The Globalization Program
The courses and programs offered at VIU are run by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS).
The Faculty of the School comes from the Member Universities. All courses are taught in English and are open to all students of the Member Universities.
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences organizes two academic semesters (Spring and Fall) that are held regularly every year. During the two semesters, the School offers and promotes an interdisciplinary and multicultural program focussing on Globalization and its social, environmental and cultural declinations and consequences: the Globalization Program.
Moreover, the School offers courses on Venice, namely courses on Venetian Art and Architecture, History of Ancient and Modern Venice, Italian Contemporary History and Italian language and culture for those students who come from the non Italian Universities, as well as stimulating extra-curricular and cocurricular activities.
The Program offers:
Courses on Sustainable Development (Spring Semester) and Cultural Heritage (Fall Semester)
International mobility – based on a merit criteria: at national and international research centers, universities, institutions and firms, in order to develop a final research dissertation (compulsory for Ca' Foscari and Iuav students).
Students from the other Member Universities are offered the possibility to spend a period of time in research centers, institutions and firms in Italy.
Dissertation workshops – (compulsory for Ca' Foscari and Iuav students only) to develop the final dissertations based on the internships and research activities carried out during the program.
Scholarships are awarded to students selected for International mobility. Scholarships cover the cost of students' mobility during their research and study period abroad or in Italy.