Venice International University
 Venice International University (VIU) is an international center for higher education and research located on the island of San Servolo in Venice Italy.It was established on December 15 1995 as a consortium of five Universities and two Italian Institutions.Since its foundation Venice International University has grown to include a total of sixteen members: Boston College Duke University Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Tel Aviv University Tongji University of Shanghai Tsinghua University of Beijing Ca' Foscari University of Venice Koç University University Iuav of Venice Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Waseda University of Tokyo Università degli Studi di Padova European University at Saint Petersburg Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare Provincia di Venezia