Events

NICHE and Fondazione Prada collaborate on Everybody Talks About the Weather

Weather, the 'most democratic' topic of conversation, is the leitmotif for talking about the environment and climate change in the research exhibition hosted at Ca' Corner della Regina and organised in collaboration with Ca' Foscari's NICHE centre.

Evaristo: memorable women characters and slavery turned upside down

Bernardine Evaristo's Italian tour reached Venice, where she was a guest of Ca' Foscari in the Writers in Conversation series, linked to Incroci di civiltà. Evaristo was in dialogue with Shaul Bassi in a fully-booked Auditorium Santa Margherita.

The Cooling Solution: between art and science

The Cooling Solution is a scientific project that uses photography to investigate how people of different socioeconomic backgrounds around the world adapt to high temperatures and humidity.

The Heart in the Past, the Head in the Future: Nasim Marashi’s Iran

Marashi was one of the guests at the latest edition of the International Festival of Literature in Venice - Crossroads of Civilization (Incroci di civiltà), where she presented her novel 'Payiz fasl-e akhar-e sal ast' (Autumn is the Last Season of the Year).

Ca' Foscari University of Venice: International Open Days 2023

Join us during our online International Open Days from 27 February to 10 March 2023 and explore our Foundation Year, 5 bachelor's degree programmes, and 16 master's degree programmes, entirely in English. Keep reading for more information.

China's protests against "zero Covid" policy

“Stop Covid-19 testing — we are hungry!,” “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!,” “Stop restrictions, we want freedom.” These are some of the slogans chanted by the Chinese people who have taken to the streets in at least seventeen cities to protest against the rigid “zero Covid” policies adopted by the Chinese government.

Graduation Day in St Mark’s Square: photos from 11 November 

Ca’ Foscari celebrated a Graduation Day in St Mark’s Square for over 1,000 Ca’ Foscari students for the autumn session of a.y. 2021/2022. Check out the photo gallery!

Pop Up @ Port Days: emerging musicians will play on 7 October

Pop Up @ Port Days will feature three student music projects that were selected by the Radio Ca’ Foscari team among many applications. The event is free of charge and will be held in San Basilio, between Magazzino 5 and Magazzino 6, close to the classrooms of Ca’ Foscari and IUAV. 

Lovers of literature mourn the passing of Javier Marías

Lovers of literature mourn the passing of Javier Marías, who had been hospitalised in a Clinic in Madrid due to pneumonia. In 2009 he was hosted by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice during the Incroci di Civiltà/Crossroads of Civilizations Literary Festival. Professor Enric Bou Maqueda tells us about the Spanish author and his relationship with Venice.