VIU News
The Global Challenges Initiatives are a coordinated stream of VIU activities with a common purpose: the creation of knowledge, understanding, and skills, responding to current and future major societal challenges faced by humankind today.
The Closing Ceremony of the Spring 2019 term of the Globalization Program will take place on Thursday, 30 May 2019 at 5 pm, in the Aula Magna.
For this 5th edition, the topic of focus of the International PhD Academy is Mobility Challenges for Future Society.
May 3-5, 2019
58 papers, 16 sessions, and participation of junior and senior academics from 50 institutions.
At the General Assembly of Venice International University on 3 May, 2019 the members elected the leadership and governing bodies for a 3-year term.
Pre-registrations for the Fall 2019 semester of the Gobalization Program are postponed to May 9.
Over 100 students from all over the world are expected to take courses on Venice and Italy, Cultures of the World and Global Challenges in the 15-week program.
VIU as coordinator of H2020 QUEST on Science Communication presented the project at the 10th International School of Science Journalism, devoted this year to “Big Projects for Science and Knowledge” (April 6-10, 2019)
Between Italy and Me
Wednesday May 15, 2019, at 5 pm
Sala Teatro, Venice International University, San Servolo island
Igiaba Scego, writer.
On Wednesday 17 April, Venice International University hosted the presentation of the book "The Palazzo di Venezia in Istanbul", edited by Gaetano Cortese, to mark the 100th anniversary of this Diplomatic Seat to the Italian State.
Over 150 students have come from the world over to attend courses of the Spring 2019 term of the Globalization Program. This semester the courses taught by distinguished professors from VIU's member universities have reached the record number of 31, distributed across the core topics Italy, Cultures of the World and Global Challenges, and the specialization track on Environmental Management and Sustainable Development.
Among the students, three have been selected as winners of the RED (Residency-Excellence-Diversity) Scholarship:
Tonja Sabrina Dingerdissen, BA student in Sociology, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Germany
Clara Saglietti, BA student in Global Governance, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Italy
Sun Yisheng, BA student in Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, P.R. China
Maarten van Aalderen, correspondent for Italy at "De Telegraaf"
Thursday, February 21, 2019
at 5 pm, Aula Magna
Exhibition on San Servolo island
Opening on 6 February 2019, 5 pm
Registration for the Spring 2019 courses has been postponed to Monday, January 14, 3 pm, Italian time.
The full list of courses with descriptions and syllabi, and the weekly schedule are now available online.
KA103 Programme Countries | Belgium, France, Germany, Slovenia
KA107 Partner Countries | Israel, Canada
A.Y . 2018-2019 (up to September 30, 2019)
A.Y. 2019-2020 (up to September 30, 2020 for Programme countries; up to July 31, 2020 for Partner Countries)
VIU is now accepting applications for Erasmus+ grants for studies in VIU member universities in the European Union and in Israel.
The Fall 2018 term of the Globalization Program will end on Thursday, 20 December 2018 with the official Closing Ceremony, held at 5 pm, Aula Magna.
Protecting Cultural Heritage from Criminal Acts
The work of the Carabinieri within Italy and abroad
Monday, November 26, 2018
5 pm, Room 9A, Venice International University, San Servolo island
The prestigious University of Ljubljana officially became a Member of the Venice International University consortium on November 10, 2018.
Venice International University is one of the seven European partners involved in the European project
The pre-registrations for the Spring 2019 semester and registrations for courses of the Gobalization Program are now open.
Students can pre-register now from this link.
Over 100 students from all over the world will take courses on Venice and Italy, Cultures of the World and Global Challenges in the 15-week program.
