Students registered in degree programs at one of VIU's Member Universities are eligible to apply for the Globalization Program.
Exchange students at Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Università Iuav di Venezia and Università degli Studi di Padova are also eligible to apply.
The Italian for Foreigners course is reserved for students who are attending at least two full term courses.
Courses are open to students of both undergraduate (lauree triennali) and graduate degrees (lauree magistrali) and can be recognized for credit.
However, students must have completed at least the first year of their undergraduate degrees (lauree triennali) before attending the Globalization Program.
Tuition fees
Students do not pay any tuition directly to Venice International University. However, students must be regularly enrolled in their home university and must pay regular tuition fees to their home university.
Applications
Procedures differ depending on which university you are from.
Students of the Italian member universities Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Università Iuav di Venezia, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Università degli Studi di Padova and Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" may apply for the program directly with VIU by filling out the pre-registration form on VIU website.
Students from all other universities must apply through the relevant office in their home university, as listed below:
Boston College
Students must apply through the BC Office of Global Education.
Contact Kathryn Wright: wrightgu@bc.edu
Duke University
Students must apply through the Duke Global Education Office for Undergraduates.
Contact Mariah Anderson: mariah.henderson@duke.edu
European University at St. Petersburg
Contact Prof. Natalia Mazur: nmazur@eu.spb.ru
Korea University
Students must apply through the Office of International Affairs
Contact Hyunjoo Cho: outeurope@korea.ac.kr
KU Leuven
Students must apply through the KU Leuven International Office
Contact Laura Lenssen: laura.lenssen@kuleuven.be
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Students must apply through the LMU International Office
Contact Prof. Hans Van Ess, Academic Advisor: vaness@ostasien.fak12.uni-muenchen.de
Contact Philippa Menzel, Administrative Advisor: Philippa.Menzel@verwaltung.uni-muenchen.de
Stellenbosch University
Students must apply through the Global Education Center
Contact Sarah Van der Westhuizen: sarahvdw@sun.ac.za
Tel Aviv University
Students must apply through the TAU Office of Interacademic Affairs
Contact Prof. Shira Betesh-Galili: acadaff@tauex.tau.ac.il
Tsinghua University
Global Environment Program office
Contact: Aina Jiang, jiangaina@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Université de Bordeaux
Contact Prof. Laurent Servant, International Relations office: laurent.servant@u-bordeaux.fr
Contact Anne Blassiau: anne.blassiau@u-bordeaux.fr
University of Exeter
Students must apply through the Global Opportunities Team
Contact: outbound@exeter.ac.uk
Université de Lausanne
International Relations Office
Contact: Emmanuel Cenuse, emmanuel.cenuse@unil.ch
Waseda University
Students must apply through the WU Center for International Education: cie-europe@list.waseda.jp
Contact: Shiho HAMANO - cie-outbound03@list.waseda.jp
Registration
Following admission, students must complete a pre-registration form via the VIU website, and later a course registration form.
Visit registration page.
For further information:
Globalization Program
Tel. : +39 041 2719 511
Fax : +39 041 2719 510
E: student-services@univiu.org
