Warwick Venice Centre
Our beautiful new home in the heart of historic Venice will benefit thousands of students, researchers and partners from all over the world.
Overlooking the Grand Canal, the space within the Palazzo Giustinian Lolin building will be used as an all-year round centre for seminars, summer schools and degree modules.
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Our history in Venice
We first opened a base in Venice in 1967 and Warwick is believed to be one of the only universities in the world to have a permanent base in the city.
Dating back to the 17th century, the baroque-style building will provide a once in a lifetime opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the history, art and culture of this amazing city.
Our famous ‘Venice’ term allows history and history of art students to study the Renaissance in situ – to see the Renaissance come alive in the buildings and artworks of Venice, led by world class teachers and experts.
The unique programme has been a hugely important experience for many generations of Warwick students and underlines our deep commitment to the arts and international collaborations.
We hope Palazzo Giustinian Lolin will be used by partners, researchers and other disciplines over the coming years – so that it become a space for the whole university to benefit from.
Global citizen
Warwick has always been an outward looking, global university, and it’s vital we continue to build strong partnerships both internationally and within Europe to boost learning, research and provide opportunities for our students and staff.
We are proud to be a member of the EUTOPIA alliance, delivering open, innovative and inclusive higher education in Europe. The mission of EUTOPIA is to build a unique and daring alliance of transformative and engaged institutions. Warwick remains at its heart, and we are ready to reinvent ourselves to build the European university of the future.
We already work closely with Ca’ Foscari (University of Venice), one of the EUTOPIA partners, and our base will help us further strengthen our education and research work with them.
In 2024, the year marking the 700thanniversary of the death of one of the world’s great explorers, Marco Polo, the University of Warwick is proud to partner with 36 global institutions to launch the Marco Polo International Programme.
Our International Strategy and Relationship Team nurture strategic relationships across Africa, Australia, China, Europe, North America and beyond.
Venice memories
The Faculty of Arts has taught generations of our students during their Venice terms.
Hear alumni memories of studying in Venice:
Hear staff memories of teaching in Venice:
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