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At Ca’ Foscari, the ‘Cattedra Messico/Mexico Chair’ in Latin American Studies

On Friday, 14 March, in Venice, Rector Tiziana Lippiello and Silvia Elena Giorguli Saucedo, President of Colmex, El Colegio de México, signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a ‘Mexico Chair’ in Latin American Studies at Ca’ Foscari. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for Monday, 17 March, at 10:30 at Ca’ Dolfin.

People

Anika #StudentVoices: “A Passion for STEM Since I Was a Child”

Anika Millton is a second-year student pursuing her Environmental Engineering for Ecological Transition Bachelor’s degree at Ca’ Foscari University.

University

Have Your Say: Vote in the Student Elections on 8-10 April

From 9:00 AM on April 8 until 12:00 PM on April 10, 2025, you can vote online to elect your representatives for the next two academic years within Ca’ Foscari’s governing bodies and the Board of Directors of ESU-ARDSU Venezia. List submissions are also open—until 1:00 PM on March 10, 2025, for Ca’ Foscari and until 4:30 PM on March 6, 2025, for ESU-ARDSU.

University

Easter, 25 April and 1 May: Upcoming Ca’ Foscari Closures 2025

Ca’ Foscari University’s premises in Venice, Mestre and Treviso will be closed from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 April for the Easter holidays, from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 April, and from Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 May 2025. See the library pages for full details.

Research

Returns, Readmissions, and CPRs: Preliminary Results from the MORE Project Presented at the European Parliament

The preliminary results of the MORE project were presented on 26 March at the European Parliament. The analysis also covered the CPRs themselves. On 10 April, the lecture ‘Inferno CPR’ [ITA] will address the living and detention conditions of migrants in these centres, focusing particularly on physical and mental health as well the internal functioning of the CPR system. The lecture will be open to the public. 

Research

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.

Youcafoscari, the protagonists speak

Interviews and events with international guests, professors and students. The best of Ca' Foscari's YouTube channel.