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Ca' Foscari Agenda: April

In April 2018, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice will host the first of six lectures held by a Nobel prize winner, author Wole Soyinka, to celebrate its 150th anniversary as well as the new edition of Ca’ Foscari’s international literature festival, ‘Incroci di Civiltà’ from April 4th to 7th with 25 authors from 20 countries.

‘Mama-Mother’ is the winner of the Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival

The 8th edition of the Festival ended last week with the victory of the Uzbek shortfilm Mama-Mother and the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the university.

Nobel Prize Winners take the stage at Ca’ Foscari

The celebration of 150 years since Ca’ Foscari University Venice was founded brings some outstanding guests to take the stage at the Venetian University: six Nobel Prize Winners will give lectures to the University students throughout 2018.

‘Your Future Run’ returns to Ca’ Foscari on 5th May, and sign ups are open

Ca’ Foscari Future Run, the non competitive run through the streets and squares of Venice, returns. You can now sign up for the run that will take place on 5th May 2018.

New Call for 13 PhD programmes, with a new programme in biomedical research

92 scholarships, 8 industrial PhD programmes, 6 PhD programmes in English and 6 international programmes in partnership with such universities as the Sorbonne and Heidelberg.

Ankara gives an honorary doctorate degree to Maria Pia Pedani

On February 26th professor Maria Pia Pedani received an honorary doctorate degree in Turkology awarded by Ankara University. 

Women in research and not only at Ca' Foscari

Ca’ Foscari shares its work and its studies of its researchers through a series of interviews on #womeninresearch on CafoscariNEWS, with the idea of giving a voice to the female researchers of Ca’ Foscari and show appreciation for their role and their work.

Advice for a strong woman, by Gioconda Belli

Gioconda Belli Nicaraguan writer and revolutionary will be one of the authors invited to the literature festival Incroci di civiltà on Friday April 6th. For the occasion of the 8th March, we are publishing one of her poems.

Why are we waiting? A conversation with Lord Stern

The famous British economist discussed with Carlo Giupponi as part of a symposium on climate change held at Venice International University.