The "Ca' Foscari" University of Venice

The "Ca' Foscari" University of Venice is an Italian university based in Venice, on the Grand Canal, between the Rialto and San Marco.

Fondée le 6 Août, 1868 la « Scuola Superiore di Commercio » (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce), Ca ‘Foscari a été la première institution italienne pour réaliser des études supérieures en commerce et en économie. Le bureau principal d’origine se trouve encore dans le grand palais gothique « volta de canal » (sur le coude du Grand Canal), au cœur de Venise.

Its Venetian name of Ca' Foscari means "house (palace) Foscari" (the word Ca' comes from the Venetian dialect meaning "house" equivalent to the word Casa in Italian). It had belonged to Francesco Foscari (1373-1457), the 65th Doge of Venice.

This palace was the seat of the Royal School of Commerce in Venice, whose idea was born in 1866, after the annexation of Veneto to Italy, notably by Luigi Luzzatti (1841, a Venetian Jew). It was the first institute of its kind, with the initial aim of perfecting the skills of merchants, but also as a Teacher Training College intended to prepare teachers of commercial sciences for secondary schools.

In the 1960s, this school was transformed into a generalist university.

Ca' Foscari The sweetness of life and learning in the best conditions

Ca ‘Foscari de Venise est la première école de commerce en Italie et la seconde en Europe, une université où plus de 30 langues sont enseignées. Tout comme la ville qui l’héberge, ellel est un carrefour des cultures, des champs de recherche, des idées et de la créativité. Une université moderne qui se maintient avec le temps en réalisant au sein de ses huit départements avancé des projets de recherche et des programmes d’études novateurs en vue de garantir une excellente expérience éducative. Grâce à ses cinq écoles interdépartementales, Ca ‘Foscari a fait approches éducatives transversales et intégrées. De cette manière, ceux qui font des études à Venise peuvent acquérir un large éventail de compétences et des plus articulées: l’économie est mise en contact avec le patrimoine culturel, les langues se croisent avec l’économie, la restauration rencontre la science pour ne citer que ces quelques exemples.

The University offers courses at all levels, both in Italian and English: 16 bachelor's degree programs, 29 master's degree programs and 34 professional master's degree programs in addition to the Doctorate studies at its doctoral school. This is also supported by the new School for International Education, which organizes courses for credit and extracurricular activities for Italian and international students, as well as for professionals interested in courses and lessons conducted by both Italian and foreign instructors.

Ca' Foscari University also offers a wide range of international programs, with 3 bachelor's degrees, 12 master's degrees, 14 professional master's programs and 5 PhDs.

"To study at Ca' Foscari are not only classrooms and libraries at your disposal. We're not only here to receive an excellent education. Ca' Foscari is a unique educational experience, in a context like no other place where art and culture meet around openness and international exchange. It is the place where all foreign students come together to share and study together. Quite simply, Venice. Welcome to Ca 'Foscari, welcome to Venice.