script writer and director

Trainers
Giovanni Andreotta, professional cinematographer
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Tutors
Simone Bonfrisco, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Flavio Brunelli, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Rebecca Legnaro, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Lili Viràg Szuhay-Murciano, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

4th Edition | August 29 – September 7, 2022

Faculty/Scientific committee
Nitzan Ben-Shaul, Professor of Film and Television, Head of the Digital Media Program, Tel Aviv University
Sally Faulkner, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Film Studies, University of Exeter, Member of the VIU Academic Council  
Norimasa Morita, Professor of Film Studies, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Professor of History of Cinema, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Luca Pes, Professor of Italian Contemporary History in Films, Venice International University
Thomas Reinhardt, Professor of Media & Visual Anthropology and Semiotics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Angela Vettese, Professor of Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice

Faculty/Trainers
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Fran Apprich, Modul University

Tutors 
Hanna Ammari, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Lydia O’Malley, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Giovanni Pinna, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Lili Szuhay-Murciano Virag, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Giulio Venturi, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

3rd Edition | August 30 – September 8, 2021

The 2021 program started with a virtual component - online sessions - from July 30 to August 9, in order for students to be ready to start on their projects once they arrived in Venice.

Scientific Coordinators and Faculty
Norimasa Morita, Professor of Film Studies, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Professor of History of Cinema, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Luca Pes, Professor of Italian Contemporary History in Films, Venice International University
Nitzan Ben Shaul, Professor of Film and Television, Head of the Digital Media Program, Tel Aviv University 
Thomas Reinhardt, Professor of Media & Visual Anthropology and Semiotics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Angela Vettese, Professor of Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice
Sally Faulkner, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Film Studies, University of Exeter, Member of the VIU Academic Council 

Technical Assistant
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Senior Trainer 
Fran Apprich, Modul University

Tutors 
Flavio Brunelli, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Stefania Cantele, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Lydia O'Malley, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Jacopo Renzi, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

2nd Edition | August 26 – September 4, 2019

Scientific Coordinators and Faculty
Norimasa Morita, Professor of Film Studies, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Professor of History of Cinema, Ca' Foscari University
Luca Pes, Professor of Italian Contemporary History in Films, Venice International University
Nitzan Ben Shaul, Professor of Film and Television, Head of the Digital Media Program, Tel Aviv University 
Thomas Reinhardt, Professor of Media & Visual Anthropology and Semiotics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Angela Vettese, Professor in Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice

Senior Trainers
Giovanni Robbiano, screenwriter and director, screenwriting mentor at FAMU, where he was Head of Department.
Eran Shapira, Professor in TV directing, script writing, cinematography and editing, Tel Aviv University; professional producer and director of TV commercials, participatory documentary video projects, infomercials.
Dubi Rubinstein, head of the Tel Aviv University Graduate Program in Film and Television, coordinator of the production and directing track, senior professor; professional producer, script editor and advisor.

Technical Assistant
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

1st Edition | August 27 – September 5, 2018 

Scientific Coordinators and Faculty
Norimasa Morita, Professor of Film Studies, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Professor of History of Cinema, Ca' Foscari University
Luca Pes, Professor of Italian Contemporary History in Films, Venice International University
Nitzan Ben Shaul, Professor of Film and Television, Head of the Digital Media Program, Tel Aviv University
Angela Vettese, Professor in Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice
Fabio Vittorini, Professor in Comparative Literature, Director of the Master in Television, Cinema and New Media, IULM, Milan

Senior Trainers
Csaba Bollok, screenwriter director and producer, professor at Eszterházy Károly University, Hungary
Giovanni Robbiano, screenwriter and director, screenwriting mentor at FAMU, where he was Head of Department.

Technical Assistant
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University

August 27 - September 5, 2018

The Summer School Films in Venice and Filming Venice is an initiative of Venice International University, in partnership with its member universities Ca' Foscari, Iuav, Tel Aviv, Waseda and with IULM, organized to coincide with the 75th International Venice Film Festival.

The aim was to combine film theory and practice, applying them to representations of Venice, through a multidisciplinary and multicultural approach, reflected both in the composition of the faculty and the student body. The first week, students were introduced to the history, culture and anthropology of Venice and its relation to visual media. They were offered basic notions of film analysis and film-making theory. The second week was devoted to film-making practice. Students were encouraged to develop a team project on Venice: a film, which was screened and collectively discussed and analyzed at the end of the Summer School. Deserving projects have been shown at the Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival in March 2019.

