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Academic Programs and Activities

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School of Humanities and Social Sciences

The School offers an innovative and challenging opportunity for students who excel academically. Students from VIU's member universities can participate in Semester Programs, Intensive Seminars and Summer Programs that combine innovative disciplinary approaches that cross the two fields of Humanities and Social Sciences

The main activities of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences are:

The Semester Program
The Globalization Program 
Intensive Seminars
Summer Schools

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Research

TeDIS Center - Innovation and Competitiveness in the Global Economy

The TeDIS Center was founded in 1999 and has continued to grow and is now cooperating with several international institutions on the following research topics: industrial districts, ICT, globalization, design and logistics.


TEN Center - Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
The TEN Center, Thematic Environmental Networks, was founded in 2003. The Center promotes education and advanced training programs on sustainable development and environmental management and develops research activities on the main areas of environmental protection, with specific focus on developing countries.

International Research Program
Established in 2006, the Program offers young graduate students from the member universities the opportunity to conduct research projects 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.

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VIULECTURES
VIU Lectures is an initiative promoted by VIU to provide a platform for international and local professors to discuss key and current issues.

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Ongoing Programs

VIU offers several ongoing programs in collaboration with other partners including:
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
ICE - Italian Institute of Foreign Trade
CESifo
EARE-FEEM
AICCRE - Council of European Municipalities and Regions
ISNV - International School of Neurological Sciences in Venice

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Art at VIU

Artistic creativity can be a first step towards new training methods, where theory is combined with practical creativity and the semantics of art, providing opportunities to engage and unify, through the discovery of new visions and ideas. Works by several acclaimed international artists are installed at VIU.

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Conferences
VIU hosts a number of academic and research conferences every year.

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