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Economics and Management Department of Economics produces experts able to operate with flexibility in the complex global economic environment. Areas of study include not only economics and finance; attention is given also to legal and social issues, as well as to quantitative analysis and to the development of decision making capacity. — www.unive.it/dip.economia
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Department of Management develops scientific knowledge and skills for the management of companies of any size, type and field of activity. Classroom study is supplemented with counseling and tutorials focusing upon development of entrepreneurship and leadership capacity for new enterprises. — www.unive.it/dip.management
Bachelor’s Degree — BSc Economia aziendale Economics and Management en Double Degree ATLANTIS with Georgia State University Master’s degree (two years) — Economics-curriculum Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics (QEM) en Joint Degree Erasmus Mundus (QEM) with Université Paris 1, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universität Bielefeld — Economics and Finance Double Degree with Université de la Méditerranée Aix Marseille II en-it-fr — Accounting and Finance — Business Administration — Marketing and Communication Double Degree with Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris - ESCP it-fr — Business Administration – International Enterprise Management en Double Degree with Universitat Hohenheim
Professional’s Master Programmes (one year) — International Master in Economics and Finance (IMEF) en — Management of Cultural and Artistic Activities (MaBAC) Double Degree with Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris it-en-fr — Economics and Management of Tourism it-en Double Degree Economics and Management of Tourism with Vilnius University — Marketing and International Communication it-en — Management of the Metropolitan Region – MMR en — Global Economics and Social Affairs Master – GESAM en — East European Studies: Economics, Language and Culture it-en-ru PhD Programmes — Business (DEA) en — Economics (DEC) en Joint Degree European Doctorate (EDE-EM) - Erasmus Mundus, with University of Amsterdam, Universität Bielefeld, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Université Catholique de Louvain, Université Paris 1, L’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
Languages Department of Asian and North African Studies offers a comprehensive, in-depth program for the study of classical and modern Eastern languages within their cultural, religious, artistic, social and historical contexts. A particular emphasis is placed on examining the political, economic and legal systems of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, since an intimate cultural and societal understanding is fundamental to accurate and effective communication. — www.unive.it/dsaam
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Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies focuses on the study of linguistics, foreign languages and cultures, considered as bases for contact and development within and among larger complex cultural systems. Comparative linguistics and cultural studies are key intellectual tools not only for research of a theoretical nature, but also for understanding of our increasingly more multilingual and multicultural societies. — www.unive.it/dslcc
Bachelor’s Degree — Languages, Cultures and Societies of Asia and North Africa it-en — Languages, Linguistics and Cultural Studies it-en — Linguistic and Cultural Mediation it-en Master’s Degree (two years) — Comparative International Relations it-en — European, American and Postcolonial Languages and Literatures it-en Joint Degree English and American Literary and Cultural Studies Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg, University of Pécs, City College of the City University of New York (U.S.A.), Roehampton University London, Université Paris Diderot Joint Degree Master européen en Etudes Françaises et Francophones with Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, Université de Lausanne, Humboldt-Universität Double Degree Licenciatura en Letras with Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Santa Fe — Interpreting and Translation for Publishing it-en — Language Sciences it-en Joint Degree English and American Literary and Cultural Studies
— Languages and Civilizations of Asia and North Africa it-en — Languages and Economic and Legal Institutions of Asia and North Africa it-en Professional Master’s Programmes (one year) — India and Gulf Advanced Made in Italy it-en — Crossing the Mediterranean Joint Degree Cultural Mediation towards Investment and Integration (MIM) (1st level), with Universidad Autonoma de Barcellona, University Paul Valery of Montpellier, University Moulay Ismail of Meknes en PhD Programmes — Asian and North African Studies it-en — Linguistics it-en — Modern Languages, Cultures and Societies it-en
