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Visiting Students Programme

Ca' Foscari University of Venice encourages international students to study at the University by assigning them the status of "Visiting Student". This status may be granted to the students enrolled at an international university who wish to spend a study or research period at Ca' Foscari. The call for Visiting Students will be published yearly, with two different application deadlines: for the 2011/2012 call, please click here.

Who can apply
The Visiting Student status can be assigned to:

• Students not residing in Italy and enrolled in foreign universities, even if they have taken part in mobility programmes, or are not included in the quotas defined by the Italian laws, who would like to take courses given by Ca' Foscari University.
  These students shall be currently enrolled at their home institution:
  in a First Cycle Degree Programme requiring for entry the possession of a school leaving certificate following a minimum 12-year education;
  in a Second Cycle Degree Programme requiring for entry the possession of a minimum 12-year education and a First Cycle Degree, or an equivalent degree from a programme lasting at least 3 years.
• Students not residing in Italy and enrolled in foreign universities who wish to conduct an independent research activity, whether aimed at completing a final thesis or not, in educational areas under study at Ca' Foscari or attend third cycle courses, under the guidance of an academic tutor for a period of no less than one semester.
  These students shall be currently enrolled at their home institution in a Second Cycle or Third Cycle (i.e. Research Doctorate) Degree Programme. If the degree programme they are enrolled in is a Single Cycle Degree Programme, they shall be enrolled in at least the fourth year of it.

Deadlines and admission procedures
The international students interested in this opportunity shall submit their application form to the Welcome and Enrolment Office - Enrolment Service for International Students by the following deadlines:

• for the 1st semester (September 2011 - January 2012): by June 3rd, 2011;
• for the 2nd semester (February 2012 - June 2012): by November 30th, 2011.

The following documents shall be submitted along with the application form duly signed:

• passport size photo;
• copy of an identity card;
• a presentation letter written by the student in Italian or English stating his/her reasons for wanting to attend any educational activities at Ca' Foscari. This letter shall be co-signed by a professor from the student's home institution;
• a certificate including the student's personal data, school/academic qualifications, year of enrolment in the degree programme at his/her home institution and any and all transcripts of records. Such certificate shall be translated into one of the main four EU languages (English, French, German, Spanish).
• those students wishing to conduct an independent research activity shall produce a presentation letter in English or Italian written by a professor from the student's home institution identifying the research subjects to be studied at Ca' Foscari.

The applicant shall submit his/her application along with the above listed documents:

• to the e-mail address visiting-student@unive.it;
• to the fax number +39 041 234 7969.

All applications received within the deadlines will be evaluated by an especially appointed University Committee, whose decisions will be based on merit criteria. The list of admitted students will be published on the University website:

• on June 20th, 2011 for students submitting their application by June 3rd, 2011;
• on December 15th, 2011 for those submitting their application by November 30th, 2011.

The Welcome and Enrolment Office will then contact the candidates who have been admitted with an email containing all the details on the enrolment procedures.

Enrolment fees
In order to take part in the educational activities described before, the Visiting Student shall pay an enrolment fee, only after his/her application has been accepted by the Admission Committee and no later than the beginning of the semester at Ca' Foscari University.

In order to take part in any course at Ca' Foscari, the Visiting Student shall pay the following enrolment fees:

• EUR 160.00 for each course worth 6 university credits or less;
• EUR 220.00 for each course worth 7 university credits or more, or for courses including a laboratory activity; bearing in mind that a maximum of 60 university credits can be earned each academic year.
• As for the research activity, the enrolment fee is EUR 450.00 for each research semester (even if the actual visit period is less than one semester).

Scholarships
Visiting Students may qualify for financial aid (scholarships) granted on the basis of merit. Each scholarship amounts to 50% of the enrolment fees: so beneficiary students shall pay the enrolment fee for an amount equal to its 50%. 25 scholarships are available for the first semester of the 2011/2012 academic year.

For more information click here

Previous year's competition

Scholarships for Visiting Students Programme at Ca\' Foscari University of Venice (2010)