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Spring 2014 Orientation Week Schedule

VIU Globalization Program

 

Spring Semester 2014: Orientation week, February 17 - 21, 2014

 

MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 18

FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY

FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY

 

10.00 am Welcome Coffee

Introduction to the Globalization Program by the Director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Prof. Luca Pes

Room 1-G

 

Followed by orientation to:

PC room

VIU Library

Island facilities

 

 

12.00 pm Faculty Meeting

(followed by faculty lunch)

 

9.15 am Meeting with NON-EU  students for information regarding the residency permit

Room 9-A


Bring all documents required for residency permit to the meeting

 

Ferry at 10.50 am from S. Servolo
or           
appointment at
San Zaccaria line 20 boat stop at 11.00 am 


City Tour:
Banks
Post office
Supermarkets
ACTV Imob Card and Ferry Monthly Pass

 

8.30 am Visit to Venice city libraries

Ferry at 8.25 am from S. Servolo or appointment at San Zaccaria line 20 boat stop at 8.30 am

 

Asac – Biennale Library

Giorgio Cini Foundation Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00 pm Historical Guided tour of San Servolo island

Meeting point: VIU Front Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00 Visit to the Barovier & Toso Glass Factory and Berengo Studio Glass Factory

 

2.30 pm Course presentations

by the faculty of the Spring 2014 semester

Room 1-G


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venice in the Movies

2.00 pm Summertime

4.00 pm Pane e Tulipani

 

2.15 pm Italian for Foreigners

Placement test

Room 9-A, 9-B

 

3.00 pm Venice Research District

International Scholars social coffee

Sala Basaglia

 

4.15 pm Opening Ceremony of the Spring 2014 Term

Lectio Magistralis

"Earth’s Climate: Past, Present … and Future"
Prof. Carlo Barbante

CNR, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

VIU Aula Magna

 

6.00 pm Aperitif

Sala Basaglia