Discover Ca’ Foscari and everything new in 2025/2026 Degree Programmes
Founded in 1868 as the first School of Commerce in Italy, Ca’ Foscari University has welcomed a dynamic academic community for over 150 years in the heart of Venice. Constantly innovating its educational offer, Ca’ Foscari guarantees excellence and multidisciplinary learning, as confirmed by its rankings in national and international league tables and its impressive post-graduation employment rates.
Antarctica: Drilling Campaign Reaches more than 1.2-Million-Year-Old Ice
The fourth Antarctic campaign of the “Beyond EPICA - Oldest Ice” project, funded by the European Commission, has achieved a historic milestone for climate science. An international team of scientists successfully drilled a 2,800-meter-long ice core, reaching the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
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.
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity: apply now for the new Winter School
The innovative programme brings together experts from various fields, including biology, climate studies, social sciences, and economics, and welcomes participants from diverse academic backgrounds. Young researchers, including master's and PhD students, can apply until November 7, 2024.
Have Your Say: Vote in the Student Elections on 8-10 April
From 9:00 am on 8 April to 12:00 noon on 10 April 2025, you will be able to vote online to elect your representatives for the next two academic years. Lists must be submitted via email to by 1:00 pm on 10 March 2025.
From Venice to Georgetown to study the environment as an agent of history
Georgetown University in Washington recently welcomed Ca' Foscari graduate Luca Barison, who is now a PhD student in environmental history. Barison’s academic journey combines a love for history with a focus on environmental issues, culminating in notable accomplishments, such as the Giuseppe Del Torre Prize.
Inauguration of the Academic Year on 12 February 2025 – Live Streaming
The Inauguration of the 2024/2025 Academic Year at Ca' Foscari will take place on Wednesday, 12 February 2025, starting at 11.00 a.m. in the Auditorium Santa Margherita – Emanuele Severino. Professor Marcello Pelillo will deliver a Lectio Magistralis titled From Leibniz's Dream to Turing's Game: The Origins of Artificial Intelligence.
Ice loss in Greenland’s mountain glaciers
Conducted by CNR-Isp, in collaboration with Ca' Foscari University of Venice, the Universities of Freiburg and Copenhagen and the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, the research used data acquired by satellites over 35 years and contributes to the understanding of the impact of global warming on the cryosphere. The results were published in the Journal of Glaciology.
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.
