Venice International University - VIU

16/06/2026

💡 5 Tips for Future VIU Students - Part 2

We're back with more insider advice from our former Globalization Program students! ✨
From navigating island life to getting the most out of your studies, these tips come straight from those who've lived it.

▶ Want to hear their full stories? Visit the VIU People Profiles and our YouTube channel!

12/06/2026

🎓The Summer Institute on Ageing was welcomed at VIU during this week, with a focus on “Longevity: Mutual Support Across Generations”

🌷 The program provided the participants with a multidisciplinary and rigorous understanding of the ageing process, ranging from some basic notions of the medical and epidemiological literature, to key concepts in the economics and sociology of ageing.
This edition of the Summer Institute was developed with lectures, testimonials and hands-on sessions, and ended with the students' presentations and discussions.

🤝🏻 The Summer Institute was led by Agar Brugiavini from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & Venice International University, with the contribution of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, National Research Council of Italy, University of Lausanne and University of Padua.

Thank you all for your participation! ✨

10/06/2026

❗ LAST CALL to apply to our Graduate Seminar on International Law in the Age of AI and Cyber

📅 When: October 26-30, 2026
📍 Where: Island of San Servolo in Venice
👉🏽 Applications deadline on June 25, 2026

🔗 https://www.univiu.org/study/graduate-seminars/international-law-in-the-age-of-ai-and-cyber

📢 : International Law in the Age of AI and Cyber

📅 When: October 26-30, 2026
📍 Where: Venice, Island of San Servolo
👨🏻‍🎓 👩🏻‍🎓 Who can apply? Master students, PhD students, and junior researchers with a background in International Law, EU Law, Public and Comparative Law, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, Cybersecurity Sciences, Political Sciences, and International Relations.

🖋What is it about?
The Seminars will investigate the practice of States, especially their position papers on the application of international law to the cyber domain (Mačák, 2017), as well as the actions of international organizations, among them primarily the United Nations, which are striving to identify the content of applicable international law rules (Henderson, 2021, see also the outputs of the Group of Governmental Experts on Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace and the Open-Ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security).

💸 Full fee waiver scholarships are available for students from VIU member institutions. In addition, grant support is available to support partially or fully the costs of international travel. Accommodation is provided free of charge.
Join us!

‼️ Call for applications is open until June 25, 2026, on the VIU website.

Apply Now 👉🏻 https://www.univiu.org/study/graduate-seminars/international-law-in-the-age-of-ai-and-cyber

08/06/2026

💡 5 Tips for Future VIU Students - Part 1

Wondering what VIU life is really like? Our former Globalization Program students are sharing their best tips to help you make the most of your VIU experience! 🌍

▶ Curious about their stories? Check out the VIU People Profiles and our YouTube channel for a closer look at life in Venice and on the Island.

04/06/2026

💬 VIU quotes ✨

Prof. Duggan from Boston College was here last semester as a Globalization Program Professor.

👀 Check out her full interview on our website and on YouTube!
https://www.univiu.org/viu-life/viu-people-profiles/prof-duggan-bc

02/06/2026

🇮🇹 Buona Festa della Repubblica!

Today, June 2nd, Italy celebrates its National Day, a public holiday marking the moment in 1946 when Italians voted to become a republic, laying the foundations of the modern democratic state we know today.

And what better place to reflect on the spirit of a republic than Venice? Long before 1946, this city was already home to one of history's most enduring republics, the Serenissima, the Most Serene Republic of Venice, which lasted over a thousand years 🦁

29/05/2026

✨ Yesterday we celebrated the Globalization Program's Second Semester Closing Ceremony!

❤️ Thank you to all the students and professors who made this semester unforgettable. The ceremony brought everyone together one last time, marking the end of a full year of learning, discovery, and shared experiences on the island of San Servolo.

🌍 This semester once again brought together talented, motivated students from VIU's member universities, nearly 100 students from 20 nationalities across three continents, for a truly multicultural, international, and interdisciplinary journey.

☀️ As summer begins, we wish you a safe trip home and a well-deserved break. San Servolo will always be waiting for you: Venice International University is your second home, wherever you go next.

26/05/2026

🧠 Last week, VIU hosted the Graduate Seminar on Epistemic Logic, and we asked some participants to share their experience.

The seminar brought together graduate students from universities across the globe to explore the boundaries of logic, knowledge, and reasoning.

🎙 We spoke with:
→ Francesco Di Betta, PhD student at Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia
→ Ji Zumin, Master's student at Tsinghua University
→ Nina Tod, Master's student at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

They shared how the seminar connects to their studies and research, and what it's like to engage with these ideas on the island of San Servolo. 🌊

22/05/2026

Meet Cai Zibing from Tsinghua University, China 🌍
She shares with us her point of view about academics, the co-curricular activities and VIU life ✨

🎥 Check out Cai’s interview!
> VIU People Profiles and on YouTube
https://www.univiu.org/viu-life/viu-people-profiles/cai-zibing-tsinghua

21/05/2026

🎓 This week, we are welcoming the Graduate Seminar on “Belief Change and Information Exchange: Current Trends in Epistemic Logic” at VIU!

🧠 Through lectures, workshops, group discussions, and case studies, the participants enhanced their logical reasoning skills in exploring specific philosophical-logical questions, while also improving their communication abilities to share and exchange ideas on a global platform. The faculty helped students understand the formation and evolution of various theoretical considerations and methodological approaches, encouraging them to develop their own theoretical strategies on belief-related topics, grounded in a deep understanding of the complexities of epistemic logic. Students recognised the extensive application of logical models in both theoretical and applied fields. This enabled them to critically assess the rationality of belief change and information flow in society, with practical relevance to pressing global issues.

🤝🏻 The seminar was led by Tsinghua University, the Università degli Studi di Padova and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Thank you all for your participation! ✨