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Heather Thomas, in Venice to bring the ‘Science Gallery’ to life

Heather Thomas is in Venice where she will keep her commitment to the environment alive with the Science Gallery Venice, the network created in synergy with Ca’ Foscari University.

Double Degree with UCL for the Bachelor’s programme in Humanities

For the a.y. 2018/19 Ca' Foscari and UCL will offer a four years joint Bachelor's degree in Humanities taught in Italian and English.

Ca' Foscari 1868-2018, waiting for the 150th anniversary

In 2018 Ca’ Foscari University of Venice will celebrate its 150 years and there are only a few months left before the celebrations of 150 years of the university’s history: here is the logo for the anniversary.

Re-use, recycle and give. Ca’ Foscari takes part in the European Week for Waste Reduction

Ca’ Foscari will take part in the EWWR - European Week for Waste Reduction the European Commission initiative that will take place from November 18th to 26th with initiatives for students and staff.

Transversal skills: data from the Placement Office

Soft skills or “transversal skills” are getting more and more attention in the labor market and became an important element in the selection process, from an investigation carried out by the Placement Office at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice that was shared with 90 firms.

Pre-evaluation for the a.y. 2018/19 now open

Pre-evaluation are open from December 4th and until the end of April: students who have carried out their preparatory studies outside of Italy must begin the application process to the 47 degree programmes for the a.y. 2018/19.

Cybersecurity, students at Ca’ Foscari members of the Italian team on the European podium

Italy took part to the European Cybersecurity Challenge (ECSC), the main European contest for cyber-defenders, for the very first time and obtained the bronze medal against fifteen countries.

 

Computer vision, industry experts and researchers hosted by Ca' Foscari

The the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) brought together ICT researchers, experts and companies at Ca' Foscari from October 22nd to 29th.

The Catalan Referendum explained by Patrizio Rigobon

Patrizio Rigobon is a professor and researcher in Catalan language and literature at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. We have asked for his interpretation of the current situation and a brief overview of the history of the independence movement of Barcelona.