Fondazione Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Academic knowledge for local development

Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari pursues its mission in the field of  Ca' Foscari University's “Third Mission” through an integrated and interdisciplinary offering that includes knowledge transfer projects, Master's and Higher education courses, organization of cultural activities and events, and Open Access publishing for the free dissemination of research results. The goal is to contribute to the sustainable and responsible growth of the territory and of the communities in which it operates.

Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari complements and provides support to the University: in line with its statutory purposes, Fondazione promotes projects, events and networking opportunities for the University's stakeholders. Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari activates strategic partnerships and synergies between the academic world and the economic-social subjects of the territory, thus contributing to the creation of value for the parties involved in the process of innovation. 

Edizioni Ca' Foscari

Fondazione Università Ca' Foscari publishes journals and monographic series in Open Access digital format through Edizioni Ca’ Foscari (ECF), the digital University Press of the namesake University. 
ECF pursues the aim of fostering the free sharing of knowledge and encouraging research dissemination towards the national and international scientific community. 
 

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Ca' Foscari Challenge School

Fondazione Università Ca' Foscari operates in the field of higher education through the administrative management of Ca’ Foscari Challenge School, the executive ‘Lifelong Learning’ School of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice that provides specific, specialised courses for recent graduates, professionals, businesses and public organisations to enhance their professional expertise. 
 

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Knowledge Transfer

Fondazione enhances and transfers the skills and results of research developed within Ca' Foscari's areas of excellence through interdisciplinary initiatives and projects, whether carried out through public funding on a local, national and international scale, or developed to meet the specific needs of external clients. 
 

Our projects

Events and cultural activities 

Fondazione has a long-standing experience in the management of public engagement initiatives carried out in close connection with local cultural institutions. Events include conferences, exhibitions, literature festivals, film festivals, theater and music performances, corporate events, as well as major initiatives included in the annual schedule of cultural events of the city of Venice. 
 

Our events

Partners
Partners contribute to the pursuit of Fondazione’s mission through cooperation in projects and activities and the sharing of its principles and values.

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Ca' Foscari Alumni

Ca' Foscari Alumni is the Association of Ca' Foscari graduates. Since 2011, Ca’ Foscari Alumni connects generations and cross-disciplinary paths of study,  offering opportunities for networking, local discovery and education. The Association has 28,000 members to date, with over 85,000 graduate contacts in more than 90 countries around the world.

Visit Ca' Foscari Alumni's website [ITA]