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University Closure for Summer 2025 – Campuses and Libraries

Ca' Foscari University campuses in Venice, Mestre, and Treviso will be closed from Saturday, 9th August to Sunday, 17th August 2025, reopening on Monday, 18th August. Throughout August, there will be variations to library opening hours and some additional closure periods. Detailed information on these changes and specific closure dates can be found in each library's page

Events

The San Basilio Waterfront Music Fest is back on 3 October: apply now and bring your music to the stage!

The San Basilio Waterfront Music Fest is back for its fourth edition — the big music celebration that brings the area between Magazzini 5 and 6 to life returns on Friday, 3 October 2025. Want to take the stage and share your music with us? Apply by 24 August 2025, and let us hear what you've got!

People

Ca’ Foscari researcher Kassa Belay Ibrahim among winners of the SAFE Fellowship supporting outstanding scholars from crisis-affected countries

Ca’ Foscari selected the project submitted by Kassa Belay Ibrahim, an Etiophian researcher and lecturer in the Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, through an internal call. His proposal was among the final winners of the SAFE Fellowship, which received 356 applications from across Europe.

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From EUTOPIA Hackathon to the Council of Europe Podium: Benedetta and Gabriel Share Their International Experience

An idea born during a EUTOPIA alliance hackathon has landed on one of Europe's most prestigious stages.
Alongside their international team, Ca' Foscari students Benedetta Marchesin and Gabriel Vincenzi outperformed 284 teams from across the continent to secure second place at the "Democracy's Firewall" hackathon, organised by the Council of Europe. Their project is an app that simplifies data and makes it publicly available, fighting misinformation with clear and verifiable tools.

University

Internationalisation and support for deserving students: Ca’ Foscari and the SAVE group sign agreement to fund scholarships in China

The agreement was signed by Ca’ Foscari University Rector Tiziana Lippiello and SAVE Group President Enrico Marchi. The scholarships, available for the 2025–2026 academic year, will supplement existing funding for Ca’ Foscari students enrolled in the double degree programme with Capital Normal University in Beijing

Events

Ca’ Foscari Joins Uzbekistan Delegation with PM Meloni — Presenting Marco Polo and Uzbekistan: 'A Cultural Dialogue Across the Centuries'

‘Marco Polo and Uzbekistan: A Cultural Dialogue Across the Centuries’ is the title of the book presented by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, during the bilateral summit in Samarkand. The publication features a translation into Uzbek — coordinated by Ca’ Foscari professor Elisabetta Ragagnin — of the first book of Giovanni Battista Ramusio’s version of Il Milione, in which Marco Polo recounts his travels through regions that correspond to present-day Uzbekistan.

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