Venice International University (VIU) is an international center of higher education and research founded in 1995. On its campus on the Island of San Servolo in Venice, Italy, a community of international professors, researchers and students come together in a dynamic environment where they engage in topics common to the undergraduate, graduate and research programs.
VIU is a nonprofit association formed by the following Universities and Institutions:
- Boston College (USA)
- Duke University (USA)
- Ludwig Maximilians Universität (Germany)
- Tel Aviv University (Israel)
- Tilburg University (The Netherlands)
- Tsinghua University (China)
- Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
- Università Iuav di Venezia
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
- Waseda University (Japan)
- Fondazione di Venezia (Italy)
- Provincia di Venezia (Italy)
- Italian Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea (Italy)
- Italian National Research Council (Italy)
The mission of VIU is to offer advanced training and research in an international context, by promoting the exchange of ideas and knowledge. In order to achieve this goal, each year Venice International University welcomes approximately two hundred students of different nationalities who live together, study and carry out research on its campus; VIU brings to the city of Venice and its mainland a prolific range of academic and scientific activities focused mainly on innovation and the environment.
In the framework of the “Invest your talent in Italy” project, graduates from India and Turkey have the opportunity to take part in the Globalization Program at VIU. The graduates who will be awarded scholarships granted by the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade will also have the chance to attend courses offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and an Italian language course.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is an innovative and challenging opportunity for students who excel academically and who are interested in learning and working with people from other cultures. The SHSS program offers a blend of cross-disciplinary courses, together with Venetian Art and Architecture, History of Ancient and Modern Venice, Italian Contemporary History and Culture, and Italian language courses for foreigners. Respect for diversity and mutual understanding are fostered through comparative and cultural studies. Group work in courses is encouraged to facilitate the transfer of knowledge through different academic traditions. The School also organizes a wide range of extracurricular activities in order to make students aware of the multifaceted aspects of Venice.
Globalization Program
In 2009 the School of Humanities and Social Sciences launched the Globalization Program. The program offers a set of advanced courses on the themes of globalization and sustainable development, a dissertation workshop and internships in companies, universities and research centers in Italy and abroad. The program also aims to launch original research in Venice on the theme of globalization within an international network involving researchers, policy-makers, entrepreneurs and institutions from the region and from the countries represented by Venice International University.
Training & Research Centers:
TeDIS Center – Innovation and Competitiveness in the Global Economy
(www.univiu.org/research/tedis)
TEN Center – Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
(www.univiu.org/research/ten)
Venice International University
Isola di San Servolo
30100, Venice
Italy
www.univiu.org
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