The Academic Council has approved the following Intensive Graduate Activities for 2019.
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PhD Academies & Graduate Seminars
Reserved for students from VIU member universities. The participants are eligible for VIU funding to support travel and accommodation.
PhD Academy | Mobility Challenges for Future Society
May 13 - 17, 2019
Scientific Coordintor: Prof. Marco Mazzarino, IUAV.
Leading Universities: IUAV, UNITOV, UNIPD, KUL
Applications: December 15, 2018 - January 20, 2019
Graduate Seminar | How Can the Humanities Save the Planet?
June 10 - 14, 2019
Scientific Coordintor: Prof. Elizabeth Kowaleski Wallace, BC
Leading Universities: BC; UNIVE; TAU
Applications: January 20 - February 28, 2019
Graduate Seminar | Hydrogeophysical Inversion and Data Assimilation for the Characterization and Monitoring of Coastal Aquifers
July 1 - 5, 2019
Scientific Coordintor: Prof. Erwan Gloaguen, INRS
Leading Universities: INRS; UNIL; UNIPD
Applications: February 15 - March 15, 2019
Graduate Seminar | Rethinking Manufacturing, Consumption, and Globalization in the Era of Automation
September 9 - 13, 2019
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Stefano Micelli, UNIVE
Leading Universities: UNIVE; UNIPD; DUKE
Applications: March 1 - 31, 2019
Winter & Summer Schools
Open also to students outside the VIU consortium. Students from member universities and VIU Alumni pay reduced fees.
Winter School | Life Course and Vulnerabilities (NCCR LIVES)
April 1-5, 2019
Scientific Coordinators: Prof. Dario Spini, UNIL & Prof. Laura Bernardi, UNIL
Leading Universities: UNIL; UNIPD; KUL
Applications: November 1 - 30, 2018
Summer School | Summer Insitute on Ageing
June 3 - 7, 2019
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Agar Brugiavini, UNIVE
Leading Universities: UNIVE; CNR; UNIL; UNIPD
Applications: January 15 - February 15, 2019
Summer School | Visualizing Venice Summer Institute: Advanced Topics in Digital Art History: 3D and (Geo)Spatial Networks
June 3 - 8, 2019
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Victoria Szabo, DUKE
Leading Universities: DUKE; UNIPD
Applications: closed
Summer School | Responsible Capitalism - Strategies, Governance and Finance
June 10-13, 2019
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Guido Palazzo, UNIL
Leading Universities: UNIVE; UNIL
Applications: February 1- 28, 2019
Summer School | Oriental Languages
July 4-13, 2019
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. David Hamidovic, UNIL
Leading University: UNIL
Summer School | Critical Infrastructure Resilience
July 8 - 12, 2019
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Erdem Ergin, UNITOV
Leading Universities: UNITOV, CF, WU
Applications: March 1 - April 8, 2019
Summer School | Filming Venice and Film in Venice
August 26 - Sept. 4, 2019
Scientific Coordinators: Prof. Luca Pes, VIU; Prof. Norimasa Morita, WU; Prof. Nitzan Ben-Shaul, TAU; Prof. Maria Roberta Novielli, UNIVE;
Applications: April 1 - May 3, 2019