Scientific Coordinators and Faculty
Norimasa Morita, Professor of Film Studies, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Professor of History of Cinema, Ca' Foscari University
Luca Pes, Professor of Italian Contemporary History in Films, Venice International University
Nitzan Ben Shaul, Professor of Film and Television, Head of the Digital Media Program, Tel Aviv University
Angela Vettese, Professor in Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice
Fabio Vittorini, Professor in Comparative Literature, Director of the Master in Television, Cinema and New Media, IULM, Milan

Senior Trainers
Csaba Bollok, screenwriter director and producer, professor at Eszterházy Károly University, Hungary
Giovanni Robbiano, screenwriter and director, screenwriting mentor at FAMU, where he was Head of Department.

Technical Assistant
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University

Level of students and suitable field of study
Graduate and undergraduate students from various disciplines: film studies, film-making, art history, visual art, history, cultural anthropology, sociology; and anyone who would like to learn the basics of film-making in various forms - fiction, docudrama, documentary, visual arts, etc.

Learning outcomes
Developing knowledge of the theoretical and analytical aspects of cinema and on the challenges of visual representation of recognizable places; achieving an understanding of problems entailed with the Venetian setting; acquiring or improving skills in film-making and working in a team.

August 26 – September 4, 2019

Applications open: April 1 – May 3, 2019 via VIU website.

The Summer School Films in Venice and Filming Venice is an initiative of Venice International University, in partnership with its member universities Ca' Foscari, Iuav, Tel Aviv, Waseda and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, organized to coincide with the 76th International Venice Film Festival.

The aim is to combine film theory and practice, applying them to representations of Venice, through a multidisciplinary and multicultural approach, reflected both in the composition of the faculty and the student body. The first week, students will be introduced to the history, culture and anthropology of Venice and its relation to visual media. They will be offered basic notions of film analysis and film-making theory. The second week, will be devoted to film-making practice. Students will be encouraged to develop a team project on Venice: a film, which will be screened and collectively discussed and analyzed at the end of the Summer School. Deserving projects will be shown at the Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival in 2020.

Scientific Coordinators and Faculty
Norimasa Morita, Professor of Film Studies, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Professor of History of Cinema, Ca' Foscari University
Luca Pes, Professor of Italian Contemporary History in Films, Venice International University
Nitzan Ben Shaul, Professor of Film and Television, Head of the Digital Media Program, Tel Aviv University 
Thomas Reinhardt, Professor of Media & Visual Anthropology and Semiotics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Angela Vettese, Professor in Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice

Senior Trainers
Giovanni Robbiano, screenwriter and director, screenwriting mentor at FAMU, where he was Head of Department.
Eran Shapira, Professor in TV directing, script writing, cinematography and editing, Tel Aviv University; professional producer and director of TV commercials, participatory documentary video projects, infomercials.
Dubi Rubinstein, head of the Tel Aviv University Graduate Program in Film and Television, coordinator of the production and directing track, senior professor; professional producer, script editor and advisor.

Technical Assistant
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Level of students and suitable field of study 
Graduate and undergraduate students from various disciplines: film studies, film-making, art history, visual art, history, cultural anthropology, sociology; and anyone who would like to learn the basics of film-making in various forms - fiction, docudrama, documentary, visual arts, etc.

Learning outcomes
Developing knowledge of the theoretical and analytical aspects of cinema and on the challenges of visual representation of recognizable places; achieving an understanding of problems entailed with the Venetian setting; acquiring or improving skills in film-making and working in a team.

Fees
Students from VIU member universities and VIU Alumni:
€ 650 VAT included
Other applicants:
€ 1,300 VAT included
The fees will cover tuition, course materials, lunches in the San Servolo cafeteria (5 working days on campus), social events, 76th Venice International Film Festival accreditation.
Student participants will be responsible for covering their own travel expenses to and from Venice and local transportation.

Accommodation
Venice International University offers its support to book accommodation on San Servolo Campus, in multiple rooms (triple/quadruple) with other participants for the duration of the Summer School:
further information about costs will be provided in the application form itself.

During the Venice Film Festival, San Servolo island is connected by public boat n. 20 to the Film Festival venue.

Application
April 1 – May 3, 2019 via VIU website.

Applicants must submit the application form, a short motivation letter and a curriculum vitae with photo.

Number of students:
From a minimum 16 to a maximum of 25.

In occasion of the 11th edition of the Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival (October 6-9, 2021), VIU is proud to present the four short films created by the students of the 3rd edition of the VIU Summer School on Films in Venice and Filming Venice. Professor Maria Roberta Novielli, Artistic Director and overall organizer of the Festival, is teaching Faculty at the Summer School.

The short films will be screened in four different locations, shown below, and we encourage you to go see them if you have the chance! 

