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QS Europe Rankings: excellent results for Ca’ Foscari in student mobility

This year, Ca' Foscari University of Venice has once again confirmed its position as one of the top universities in Europe for number of outbound exchange students, and ranked sixth among the institutions assessed in the new edition of the QS Europe University Rankings.

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Ca' Foscari signs cooperation agreement with Kansai Medical University

Considering the areas of common interest and shared academic goals in terms of teaching and research, the two Universities have decided to formalize a Memorandum of Understanding that will encourage joint programmes, student mobility, Knowledge Transfer, PhD and research collaboration. 

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EUTOPIA hackathon: two students tell you why you should participate

EUTOPIA launches a second edition of ‘Innovation Challenges for Students: Discovery Week’: the alliance of 10 European universities is looking for students to take part in five days of challenges, teamwork, networking, training and meetings with companies in Cergy, from 13 to 17 November. Send in your application by 22 September.

Research
X-Ray MicroCT unveils ancient pottery techniques

Researchers from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice have uncovered revolutionary insights into ancient pottery forming techniques using X-ray micro-computed tomography (microCT). This study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, reveals how advanced 3D imaging can reconstruct the complex processes behind Middle Bronze Age Cretan ceramics, offering a new methodology for analyzing ancient pottery.

Events
The San Basilio Waterfront Music Fest is postponed to October 11th

Following the message from the Rector on October 1st and out of respect for the tragedy that has struck our community, we are postponing the San Basilio Waterfront Music Fest to October 11th, from 7.30 p.m.

Research
Elderly population against immigrants: hurtful paradox in ageing countries

A study by Valerio Dotti, an economist at Ca' Foscari, shows how the voting choices of the elderly can favour short-sighted policies on immigration and public spending. ‘Open immigration policies can be good for the public purse’. The study is published in the Journal of Public Economics

Research
Miscategorization fuels discrimination within organizations and workplaces

How does discrimination arise? A new paper by Muhammed Alperen Yasar, Ph.D. student at Ca’ Foscari and Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University offers valuable insights into the development of discriminatory behaviors in organizations. The study  was recently published by the International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior. 

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A research project investigates Venetian inscriptions on Cyprus

Ca' Foscari's project “La lettera e il Leone" explores the Public Communication Strategies of the Serenissima through Texts and Stone Imagery. The Project Launches the First European Open Access Platform Dedicated to Venetian Renaissance Inscriptions.

People
From Ca’ Foscari to Directing the Cinema Studies Institute in Toronto

From the lecture halls of Ca' Foscari to the history of cinema in Canada, through NYU: Ca’ Foscari alumnus Alberto Zambenedetti is the new Director of the Cinema Studies Institute at the University of Toronto.
The Institute, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, offers one of the most prominent and long-standing programmes for studying the art of cinema in Canada and North America.

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Student mobility for Afghan women with Geneva Graduate Institute

Starting from the academic year 2024-2025, through an agreement signed in February between Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Geneva Graduate Institute, female students of Afghan nationality will have the opportunity to participate in a bilateral exchange programme providing scholarships in memory of Maria Rosario Lazzati Niada.

Youcafoscari, the protagonists speak

Interviews and events with international guests, professors and students. The best of Ca' Foscari's YouTube channel.

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