Sciences Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics provides innovative approaches to the analysis and management of information and environmental systems, underpinning sustainable development and the preservation of cultural heritage. — www.unive.it/dais
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Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems combines traditional areas in the field of chemistry and integrated studies on renewable energy sources, green chemistry, nanotechnologies and biotechnologies. — www.unive.it/dsmn
Bachelor’s Degree — Computer Science-International Curriculum “European Computer Science – ECS”, with Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Université de Metz and Université Francois Rabelais de Tours/Blois, Universidad de Burgos en Master’s Degree (two years) — Computer Science en — Environmental Sciences it-en — Sustainable Development Joint Degree with Karl Franzens University of Graz, Leipzig University, Utrecht University, Basel University, Hiroshima University en
PhD Programmes — Chemical Sciences it-en — Computer Science en — Environmental Sciences it-en — Science and Management of Climate Change en
Humanities Department of Humanities is an innovative centre for the development of interdisciplinary programmes among the various sectors of the humanities: history, archaeology and the history of art, classical and Middle Eastern studies, as well as Medieval Latin, Romance and Byzantine studies, Italian studies, linguistics, history of religions, geography, written forms of communication and text sciences. — www.unive.it/dsu
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Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage focuses on the one hand upon the relationship between philosophy and social, psychological, cognitive, anthropological and pedagogical sciences; on the other hand, on historical, art historical and cultural research, as well as the conservation, maintenance and management of cultural heritage. — www.unive.it/dip.fbc
Master’s Degree (two years) — Double Degree in History with Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero en Special courses — Aesthetics (it- workshops in English) — Philosophy of Language (it - workshops in English) — Greek Origins of the European Philosophic Tradition it — History of Garden Design it — Medieval iconography and iconology it — History of Music it — History of Art in Eastern Europe it
PhD Programmes — History of Arts (Inter-University Doctoral School in History of Arts) it-en — European Social History from the Middle Ages to Present Times (Inter-University Graduate School in History, Geography and Anthropology) it-en
Schools Asian Studies and Business Management offers an innovative course of study combining linguistic and cultural knowledge of Asian and North African cultures and skills in business administration.
Sustainability of Environmental and Tourism Systems integrates knowledge in scientific, economic and cultural fields necessary for approaching the urgent situations changing the world.
Cultural Production and Conservation of the Cultural Heritage develops interdisciplinary programmes within the field of conservation and protection of cultural heritage.
Ca’ Foscari Challenge School coordinates Professional Master’s Programmes with a particular attention to people already employed (executive Master’s Programmes). www.unive.it/challengeschool
Global Development based in Treviso, a branch campus of Ca’ Foscari University, it focuses on international business, development and cultural mediation dealing specifically with international trade and entrepreneurship, linguistic mediation, interpreting and translation. International Relations develops linguistic skills and knowledge of economics, law, and politics to create experts in the field of international relations. Social Work and Public Policies develops competences necessary for entry into the fields of social work and public service.
Ca’ Foscari Summer School aims to promote, manage and coordinate educational activities in the summer and/or in the winter for both Ca’ Foscari’s students and other Italian and international students. www.unive.it/summerschool Graduate School coordinates 16 PhD programmes, covering several subjects for which the research carried out by Ca’ Foscari is known and renowned globally.It offers a wide range of choices for those who seek excellence. www.unive.it/graduateschool
A crossroads of education and research www.unive.it/ programmes_ courses
