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 Globalization Program Spring 2020 term, three were selected as winners of the RED (Residency-Excellence-Diversity) Scholarship:
Sebastian Ritter Choquehuanca, Bachelor in Social and Cultural Anthropology at Ludwig Maximilians Universität
Anna Peterson, Bachelor in Computer Science at Boston College
Oxana Mroczek, Bachelor in Social Sciences at University of Lausanne
The RED scholars are expected to actively contribute in promoting and organizing co-curricular activities such as the Tea2B, informal conversations on key topics that involve students, professors and staff taking place on Mondays at prof. Luca Pes' office.
Their role in the editorial team, under the guidance of prof. Pes, is to document the activities and produce some follow up materials to be published on the VIU website and magazine.
"My commitment as a RED scholar in this quite exceptional semester has been extremely important for my VIU experience. I have felt very engaged with the community despite the physical distance. Especially with what concerns the VIU community platform, I have to say that it was a great learning experience both with regards to working as a team as well as with regards to the practice of online community work."
"We had to reshape the format of how Tea2Bs would work, as we all were behind computer screens and needed to see and access the email invitation. Additionally, we noticed how wonderful it isthat people can bond with each other over a shared experience as simple as pouring tea and sharing biscuits with one another."
"As RED scholars, the main aim remained the same: reunite people from different cultural background, the added value of the VIU experience, that is more than just academic."
For more information about the RED Scholarship please visit this page.
