University of St Andrews

At a glance

Ca’Foscari University was founded in 1868 and sits on the bend of the Grand Canal in central Venice. The main University building is in a Gothic Venetian palace.

There are about 20,000 enrolled students at the University. Today the University has 8 main departments offering classes at the undergraduate, graduate and PhD level.
Established : 1868
Student Population : 21000

Website and links

Website : Ca' Foscari Homepage

Study abroad page : Incoming Student Webpage

Study abroad guide : Incoming Student Guidebook

Who can go

Students on degree programmes in the following subject areas may apply to study abroad during their Junior Honours year at Università Ca' Foscari Venezia (Ca' Foscari University of Venice):

This exchange is open to students studying Joint Honours Italian and Arabic or Single Honours Italian.

• Arabic and Persian
• Italian

Semesters Available

• First Semester
• Second Semester
• Full Year

Note: Joint Honours students may only apply for a full year abroad if BOTH subjects are listed above. Joint Honours students applying for one semester must seek permission from both Schools.

Study abroad coordinator

Each School has a designated Study Abroad Coordinator.

Your studies abroad

St Andrews academic requirements

• Minimum Credit in Academic year : 48
• Minimum Credit in Semester : 24
• Maximum Credit in Academic year : 60
• Maximum Credit in Semester: 30
• Module Weighting : 3,5,8

Partner Course Catalogue : Ca' Foscari offers various courses taught entirely in English or with English resources (e.g. bibliography, exams in English). Find information on how to select courses.

See our Credits and Modules Abroad webpage for information on the number of credits we expect students to take at our partner institutions. St Andrews expects students to attend all classes as part of their programme abroad. Assessment methods may vary across partners and could include class participation, continuous assessment in the form of homework and final exams. All courses must be agreed with your Study Abroad Coordinator. See our academic information webpage for further details, as well as information about credit and grade conversion.

Application and selection

This is a School Abroad programme.

Places available

Places available : 3 semester places.

Places available may vary from year to year depending on the exchange balance. Numbers for the following academic year will be confirmed at the information meeting.

Getting there and getting around

From Piazzale Roma or from Venice Santa Lucia train station

Ca’ Foscari is a 15 minute walk from both Piazzale Roma (bus station and car parking terminal) and Venice Santa Lucia train station.

By vaporetto (i.e. public boat service), from either the Ferrovia or Piazzale Roma stop, take either Line 1 or Line 2 and get off at the San Tomà stop, which is the one closest to Ca’ Foscari. Vaporetto schedules and routes can be found on the ACTV website the Public Transportation Authority of Venice.

From Marco Polo Airport of Venice

For those who arrive at Marco Polo Airport, there are connecting bus services run by the A.C.T.V. and A.T.V.O. companies. Buses reach Piazzale Roma (bus station and car parking terminal in Venice) in approximately 20 minutes.

From Canova Airport of Treviso

For those who arrive at Canova Airport of Treviso, there are connecting bus services run by A.T.V.O. and Brusutti companies. Buses reach Piazzale Roma (bus station and car parking terminal in Venice) in approximately 60 minutes.

You can also travel in a private water taxi and taxi services from the airports

More information about how to get around can be found on page 33 of the guidebook.

Accommodation

The Housing Office is a service for Italian and international students.

Accommodation options include:

student residences

private apartments

Please note that St Andrews is unable to guarantee housing at any of our partner institutions. Guidance on finding accommodation abroad is available on the Global Office webpage.

Student services and orientation

Ca' Foscari has a

Disabled Students Service

Counselling Service

Buddy Scheme

Ca' Foscari has a Welcome Unit with which incoming students can make appointments.

For international students the University has many resources, including the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), which puts on both social and academic events for international students in Venice.

Please be aware that student support services will be different across all of our partner universities.