The Summer Institute provides students and early-career researchers with a multidisciplinary and rigorous understanding of the ageing process, ranging from some basic notions of the medical and epidemiological literature, to an extensive treatment of economics (pensions and retirement, ageing in society and intergenerational relationships) and of the sociological dimensions (intergenerational transfers, role of family networks).
A special focus is the use of large micro-data sets, such as SHARE (Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe) and sister surveys (HRS, ELSA, CHARLS).
Applications are welcome from graduates, current PhD students and post-doc scholars in economics, statistics, social sciences and medicine, but also professionals in the pharmaceutical and ageing care industries.
11th Edition | June 3-7, 2024
June 3-5, 2024 | Summer Institute on Ageing
June 6-7, 2024 | Workshop
Summer Institute on Ageing
The Value of Longitudinal Data to Study Ageing
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU).
Contributing member universities:
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
- National Research Council of Italy
- University of Lausanne
- University of Padua
Lecturers and affiliations:
Viola Angelini, University of Groningen, NL
Marco Bertoni, University of Padua, IT
Agar Brugiavini, Ca' Foscari University of Venice & VIU, IT
Danilo Cavapozzi, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
Dalton Conley, Princeton University, US
Fabrizio d'Adda di Fagagna, IFOM ETS-The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, IT
Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute on Aging, US
Meena Kumari, University of Essex, UK
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy, IT
Jennifer Manly, Columbia University, US
Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne, CH
Cathal McCrory, Trinity College Dublin, IE
Michal Myck, Centre for Economic Analysis, PL
Giacomo Pasini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
David Richter, Freie Universität Berlin, DE
Oliver Robinson, Imperial College London, UK
Andrew Steptoe, University College of London, UK
Stephanie von Hinke, University of Bristol, UK
Guglielmo Weber, University of Padua, IT
Supported by:
The Summer Institute on Ageing is an initiative of VIU in partnership with its member universities and institutions Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, the National Research Council of Italy, the University of Lausanne, and the University of Padova.
This program is supported by the Age-It project, Spoke 6 “Silver economy. Work, participation, retirement and welfare”, funded by the NextGenerationEU fund of the European Union, via the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Fund (NRRF).
10th Edition | June 5-9, 2023 | New format
June 5-7, 2023 | Summer Institute on Ageing
June 8-9, 2023 | Workshop
Summer Institute on Ageing
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in old age
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
Contributing member universities:
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
- National Research Council of Italy
- University of Lausanne
- University of Padua
Lecturers and affiliations:
Jennifer Ailshire, University of Southern California, USA
Marco Angrisani, University of Southern California, USA
Mauricio Avendano, Unisanté, CH
Marco Bertoni, University of Padua, IT
Eric Bonsang, Université Paris-Dauphine, FR
Agar Brugiavini, Ca' Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University, IT
Ludovico Carrino, University of Trieste & King's College London, IT
Maria Casanova, California State University, Fullerton, USA
Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute on Aging, USA
David Knapp, University of Southern California, USA
Kenneth Langa, University of Michigan, USA
Jinkook Lee, University of Southern California, USA
Maarten Lindeboom, Vrij Universitet Amsterdam, NL
Ana Llena-Nozal, OECD, FR
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy, IT
Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne, CH
Lauren Nicholas, University of Colorado Denver, USA
Emma Nichols, University of Southern California, USA
Giacomo Pasini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
Guglielmo Weber, University of Padua, IT
Supported by:
This event is supported by Ca’ Foscari University through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with the project “Integrating Information about Ageing Surveys: Novel Integration of Contextual Data to Study Late-Life Cognition and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia and Dementia Care”; PTE Federal Award No: 2R01AG030153-17; Subward No: SCON-00003464 PI: Jinkook Lee – University of Southern California.
9th Edition | June 13-17, 2022
Summer Institute on Ageing
Global Ageing: Low- and Middle-income Country Challenges
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
Contributing member universities:
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
- University of Lausanne, CH
- University of Padua, IT
Lecturers and affiliations:
Mauricio Avendano, University of Lausanne & Harvard University, CH
Lisa Berkman, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA
Axel Boersch-Supan, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, DE
Agar Brugiavini, Ca' Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University, IT
Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute on Ageing, USA
John Giles, World Bank Group, USA
Mickael Hiligsmann, Maastricht University, NL
Arie Kapteyn, University of Southern California, USA
Hans-Peter Kohler, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Jinkook Lee, University of Southern California, USA
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy, IT
Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne, CH
Owen O'Donnell, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL
Giacomo Pasini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
Ritu Sadana, WHO, CH
Guglielmo Weber, University of Padua, IT
Supported by:
This event was supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation through the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d programmed) by the grant "Inclusive social protection for chronic health problems” (Grant number: 400640_160374 PI: Jürgen Maurer). For further details on the initiatives see: http://www.r4d.ch and https://r4d-ncd.org
The event was co-financed by the European Union's Horizon 2020 project “SHARE-COHESION”(Grant number: 870628).
