Leading Professors
Prof. Dr. David Hamidovic, Full Professor of the University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
Prof. Dr. Georges Bohas, Full Professor of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (France)
Prof. Dr. Laurent Colonna d’Istria, Full Professor of the University of Liege (Belgium)

 

Duration
10 days: August 4-13, 2016

 

Level of students and suitable fields of study
Students in BA, MA, PhD in Linguistics, Humanities, Sciences of Religions, Theology, Social Sciences. The summer school proposes different levels of languages according to the student’s skills.

 

Number of students
60-70

 

pdf Full Program, application and logistics are available here (Fr) 

 

Course description
The intensive program offered by the Summer School in oriental languages (ÜLO) intends to train students from different nationalities in ancient and modern oriental languages (Akkadian, Classical Hebrew, Modern Hebrew, Aramaic, classical Arabic, modern Arabic, old Persian, Persian, Armenian, Georgian, Coptic, classical Ethiopian, Syriac, Old Church Slavonic). While it is often difficult to open courses in rare languages at every university, the ÜLO allows the grouping of a sufficient number of students for the opening of such courses.
The professors are university lecturers and researchers. During the program, they also take the opportunity to exchange on common objects of research that have a tangible form, either in projects, or in common databases. The intensive program is therefore a chance for the professors to share knowledge and to work outside the classrooms as well as during the lessons.
The intensive program also intends to integrate into those projects the students that were trained during the courses of the Summer School.
Each institution has developed learning methods for languages, including learning methods in language and communication proficiency as well as competencies in translation studies, depending on their institutional projects. Innovative practices are identifiable. Transfers between institutions through the intensive program is therefore expected. Databases, learning methods as well as original pedagogies are implemented in this context.

pdf Read more about course program and aims (Fr)


Learning outcomes of the program
A ten consecutive day session with two lessons of selectable languages (a major one for 5 hours a day, and a minor for 2 hours a day) for students, depending on their personal and/or professional project.
In the evening, conferences will be proposed on research subjects or on publications of professors or advanced students.
Knowledge, capacities and competencies of the students are developed through lessons, seminars, and through the use of standard information and communication technologies.
1.    Development of competencies for students
2.    Trainings of students in rare languages
3.    Intensification of scientific and pedagogical exchanges between partner institutions.


Schedule
Day 1 Arrival Day - Beginning of courses
Day 2 Courses
Day 3 Courses - Evening Conference
Day 4 Courses - Evening Conference
Day 5 Courses - First evaluation
Day 6 Morning Conference - Courses
Day 7 Courses
Day 8 Courses - Evening Conference
Day 9 Courses - Second evaluation
Day 10 Courses - Departure Day for students
Day 11 Meeting for teachers - Departure Day for teachers


Number of credits in ECTS system
6 ECTS (76 hours for the major and minor courses, daily study after the courses, 2 evaluations during the session)

Evaluation methods
Students are required to take two spoken or written evaluation, depending on the lessons they chose. The professor chooses the appropriate modalities according to the targeted competencies: written examination, oral presentation, realization and presentation of an IT project.

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Accommodation
Single rooms with private bathrooms are available in the residential halls of VIU campus on the island of San Servolo. As the number of rooms available is limited, places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

The residential facilities are managed by a services company: San Servolo Servizi Metropolitani Srl.

To confirm accommodation on campus: download the accommodation form here and return the completed form by e-mail to reception@servizimetropolitani.ve.it, no later than May 31st (extended).

 

The cost of accommodation in single rooms for the duration of the summer school is 450 Euro (50 euro per night, per nine nights). The cost of the first night has to be paid in advance to confirm the reservation and is non-refundable.

Cancellation fees will be applied according to the Cancellation Policy contained in the accommodation form.

 

• Rooms are cleaned once a day;
• Linens, towels and blankets are provided;
• There are coin-operated laundry facilities (washing and drying). Each load costs 3 Euro;
• No outside guests are allowed in the residential halls;
• No pets are allowed in the residential halls;
• Cooking is strictly prohibited in the bedrooms of the residential halls;
• Smoking is strictly prohibited in the residential halls;
• Noise levels should be kept to a minimum, especially after 10 pm.

For any problems in your room (light bulbs, heating, A.C, etc) please inform the Reception.
The Reception is open from 8.30 am to 8 pm
There is a night porter on duty from 8 pm to 8.30 am.

 

Tel: +39 041 2765100

e-mail: reception@servizimetropolitani.ve.it

Further information on VIU campus available here: http://www.univiu.org/shss/life-at-viu/viu-campus

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More information and application form:
http://unil.ch/ftsr/home/menuinst/enseignement/universite-dete.html

 

Brochure (Fr)

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May 24 - June 25, 2016

 

Summer 2016 Program Director: Professor Valeria Finucci


The Duke University Global Education Office for Undergraduates, in cooperation with Venice International University, will offer a four-week, single course program in Venice, Italy in the summer of 2016. The program is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to study aspects of Venetian history and culture, which have been particularly important in the shaping of European civilization.

 

The city of Venice, with its scenic canals and islands, will serve as the participants' outdoor classroom for this month-long summer program. Venice International University, which is located on the island of San Servolo in the spectacular Venetian lagoon, will be the site for both student residences and indoor classroom facilities.

 

Program schedule and details

The Imaginary City: Why Writers Love Venice
Prof. Kevin Newmark
May 29 - June 25, 2016

 

Venice occupies a special place in the artistic imagination of the west.  Rising from the lagoon in a riot of color, form, and texture, the shimmering reflections of Venice incarnate the essence of beauty.  This course will study some of the most important ways modern writers and thinkers have discovered in Venice an opportunity to explore and unsettle the traditional meaning that beauty holds for knowledge, art, and life.

