Venice International University: San Servolo's Global Model of Art and Education

Fatti principali

• Umberto Vattani recounted the history of Venice International University (VIU) in the Gazzettino di Venezia.
• VIU was founded on the island of San Servolo in Venice and today has twenty-three members across four continents.
• Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was VIU's first president and continued supporting its international expansion after becoming President of the Republic.
• A collaboration with Tsinghua University in Beijing on environmental themes led to the creation of a joint center.
• Students at VIU participate in simulations of the United Nations and the European Union, representing countries other than their own.
• Artworks on San Servolo include pieces by Arnaldo Pomodoro, Pietro Consagra, Marco Lodola, Mastroianni, Sebastian, Flavia Bigi, Carin Grudda, and Oliviero Rainaldi.
• Fabrizio Plessi transformed the VIU entrance by linking real and virtual water; Han Meilin contributed a sculpture.
• Michelangelo Pistoletto created San Servolo Isola del Terzo Paradiso by transforming an existing tree into the artwork.
• Qian Feng produced a canvas related to Veronese's Nozze di Cana, reassembling fragments of the painting cut by the French in 1797.
• VIU presented a multimedia machine on the Venetian landscape at Expo Osaka, developed with Padua and other scholars with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Sergio Mattarella received an honorary degree from VIU and met with university rectors at the Quirinale, praising Venice's historical role in fostering encounter.