International Research Program

In 2006 Venice International University (VIU) launched a new project called “International Research Program” which takes advantage of the already existing network of VIU.
VIU has signed bilateral cooperation agreements with international Universities in order to offer graduate students the opportunity to carry out research projects in cooperation with these Universities, under the supervision of top experts in their field of research.
These research projects can be carried out either at one of these Universities or at VIU itself, on the island of San Servolo in Venice.
The goal of the VIU “International Research Program” is to encourage the exchange of graduate students in order to develop research projects in a wide range of topics, such as design and innovation, logistics, globalization and competitiveness, industrial districts, small and medium firms, environment, tourism and the use of new technologies (ICT) for spreading knowledge on cultural heritage.

Students who are currently carrying out research within the “International Research Program”:   

 Ludovico Centis is a graduate of the Università Iuav di Venezia. He graduated with a final dissertation on Urban transformation of the Sumer area in Istanbul, under the supervision of Professors Armando Barp and Bernardo Secchi.
Project: Metropolis Management and Governance
Location: Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Tutors: Professor Guo Qiang (Tongji University) and Professor Ezio Micelli (Università Iuav di Venezia)
Blog: http://ludusc-shanghaiexpress.blogspot.com/  

 Valentina De Marchi is a graduate of the Università Ca’Foscari di Venezia. She graduated with a final dissertation on: New Organizational Forms of International Supply Networks: outlook for Italian SMEs, under the supervision of Professor Stefano Micelli.
Project: SMEs and the Global Challenge: Comparison Between Italian Industrial Districts and American Clusters
Location: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Tutors: Professor Gery Gereffi (Duke University) and Eleonora Di Maria (VIU)
Blog: http://vdm-at-duke.blogspot.com/index.html

 Manuele Matzeu is a Ph. Graduate student of Cagliari University. She graduated with a final dissertation on Japan. Environmental Policies. Culture or exigency? under the supervision of Professor Giovanni Sistu (Cagliari University) and Professor Sean Golden (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona). 
Project: Made in Italy as perceived in the Chinese market
Location: Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Tutors: Professor Guo Qiang (Tongji University) and Professor Sean Golden (UAB)
Blog: http://aleunamueztam.spaces.live.com/  

 Anna Moretti is a graduate of the Università Ca’Foscari di Venezia. She graduated with a final dissertation on Organizational Models of Convention Bureaux – a Development Proposal for Vicenza as a Destination for Conventions and Conferences, under the supervision of Professor Pio Grollo.
Project: tourism and new technologies. 
Location: Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. 
Tutor: Marco Bettiol (VIU).
Blog: under construction

Students who carried out research within the “International Research Program” in 2006:

 Wu Duan is a Ph. Student (Theory and History of Architecture) at Tongji University, Shaghai, China. 
Project: Navigating in Venice. Signage system research supporting the unfamiliar travellers 
Location: Venice Intermational University, Venice (Italy).
Tutor: Marco Bettiol (VIU).

 Chengyu Wang is a Ph. Student (Theory and History of Architecture) at Tongji University, Shaghai, China. 
Project: Comparison of Design & Innovation Policies in Italian and Chinese Footwear Industry 
Location: Venice Intermational University, Venice (Italy). 
Tutor: Marco Bettiol (VIU).

 Lisha Ren is a Ph. Student (Theory and History of Architecture) at Tongji University, Shaghai, China. 
Project: Italian and Chinese Culture-based industrial districts in a comparative approach: Murano and Jingdezhen 
Location: Venice Intermational University, Venice (Italy). 
Tutor: Marco Bettiol (VIU).


For further information about the VIU “International Research Program” please contact Marco Bettiol