CF University for you Easy application: 1 Consult the evaluation procedure for international students on the Ca’ Foscari web site: www.unive.it/evaluation 2 Regardless of your country of origin, you will need a visa in order to stay in the European Union for more than 90 days in any 180 – day period. This regulation, previously neglected, is being increasingly enforced. For nationals of some countries, a visa is required for a stay of any duration at all. Check with the Italian consulate in your area to make sure you comply with visa regulations. 3 Register online at the Ca’ Foscari web site: www.unive.it — orientation@unive.it enrolment@unive.it Your arrival in Venice Make an online reservation at the Welcome and Enrolment Office, Ca’ Foscari University. enrolment@unive.it Ph +39 041 234 8377 Are you looking for a room in Venice? Please contact our housing office Ph +39 041 234 8200 / 8222 / 8250 housing@unive.it A warm welcome from Ca’ Foscari Our International Office offers a range of useful support services and specialized staff to help you. Keep in touch with your tutor, read your Welcome Guide and become involved in the “Buddy Program” and in activities during the welcome days organized for you. Discover the University and get a good start learning and living at Ca’ Foscari. — international@unive.it Ca’ Foscari is a member of the “Inte.S.E. – ForeignStudents Integration” project of the European Union. Further information and online services are available on the website — www.intese.eu
The Ca’ Foscari experience Ca’ Foscari assists students during their entire University career, providing access for qualified students to benefits through the Financial Aid Office, and responding to the needs of working students, foreign students and students with disabilities through its specialized offices. Ca’ Foscari promotes student-involvement in social issues and in local sustainable development projects. Students are recruited to fill appropriate temporary positions with the university. — www.unive.it/international_students Venice: a unique place to live “It is always assumed that Venice is the ideal place for a honeymoon. This is a grave error. To live in Venice or even to visit it means that you fall in love with the city itself. There is nothing left over in your heart for anyone else.” (Peggy Guggenheim) Venice is the place where people from all over the world congregate. Studying at Ca’ Foscari provides an opportunity to study and live in one of the world’s most interesting cities, where you can wander for hours and even enjoy getting lost, have a Spritz in one of Venice beautiful squares (campi), visit the Venice Biennale, the Guggenheim Foundation and other world famous museums and exhibitions, travel by boat through the smaller islands of the lagoon, enjoy the Lido beaches and enjoy our fresh Adriatic fish and other Venice specialties. — www.veniceconnected.com Improving employability skills through an internship abroad More than 1300 host partners all over the world (companies, NGOs, chambers of commerce) are available to welcome our students and newly graduates through different kinds of internship programmes, among them Leonardo da Vinci and Erasmus Placement. — stage.estero@unive.it Globalization programme at Venice International University — www.univiu.org
Studying at Foscari means living a unique experience in the cultural and artistic heart of Venice. A number of international and local partnerships with civic, educational and cultural institutions, and over 800 events organized each year make Ca’ Foscari one of the most active promoters of cultural events in the Italian university system. Through such initiatives and centres, Ca’ Foscari increases your human capital: at Ca’ Foscari not only can you acquire advanced technical skills; you can also gain cross-cultural competences crucial for success in the global labor market. Student life and International events — Theatre/ Cinema/ Music/ Literature shows and workshops for Ca’ Foscari’s community — The International CF Short Film Festival, the first festival in Europe created and organized by a university — Incroci di Civiltà - Cultural Crossroads, international Venice literary festival — CF Lectures by internationally recognized scholars and cultural figures — International exhibitions in the Ca’ Foscari Exhibition area — Art Night Venezia, the special night for art lovers — Radiocafoscari - the web radio www.radiocafoscari.it — Student’s Boat Race — University Orchestra and Choir — Student groups and associations
Student facilities — Housing office — Language courses at Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLA) — Wireless access to the network — Course guidance, mentors, Faculty tutors — Eating facilities (ESU) — Sport facilities at the University Sport Centre — Sailing Courses of Royal Yachting Association (RYA) at the Certosa Island — University libraries — International student support — Buddy programme — International Welcome Days — Bank Account and Italian fiscal code — Health Insurance — Free e-mail, Internet access, and homepage for staff and students — Personalized services accessible online — Hundreds of PC stations — Ca’ Foscari Campus Store — App for iPhone (search “cafoscari” or “università venezia” in Apple’s App Store) — Social networking: twitter / facebook / youcafoscari on youtube
