About
Founded in 1868, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia is a leading university in Italy in Economics and Management, Humanities, Languages and Literature, Science.
Ca’ Foscari University attracts funding from regional, national and international programmes. It has a long-standing tradition in research and well established experience in EU funded projects: almost 460 projects have been awarded since 2014, of which 190 within the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and 123 within Horizon Europe. Furthermore many grants have been obtained within EU DGs grants, Territorial Cooperation Programmes, Life, Creative Europe, with Ca’ Foscari participating as Lead Partner or Partner for a total of more than 133M€ awards since 2014 (60.7M€ in Horizon 2020 and almost 50M€ in Horizon Europe so far). It is a top Host Institution with more than 200 Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship awarded, a Cofund Fellowship programme, over 30 ERC grants and an active and continuous participation in competitive research and collaborative programmes.https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/how-to-participate/org-details/999897341?order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=lastModified&keywords=ca%27%20foscari&isExactMatch=true&type=ORGANISATION&orgType=participant
The University participation in European and International calls has been enhanced through six Interdisciplinary Research Institutes established within the ‘Research for Global Challenges’ initiative that aims at encouraging international partnerships and fostering the most promising interdisciplinary collaborative research project. The six Research Institutes bring together research strengths from across the University and from its strategic partners, including local, national, and international stakeholders, to promote an interdisciplinary approach to research. https://www.unive.it/pag/11651
Connecting the green transformation, social inclusion and local democracy
NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoodsNEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
Innovative funding and new business models for the transformation of neighbourhoods
NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-02: Understanding capital market dynamics for increased investment in NEB projects in neighbourhoodsNEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-03: Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces