Each semester scholarships are awarded to talented students to contribute to the cost of living in Venice for a semester, to promote excellence and diversity in the Globalization Program.
Among the students enrolled in the 2nd Semester 2024-25 of the Globalization Program, three were selected as RED (Residency-Excellence-Diversity) Scholars:
Chun Perng Chong, Bachelor student in Environmental Engineering at Tsinghua University, China
Ekaterina Litvinenko, BSc student in Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Evgenii Shkliar, MA student in Philosophy at European University at St. Petersburg, Russia
The RED scholars are expected to actively contribute to promoting and organizing co-curricular activities such as the Tea2B, weekly informal conversations taking place at VIU on key topics that involve students, professors, and staff.
They also contributed to this semester's Globalization Program Plenary Workshop on Resilience.
"While resilience was a challenging concept—especially due to cultural and linguistic differences—we responded by organizing a dedicated Tea2B event to help introduce and unpack the theme. Through this discussion, we reached a shared understanding: resilience is the capacity to adapt to adversity, maintain well-being under stress, and even grow stronger through challenges—what some described as “bouncing forward.”"
"In my opinion, the most successful events were also those with a strong cultural component:the Japanese tea ceremony and the Tombola Napoletana game night. The former allowed international students to get a closer look at Japanese culture and taste authentic matcha tea, while the latter introduced them to the Italian tradition of board games. Both events sparked great interest and attracted many enthusiastic participants."
"I took part in other events such as the VeUMEU (Venice Universities’ Model European Union), where I am serving as Secretary of the European Parliament. I actively encouraged my peers to apply — many initially agreed, and a smaller group ended up participating. Even so, their involvement demonstrates the impact of my outreach and reflects my commitment to promoting academic engagement beyond the classroom."
For more information about the RED Scholarship please visit this page.