8th Edition | June 7-11, 2021 | Online Edition
Summer Institute on Ageing
Long Term Care
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
Contributing member universities:
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
- University of Lausanne, CH
- University of Padua, IT
Lecturers and affiliations:
Elena Bassoli, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, IT
Marco Bertoni, University of Padua, IT
Agar Brugiavini, Ca' Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU), IT
Ludovico Carrino, Ca' Foscari University of Venice & King's College London, IT
Joan Costa-Font, London School of Economics, UK
Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute on Ageing, USA
Anja Leist, Université du Luxembourg, LU
Hamish Low, Univeristy of Oxford, UK
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy, IT
Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne, CH
Giacomo Pasini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
Caterina Pavese, University of Padua, IT
Guglielmo Weber, University of Padua, IT
7th Edition | June 3-7, 2019
Summer Institute on Ageing
Mental and Physical Disability
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
Contributing member universities:
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
- University of Lausanne, CH
- University of Padua, IT
Lecturers and affiliations:
James Banks, Manchester University, UK
Luigi Ferrucci, National Institutes on Aging (NIA), USA
Howard Litwin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IL
Ludovico Carrino, King’s College London, UK
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne, CH
Jean-Pierre Michel, University of Geneva, CH
Giacomo Pasini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
Guglielmo Weber, University of Padua, IT
Stephanie Stuck, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA), DE
Anja Leist, University of Luxemburg, L
Maarten Lindeboom, Free University of Amsterdam, NL
Supported by: Ca' Foscari University of Venice, European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing (EICA), University of Padua, University of Lausanne, Venice Centre in Economic and Risk Analytics for Public Policies (VERA), National Research Council (CNR).
6th Edition | June 4-8, 2018
Summer Institute on Ageing:
Gender Issues in an Ageing Society
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
Contributing member universities:
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
- University of Lausanne, CH
- University of Padua, IT
Lecturers and affiliations:
Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice Internationa University (VIU), IT
Mauricio Avendano, King's College London, UK
Axel Börsch-Supan, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, DE
Fiona Carmichael, University of Birmingham, UK
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard Kennedy School, USA
Luigi Ferrucci, National Institutes on Aging, USA
Doriano Lamba, DSCTM-CNR Trieste, IT
Nicky Le Feuvre, Université de Lausanne, CH
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne, CH
Jean-Pierre Michel, University of Geneva, CH
Giacomo Pasini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College, USA
Morten Wahrendorf, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, DE
Guglielmo Weber, University of Padua, IT
Tutors:
Cristina Orso, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
Monika Ozkovska, Cenea, PL
Supported by: Ca' Foscari University of Venice, European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing (EICA), University of Padua, University of Lausanne, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Eropean Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), National Research Council, SHARE-Italia.
5th Edition | June 5-10, 2017
Summer Institute on Ageing:
Global Ageing, Vulnerability and Disability
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
Contributing member universities:
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
- European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing (EICA)
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
- University of Lausanne, CH
- University of Padua, IT
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT
- Venice International University
Lecturers and affiliations:
Vincenzo Atella, University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT
Lisa Berkman, Harvard University, USA
Luigi Fontana, University of Brescia, IT and Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Arie Kapteyn, USC Dornsife, USA
Camille Lassale, University College London, UK
Jinkook Lee, University of Southern California, USA
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
Alberto Pilotto, Ente Ospedaliero Galliera Genova and University of Padua, IT
Luigi Pistaferri, Stanford University, USA
James P. Smith, RAND Corporation, USA
Dario Spini, University of Lausanne, CH
Andrew Steptoe, University College London, UK
Joachim Winter, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, DE
Supported by: Associazione Nazionale fra le Imprese Assicuratrici (ANIA), Ca' Foscari University of Venice, European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing (EICA), National Research Council, University of Lausanne, University of Padua.