 

Read more about course syllabus and readings

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Drawing from the Venetian Masters
Prof. Stoney Conley
May 29 - June 26, 2016

 

In this class students connect to the visual arts tradition by visually internalizing it through drawing.  Drawing forces one to slowly observe each aspect of the master picture:  underlying narrative, the formal organization, and structure of the image.  One distills the organization into a drawing that reveals the underlying composition.  Drawing from a master forces one to understand the visual language used to construct the image, how the dark and light forms are organized, the arrangement and use of color, the role of light and space.  Each drawing is a problem to solve.  Which quality of the original does one want to keep as a reminder of the primary experience? Students will strive to ensnare a sense of the whole picture with a few lines, or simplified forms, to distill the organization of a masterwork into a small sketch.

 

Read more about full syllabus, readings, equipment and guide for students.

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Introduction to Law and the Legal Process
Prof. Richard Powers
May 30 - June 24, 2016

 

This course introduces the student to the legal system and the social, legal and regulatory environment of business, as well as to ethical decision-making relating to law and business. Using a modified case method, students analyze court decisions and other course materials that illustrate the role of law in society and the impact of law on the business community.  Active student participation is expected to assist students in the development of orderly thought processes, critical judgment, and articulate expression. Current events that impact the legal environment of business are integrated into class discussion.

The course begins with information on the legal system and the sources of law. Important provisions of the United States Constitution are examined.  After learning how the court system works and how to analyze court opinions, students study topics such as antitrust law, employment discrimination, tort law, securities law, and intellectual property. The administrative agency as a regulatory mechanism that impacts business, the environment, and the individual is studied. Since contracts are the basis of the business relationship, a substantial portion of the course is devoted to contract law. Contract formation, principles of contract interpretation, assignment, breach and remedies are all addressed.

 

Read more about course outline and requirements

 

 

Housing & Meals

Students will be housed in residence halls at Venice International University with either two or three other students. All students will receive meal vouchers for breakfast and one other meal per day. Students should budget for additional food costs.

VIU hosts Boston College undergraduate summer schools, which give students of BC the opportunity to study Venetian civilization, religion, culture and art history on site during the month of June.

 

2016:

The Imaginary City: Why Writers Love Venice, Prof. Kevin Newmark

Drawing from the Venetian Masters, Prof. Alston Conley

Introduction to Law and the Legal Process, Prof. Richard Powers

 

2015:
Globalization, Culture and Ethics, Prof. Richard Keeley
The Imaginary City: Why Writers Love Venice, Prof. Kevin Newmark
Drawings from the Venetian Masters, Prof. Alston Conley

 

2014:
Globalization, Culture and Ethics, Prof. Richard Keeley
The Imaginary City: Why Writers Love Venice, Prof. Kevin Newmark

 

2013:
Drawing from the Venetian Masters, Prof. Alston Conley


2012:
Drawing from the Venetian Masters, Prof. Alston Conley
Venice: an Imperiled City in Comparative Perspective, Prof. Marc Landy
Introduction to Law & the Legal Process, Prof. Richard Powers


2011:
Dwelling Between East & West: The Philosophy of Architecture, Prof. Brian Braman
The Imaginary City: Why Writers Love Venice, Prof. Kevin Newmark
Venice: an Imperiled City in Comparative Perspective, Prof. Marc Landy

 

2010:
Drawing from the Venetian Masters, Prof. Alston Conley
The Imaginary City: Why Writers Love Venice, Prof. Kevin Newmark
Venice and New Orleans: A Comparative Study of Two Imperiled Cities, Prof. Marc Landy

 

VIU hosts Duke University undergraduate summer schools, which give students of Duke the opportunity to study Venetian civilization, religion, culture and art history on site during the month of June.

 

2016

May 24 - June 25, 2016

 

Past editions:

 

2015:

Food for Thought: Understanding Italian Society and Culture through its food, Prof.  Luciana Fellin

 

2014:

The Venetian Empire and its Imperial Piety: Catholic Christianity, Prof. Sam Miglarese

 

2012:

City and City Life in Italy, Prof. Valeria Finucci

 

2011:

The Venice of Our Imaginations, Prof. Marianna Torgovnick;

The Art of Politics and the Politics of the Arts: Music, Art and Politics in Northern Italy, Prof. Ken Rogerson

 

2010:

The Art of Politics and the Politics of the Arts: Music, Art and Politics in Northern Italy, Prof. Ken Rogerson

 

2008:

City and City Life in Italy,  Prof. Valeria Finucci;

Venetian Art of the Renaissance (15th-16th Century), Prof. Maria Agnese Wiel

 

2007:

Venetian Art of the Renaissance (15th-16th Century), Prof. Maria Agnese Wiel;

The Venetian Empire (VXth & XVIth Centuries) and its Imperial Piety: Catholic Christianity and the role of the Virgin Mary, St. Mark, and the saint protectors of Venice, Prof. Sam Miglarese.

 

2006:

Policy and the Imagination - Music, Drama, Eros, and Liberty, Prof. Bruce Payne
Venetian Art of the Renaissance (15th-16th Century), Prof. Maria Agnese Wiel.

 

Venice
International
University

Isola di San Servolo
30133 Venice,
Italy

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phone: +39 041 2719511
fax:+39 041 2719510
email: viu@univiu.org

VAT: 02928970272