European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) 2021-2027
Venice School of Management

The Veneto Region's European Social Fund Plus (PR FSE+) 2021-2027 [ITA] Regional Programme is the outcome of a collaborative process involving local public authorities, representatives from economic and social sectors, and civil society. This strategic document identifies the main challenges Veneto will face in the coming years.

The programme is structured around four Priorities, which represent the Region's key policy objectives. Each priority includes specific Lines of Action—tools and approaches designed to achieve these objectives—with the ultimate goal of improving people's well-being and quality of life.

Living Backstage
Training for Live Performance Crews and Management Skills

Website: Living Backstage
Call: DGR. N. 490 del 2 maggio 2025 - CULTURA 2025 [ITA]
Duration:  27/10/2025 - 17/11/2026
Coordinator: Fabrizio Panozzo
Lead partner: ENAIP Veneto [ITA]
VSM role: project partner
Budget: € 79.391,60 - assigned to VSM € 11.408,04
Project code: 51-0001-490-2025 - CUP: H11J25000870007

HFE
Homo Faber Economy

Call: PR Veneto FSE+ 2021-2027, DGR. N. 727 del 2023 VENEZIA I.C.O.N.A. - LINEA 1 - Incubatore Venezia [ITA]
Duration: 01/03/2024 - 31/08/2025
Coordinator: Gaetano Zilio Grandi
VSM role: proposer
Budget: € 241.941,12 - assigned to VSM: € 64.666,00
Project code: 2120-0001-727-2023 - CUP: H77G23000350002

The Homo Faber Economy project targets adults, employed, unemployed, and unemployed,  paying great attention to their training and employment needs, in the high craftsmanship sector, as well as to the needs for grafting and technological development necessary for the growth and enhancement of MSME. The network of companies, workshops and ateliers, national and international, mapped by the Department of Management of Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the ability to carry out upskilling interventions aimed at freelancers and workers, gained by the university spin-off Upskill 4.0, led to a project idea including both training and reskilling initiatives. The applied research work conducted by the University, thanks to the collaboration with the Fondazione di Venezia and Venezia da Vivere, contributes to the goals of revitalizing activities related to craftsmanship in the city of Venice and the Venetian lagoon, islands and estuary.

The project aims to foster business start-ups and the development of new innovative business branches, thanks to the redefinition of the Business Model and by leveraging the potential of the Design Thinking methodology, implemented by the spin-off Upskill 4.0.

During the eighteen-month project implementation period, the business growth path is marked by the participation of national and international companies and entities such as:

  • Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte (Milan)
  • Bureau du Design, de la Mode et des Métiers d’Art (Paris)
  • Artex, Centro per l’Artigianato Artistico e Tradizionale della Toscana (Florence)
  • Cockpit, centre for contemporary craft (London)
  • Mobilier national (Paris), heir of 'Garde-Meuble della Corona'

The 12 network partner companies, which are extremely significant for the heritage of high craftsmanship in the city of Venice historic center, participating in the project are:

  • Amourrina
  • Merletti D'Arte
  • Marisa Convento
  • Ramosalso - Demis Marin
  • Tabinotabi
  • Paper Owl
  • Andreina Brengola - Spazio Aperto
  • Patience
  • Perlamadredesign
  • Lunardelli Est.1967
  • Antonia Sautter - Venetia
  • Orsoni Venezia 1888

PROAGON
An Incubator for Performing Arts in Venice

Funding programme: PR Veneto FSE+ 2021-2027, DGR. N. 727 del 2023 VENEZIA I.C.O.N.A. - LINEA 1 - Incubatore Venezia [ITA]
Duration: 13/02/2024 - 12/02/2026
Coordinator: Fabrizio Panozzo
Lead partner: ENAIP Veneto [ITA]
Ca' Foscari: project partner
Budget: total amount € 249.752,00 - assigned to Ca' Foscari € 48.916,00
Project code: 51-0001-727-2023 - CUP: H71D23000110007

Old European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) Projects

Ended in 2025

Ended in 2024