CLA

Administrative structures and contacts

Our offices can be contacted on the telephone numbers and email addresses given below.

University Language Centre (CLA) - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Palazzina Briati, Dorsoduro 2530, Fondamenta Briati, 30123 Venice
Tel. of the front desk + 39 041 234 6011
 cla@unive.it

Organizational structure
Academic services office

Timetable

Wednesday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm by appointment only 

Contacts

Pivato Giovanna

Projects Office

Timetable

Wednesday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm by appointment only

Contacts

Caburlotto Filippo, Gibin Rachele, Minto AngelaGaia Segalla, Pan Xiaoshao

Mission

Foreign language learning has always been an opportunity to achieve one’s goals in study, research and lifelong learning for everyone. The CLA:

  • carries out foreign language teaching activities (French, English, Russian, Spanish, German) for students, Ca' Foscari University staff and the general public both at San Sebastiano and online, with highly professional native speaker teachers;
  • organises OFAB1 and CLAB2 English language competence tests for registered students and external users;
  • provides free English courses for students on Bachelor’s and Master’s degree courses to prepare for CLAB2 language competence test;
  • issues English language level certificates based on the parameters of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages developed by the Council of Europe, and final certificates for language courses;
  • offers a proofreading and translation service for English language texts.