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Visiting Students Programme

Visiting Students Programme
Who can apply
Deadlines and admission procedures
Enrolment fees
Scholarships
Educational activities available
Facilities and charges
Certifications and trascripts
Contacts

Visiting Students Programme

Ca' Foscari University of Venice encourages international students' involvement by assigning them the status of Visiting Students. This status may be granted to the students enrolled at a foreign university who wish to spend a study or research period at Ca' Foscari.

The call for Visiting Students is published yearly, with two different application deadlines: for the 2013/2014 call, please click here.

International students wishing to conduct research activities can even apply for the Visiting Students Programme regardless of the deadlines specified in the relevant call. In such a case, the documents required, the application procedures and the enrolment fees are always the same, whereas the scholarships available for Visiting Students are reserved to those who submit their application according to the call.

Who can apply

The Visiting Student status can be assigned to:

students not residing in Italy and enrolled in foreign universities, even if they have already taken part in mobility programmes, or are not included in the quotas defined by the Italian laws, who would like to take courses given by Ca' Foscari University.
These students shall be currently enrolled at their home institution:
- in a First Cycle Degree Programme requiring for entry the possession of a school leaving certificate;
- in a Second Cycle Degree Programme requiring for entry the possession of a First Cycle Degree, or an equivalent degree from a programme lasting at least 3 years.

students not residing in Italy and enrolled in foreign universities who wish to conduct an independent research activity, whether aimed at completing a final thesis or not, in educational areas under study at Ca' Foscari or attend doctoral courses, under the guidance of an academic tutor.
These students shall be currently enrolled at their home institution in a Second Cycle or Third Cycle (i.e. Research Doctorate) Degree Programme. If the degree programme they are enrolled in is a Single Cycle Degree Programme, they shall be enrolled in at least the fourth yearof it.

Deadlines and admission procedures

The international students interested in this opportunity shall submit their application form to the International Welcome Desk by the following deadlines:

for the 1st semester (September 2013 - January 2014): by May 20th, 2013;
for the 2nd semester (February 2014 - June 2014): by November 15th, 2013.

The following documents shall be submitted along with the application form duly signed:

copy of an identity card;
a presentation letter written by the student in Italian or English stating his/her reasons for wanting to attend any educational activities at Ca' Foscari. This letter shall be co-signed by a professor from the student's home institution;
a certificate including the student's personal data, school/academic qualifications, year of enrolment in the degree programme at his/her home institution and any and all transcripts of records. Such certificate shall be translated into one of the main four EU languages (English, French, German, Spanish).
those students wishing to conduct an independent research activity shall produce a presentation letter in English or Italian written by a professor from the student's home institution identifying the research subjects to be studied at Ca' Foscari.

The applicant shall submit his/her application along with the above listed documents:

to the e-mail address welcome@unive.it;
to the fax number +39 041 234 7969.

All applications received within the deadlines will be evaluated by an especially appointed University Committee, whose decisions will be based on merit criteria. The list of admitted students will be published on the University website:

on June 20th, 2013 for students submitting their application by May 20th, 2013;
on December 15th, 2013 for those submitting their application by November 15th, 2013.

The International Welcome Desk will then contact the candidates who have been admitted with an email containing all the details on the enrolment procedures.

Enrolment fees

In order to take part in the educational activities described before, the Visiting Student shall pay an enrolment fee, only after his/her application has been accepted by the Admission Committee and no later than the beginning of the semester at Ca' Foscari University.

In order to take part in any course at Ca' Foscari, the Visiting Student shall pay the following enrolment fees:
- EUR 164.00 for each course worth 6 university credits or less;
- EUR 226.00 for each course worth 7 university credits or more, or for courses including a laboratory activity;
bearing in mind that a maximum of 60 university credits can be earned each academic year.

As for research activities, the enrolment fee is EUR 450.00 for each research semester (even if the actual visit period is less than one semester).

Scholarships

Visiting Students may qualify for financial aid (scholarships) granted on the basis of merit. Each scholarship amounts to 50% of the enrolment fees: so beneficiary students shall pay the enrolment fee for an amount equal to its 50%. 30 scholarships are available for the first semester of the 2013/2014 academic year.

Students intending to attend courses or carry out a research in the field of the Department of Humanities can take advantage of further scholarships. Additional information about these scholarships is provided in the admission call.

Educational activities available

Visiting Students who wish to take part in any course at Ca' Foscari may attend classes and other educational activities of all First or Second Cycle Degree Programmes (they will be admitted to courses with limited enrolment only after verifying if any places are available).
For the list of the courses with lessons or other facilities in English (bibliography, final exam or student support in English), please visit the webpage concerning English-taught courses of Ca' Foscari University.
For the list of all the courses provided by Ca' Foscari University and their syllabi, please visit the following website pages:

Visiting Students wishing to conduct an independent research activity, whether aimed at completing the final thesis of their degree programme, or partake in doctoral courses may request the guidance of a university tutor of Ca' Foscari by submitting a letter of presentation from a professor of their home institution.
For information about the educational activities of Ca' Foscari Doctoral Schools, please visit the website page concerning Research Doctorates.

Please notice that the teaching language used in each course is indicated in the educational programmes as published annually and available on the university website. For those courses or research activities in the area of foreign languages or linguistics, educational activities may be conducted in the target language.

Facilities and charges

Visiting Students acquire the same rights and can take advantage of the same facilities as the other students of Ca' Foscari University: they can take final exams, use the libraries and computer laboratories of the University, take part in the student associations, have access to the university canteens at special prices, benefit from accident insurance, etc. Moreover they can ask for accommodation in Venice through the Housing Office of Ca' Foscari University (the International Welcome Desk will provide them with the accommodation form as soon as they are selected and officially nominated as Visiting Students).

Expenses for travel, meals, accommodation, health insurance and medical care are entirely the student's responsibility, as are expenses for books and all visas required to enter and stay in Italy.

Certifications and transcripts

At the end of their study period at Ca' Foscari, Visiting Students who have taken exams at Ca' Foscari University will be able to ask the International Welcome Desk for a certificate or transcript. Such a certificate will list the exams taken, number of university credits earned and other information necessary for the home institution to recognize and grant the student credits for the courses and other educational activities completed at Ca' Foscari. If issued by the International Welcome Desk, the certificate requires a EUR 14.62 revenue stamp.

Visiting Students conducting independent research activities can obtain a written declaration regarding the work done signed by his/her Ca' Foscari academic tutor. Upon request from the student's home university, said tutor can be invited for the discussion of the final thesis based on the student's research activity.