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Studying street art: An outdoor laboratory for Conservation Science
Vallà is hamlet in the town of Riese Pio X that gained fame for a participatory urban regeneration project called The Wallà. In June 2024, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics, and Statistics, for the study of the conservation of outdoor mural artworks. Arianna Abbafati and Giovanni Milan shared with us their first field experience, which took place last October.
Vera Buffolo, Audiovisual Producer of Podcasts for the European Parliament
Vera Buffolo, a Ca’ Foscari alumna, is part of the production team of Europarl Radio, the European Parliament's official web radio, which creates and broadcasts original audio content daily in all 24 official languages of the European Union. After five years of experience as a podcast producer, we asked this former Ca’ Foscari student to share the rewards and challenges of her work.
Join Team26 and become a volunteer at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games
Would you like to be at the heart of organising the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games, contribute to delivering a world-class sporting event, and experience it up close? The Team26 programme is looking for 18,000 volunteers to be key players in the Games, helping make the experience special and unforgettable for spectators, athletes, and teams.
Prof Luiza Bialasiewicz: 'Trump and the divided geographies of the US vote'
Donald Trump has won and he will now become the 47th President of the United States. But what persuaded voters to cast their ballots for him? We talked about it with Luiza Bialasiewicz, professor of Economic and Political Geography at the Department of Economics at Ca' Foscari.
U.S. Elections: What Divides the American Electorate? Prof Basosi comments
As the US Election Day approaches, polls indicate a close race between Harris and Trump. What issues are causing division among the American electorate, and what potential scenarios could arise for the future of the US and Europe? We discussed these topics with Duccio Basosi, professor of History of International Relations.
From Ca’ Foscari to TV stardom in South Korea: the story of Alberto Mondi
How does one transition from the classrooms of Ca'Foscari to becoming a public figure on the other side of the world? Let’s explore this journey by speaking with Alberto Mondi, a Ca' Foscari alumnus who earned a degree in Language, Culture, and Society of Asia and Mediterranean Africa and went on to become one of the most recognised personalities in South Korea.
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.
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.
The international stories of PISE alumnae Beatrice, Ginevra and Anita
One works as an Intelligence Analyst within the World Bank in Washington DC, one is employed as a Data Analyst for Euronet in Amsterdam, and one cooperates with the Ministry of the Interior to deal with migration policy management at national and European level. These are just some of the international careers of the Alumnae in Philosophy, International and Economic Studies.