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curated by Olimpia de Sanctis

Venice International University - San Servolo Island, Venice
Opening: Friday, 6th September 2019, 6.30 pm

September 12-16, 2016

Scientific Coordinator
Prof. Carlo Giupponi, Dean of VIU and Director of Venice Centre for Climate Studies, Professor of Environmental Economics, Dept. Economics, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

Organized in collaboration with Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, PhD in Science and Management of Climate Change.

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.

Closing events on November 27 and December 11, 2019.

Achieving gender equality within education and research institutions is not about bypassing existing legislation or creating preferential pathways, but about addressing the structural barriers that still place women at a disadvantage. With this in mind, Venice International University published its Gender Equality Plan (GEP) in 2022 and established a dedicated working group to guide its implementation and monitor progress. The Plan reflects a commitment to fostering real, substantive equality by identifying and removing obstacles across all areas of institutional life.

At the same time, the GEP forms part of a broader and evolving approach to inclusion. The working group has adopted a perspective that goes beyond binary understandings of gender, recognising that inequalities are often shaped by multiple, intersecting factors. By considering how different personal characteristics and identities influence individual experiences, the Plan aims to contribute to a more inclusive environment for the entire community. Developed through a participatory and reflective process, the GEP should be understood not as a final outcome, but as a starting point—one that sets out concrete actions across key areas such as work-life balance, leadership, recruitment, research, and the prevention of gender-based violence, while engaging staff, faculty, students, and all those involved in the life of the institution.

Download the VIU Gender Equality Plan

 Contact: ilda.mannino@univiu.org

Artist: Gianni Aricò
Artwork: Monumento alla Pazzia
Material: bronze (sculpture), wood (base)
Measures: 220 x 260 x 64 cm (statue); 188 x 78 x 139 cm
(base)

September 14-19, 2026

Call for applications: closed

This PhD Academy is led by:

- University of Padova
- Boston College
- Duke University
- Ludwig Maximilians Universität

Glass (silicate melt) is fundamental in Nature: it shapes Earth’s surface with volcanoes, modifies our planet with magma transfer, allows plate tectonics and Earth dynamics. Glass is fundamental in Material Sciences and Technology: we are surrounded by glass of diverse types, from the common float glass of windows to the sophisticated optical fibers to hi-tech glasses with properties considered unthinkable just a few years ago. Glass is fundamental in the Arts and Cultural Heritage: it has always attracted for its combination of beauty and practical use throughout the last five millennia or more of human history. With time, artistic glassmaking has reached the highest aesthetic peaks. Glass is fundamental to Venice, where the island of Murano has been the world capital of glassmaking for over 1000 years. The circle is completed as glass is returned to nature in the form of sea glass, slowly fading into the ocean where its story ends.

The Academy will cover the Glass topic in a multidisciplinary way and from various viewpoints such as geology, volcanology, industry and technology, archaeology and history, and science and art of artistic glass making. The Academy will also include teaching and development of key transferable professional skills such as science communication.

Faculty
Bernardo Cesare, University of Padova, IT (Scientific Coordinator)
Ethan Baxter, Boston College, USA
Dorian Canelas, Duke University, USA
Donald Dingwell, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany
Kai-Uwe Hess, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany
Roberto Ragazzoni, University of Padova and INAF, IT
Claudia Romano, University of Roma Tre, IT
Guido Giordano, University of Roma Tre, IT
Simone Tiozzo, Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro, Venice, IT
Maria Antonia Barucco, Iuav University of Venice / cluster GLASS, IT
Elti Cattaruzza, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
Francesca Veronese, Musei Civici di Padova, IT
Ilda Mannino, Venice International University

Learning outcomes for participants
Participants will learn about the multi-faceted nature of glass, about the various ways of approaching this material from the production, technology and analytical viewpoints. They will learn about the very different histories of glassmaking from the human and the geological perspectives. They will also learn transferable skills relevant to their professional and scientific career development, with emphasis on Science Communication through storytelling and filmmaking.

Who can apply?
This international PhD Academy is offered to PhD students, post-docs, and early career researchers working in the interdisciplinary fields of Geosciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Material Sciences, Physics, Archaeology, Archaeometry, Art History, Sculpture, Visual Arts.
Open to candidates from all the VIU Member Institutions; applications from excellent candidates from non-member institutions will be also considered and evaluated.

Fees & grant support
Full fee waiver scholarships are available for students from VIU member institutions. In addition, grant support is available to support partially or fully the costs of international travel. Accommodation is provided free of charge.
The participation fee for students of non-member institutions is 1250.00 EUR (incl. VAT). The fee is inclusive of tuition, course materials, accommodation, lunches, social events, and taxes.
Students from non-member institutions are not eligible for VIU grant support.
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

The Global Challenges Initiatives are a coordinated stream of VIU activities with a common purpose: the creation of knowledge, understanding, and skills, responding to current and future major societal challenges faced by humankind today.