CF International Highlights — 1st Business school in Italy (1868) — Ca’ Foscari-Harvard Summer School, the only one in Italy collaborating with the top rated American University — International Double Degree programme Ca’ Foscari-ESCP (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris). Ca’ Foscari is the only Italian university with a double degree programme with ESCP. — Chemistry Eurobachelor Degree Label at the Bachelor Degree Programme in Industrial Chemistry — EARLYhumanIMPACT, by Professor Carlo Barbante, is one of the 9 Italian research projects in physical sciences that obtained an ERC Advance Grant, with substantial European funding, in 2011. — Atlantis programme, to promote accademic cooperation between USA and Europe. The Ca’ Foscari’s programme is among the nine winners out of over 70 programmes proposed from Europe in 2010. Partner: Georgia State University (USA) and Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin (France) — Ca’ Foscari is rated by the MIUR (2011) among the top italian Universities in research and educational activities. — Russia’s Hermitage Museum has chosen Ca’ Foscari as a venue for its first exhibition of contemporary art (Dmitri Prigov, for the 2011 Art Biennale in Venice)
Growing up globally Sustainable Ca’ Foscari Responsible development with minimal ecological impact. Ca’ Foscari is committed to putting sustainability policies into practice. Ca’ Foscari is the university chosen by the Italian Ministry of Environment for the Carbon Management pilot programme, aiming to reduce the universities’ carbon footprint and to extend guidelines to all Italian universities. Ca’ Foscari is a member of International Global Compact Network, a UN initiative uniting companies and organizations wishing to share and apply, within their spheres of influence, principles of human rights, labor standards, environmental protection and anti-corruption measures. — www.unive.it/sostenibilita
Ca’ Foscari students’ stories — Damiano Bolzoni Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, is Chief Operation Officer and co-founder of SecurityMatters BV, Enschede the Netherlands. — Paolo Franceschetti PhD student in Environmental Sciences, inventor of Solwa, a solar still producing drinking water using solar energy. It has been included by the UN among the year’s ten best sustainable ideas for the human development. — Alessandro Martinello Master Degree in Economics and Management, was awarded the Bank of Italy’s international scholarship “Stringher”. — Norma Schifano Graduating student in Language Sciences, was granted the highly prestigius Gates Cambridge Scholar award, to pursue her PhD in Modern and Medieval Languages (Italian) at Cambridge University. — Kaushik Vikram Sivashanmugham Indian, student of Economics, Bachelor Degree in Economics and Management, won the Atlantis scholarship, allowing him to gain a double degree with the Georgia State University. — Delphine Trouillard French, obtained the MaBAC master and works at the Communications Office at Palazzo Grassi, Venice.
Furthermore… Why did our enrolled students choose a Degree Programme at Ca’ Foscari? — 64,8% said Ca’ Foscari is a prestigious university — 64,2% said the programme chosen offers good occupational opportunities — 58,8% said the quality of their chosen programme is better than that of other universities
(source: Ca’ Foscari enrolled students questionnaire –
a.y. 2011/12)
When asked Would you enrol again at Ca’ Foscari? — 77,3% of our graduates answered yes
(source: 2011 Almalaurea – graduates profile survey)
A year after graduation, 79,1% of Ca’ Foscari Master Degree graduates are gainfully employed or hold stipends for continuing their education.
(source: 2012 Alma Laurea report on occupational
conditions of graduates)
Ca’ Foscari at a glance
Where we are
People — 20,000 students, among which 1,192 foreign students from 98 countries — 4,000 new enrolments per year — 3,300 graduates per year — 1,700 professors, lecturers, native language teachers and administrative staff
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Dorsoduro 3246 30123 Venice (Italy) Ph +39 041 2348111 www.unive.it
Programmes — 4 main scientific-cultural areas: Economics, Humanities, Languages, Sciences — 15 Bachelor’s Degree Programmes — 30 Master’s Degree Programmes (2 years) — 16 PhD Programmes — 10 Summer and Autumn International Schools — 35 Professional Master’s Programmes (1 year)
Structures — 8 Departments — 6 Interdepartmental Schools, 1 Challenge School, 1 Summer School, 1 Graduate School — 7 Departmental Libraries — 4 Subject-related Libraries — 1 Learning Centre Library
International Network 120
Number of international cooperation agreements
491
(a.y. 2012/2013) Number of Erasmus exchange agreements
120 Ca’ Foscari St Mark's Square
Number of institutions with which Ca’ Foscari has signed international cooperation agreements
262
Number of institutions with which Ca’ Foscari has signed Erasmus exchange agreements
28 UE + 40 extra UE
Number of countries with partner institutions
Ca’ Foscari University was established in 1868 as a Business College. It now offers a wide choice of subjects, high teaching standards, excellent facilities, an international reputation, high graduate employment rates and a top-quality student lifestyle in a special location like Venice.