4th Edition | June 6-10, 2016
Summer Institute on Ageing:
Asian Countries
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
Contributing member universities:
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
- University of Lausanne, CH
- University of Padua, IT
Lecturers and affiliations:
Rob Alessie, University of Groningen, NL
Mauricio Avendano, King's College London, UK
James Banks, University of Manchester, UK
Lisa Berkman, Harvard University, USA
Agar Brugiavini, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, IT
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University, USA
John T. Giles, World Bank, USA
Michael Hurd, RAND, USA
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne, CH
Christine McGarrigle, Trinity College Dublin, IE
Maria Giovanna Merli, Duke University, USA
Drystan Phillips, RAND, USA
Anne Nolan, Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA); Trinity College Dublin, IE
Susann Rohwedder, RAND, USA
Cornel Sieber, Friedrich-Alexander Universitaet, DE
Emily Sinnot, World Bank, USA
Guglielmo Weber, University of Padua, IT
Supported by: Associazione Nazionale fra le Imprese Assicuratrici (ANIA), Ca' Foscari University of Venice, National Research Council, University of Lausanne, University of Padua.
3rd Edition | June 8-12, 2015
Summer Institute on Ageing
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
- University of Lausanne, CH
- University of Padua, IT
Lecturers and affiliations:
Mauricio Avendano, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Agar Brugiavini, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, IT
Eric French, University College London, UK
Arie Kapteyn, USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research, USA; Pardee RAND Graduate School, USA
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne, CH
Anne Nolan, Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA); Trinity College Dublin, IE
Jonathan Skinner, Economics Department Darymouth College, USA; The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, USA
Annalena Venneri, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale San Camillo, Italy; Department of Neuroscience University of Sheffield, UK
Guglielmo Weber, University of Padua, IT
Supported by: Associazione Nazionale fra le Imprese Assicuratrici (ANIA), Ca' Foscari University of Venice, National Research Council (CNR), SHARE-Italia, University of Lausanne, University of Padua.
2nd Edition | June 3-7, 2014
Summer Institute on Ageing
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
Lecturers and affiliations:
Giuliano Avanzini, IRRCS Foundation, Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, IT
Mauricio Avendano, London School of Economics, UK
Lisa Berkman, Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Population and Development Studies, USA
Axel Börsch-Supan, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging, DE
Agar Brugiavini, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, IT
Michael Hurd, RAND, Center for the Study of Aging, USA
Johan Mackenbach, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, NL
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council (CNR), IT
Stelio Mangiameli, Institute for the Study of Regionalism, Federalism and Self-Government, National Research Council (CNR), IT
Jürgen Maurer, University of Lausanne, CH
Francesco Paladin, Department of Neurology, S.S. Giovanni and Paolo Hospital, Venice, IT
Alberto Pilotto, Geriatrics Unit Azienda ULSS 16, S. Antonio Hospital Padua, IT
Tullio Pozzan, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council (CNR), IT
Susann Rohwedder, RAND, Center for the Study of Aging, USA
Jonathan Skinner, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, USA
Anna Tampieri, Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council, IT
Jim Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, DE
Supported by: Associazione Nazionale fra le Imprese Assicuratrici (ANIA), Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Netspar, SHARE-Italia.
1st Edition | June 7-13, 2013
Summer Institute on Ageing
VIU Scientific Coordinator: Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University (VIU)
Scientific organization and contributing member universities:
- Center for Retirement Research of Boston College, USA
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Dept. Economics, IT
- National Research Council (CNR), IT
- National Institute on Aging (NIA), USA
- Netspar, NL
- RAND, USA
- Venice International University, IT
- University of Padua, IT
Lecturers and affiliations:
Mauricio Avendano, London School of Economics, UK
Axel Börsch-Supan, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, DE
Michael Hurd, RAND, Director of the Center for the Study on Aging, USA
Maarten Lindeboom, VU University, Amsterdam, NL
Stefania Maggi, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IT
Josephine A. Mauskopf, RTI International, Vice President of Health Economics, RTI-HS
Susann Rohwedder, RAND, Center for the Study of Aging, USA
Anthony Webb, Center for Retirement Research of Boston College, USA
Joachim Winter, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, DE
Supported by: Associazione Nazionale fra le Imprese Assicuratrici (ANIA), CSEF, Netspar, Projectland, SHARE-Italia
For further information: ageing@univiu.org
