Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) are accepting applications for two advanced postgraduate programs: the PhD Programme and the 2nd-level Master of Research in Science and Management of Climate Change. These programs provide interdisciplinary training to equip researchers and professionals with expertise in both the scientific and economic dimensions of climate change.

Climate change is among the most pressing global challenges, with significant economic and societal impacts. Preparing highly skilled professionals with a strong scientific foundation is essential. These postgraduate programs provide interdisciplinary training to develop experts who can contribute to effective climate policies and solutions.

Both programs are joint initiatives of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the CMCC Foundation, designed for students seeking to deepen their knowledge and expertise in climate science, policy, and management.

The Open day event for the PhD and Master programme will take place online on April 11th 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Registration is required.

PhD in Science and Management of Climate Change

The PhD programme offers a 4-year fully funded scholarship, including one year of full-time coursework, with worldwide research opportunities and connections to a broad international network of top-level universities and research centers in the field, as well as placement in highly renowned institutions afterwards. The programme is conducted entirely in English.

Students come from very diverse backgrounds, ranging from engineering science, to social science, political science, natural science, and environmental science.

The main objective of the programme is to create scholars who can navigate the complex and multi-faceted dimensions of the grand challenges posed by climate change. It prepares experts with a broad and thorough scientific background in economics, climate science, valuation techniques and with specific modelling skills who can:

• Understand and explain the physical and economic nature of climate change
• Assess the impacts, socio-economic effects, and uncertainties related to climate change
• Evaluates the socio-economic implications of mitigation and adaptation policies
• Apply interdisciplinary concepts, methods, and tools to analyze and design innovative climate policy solutions
• Apply interdisciplinary concepts, methods, and tools to conceive transformational pathways in the context of sustainable development
• Synthesize and communicate the different dimensions of climate change and their uncertainties to different users – from the general public to policy makers and the scientific community

The deadline for application is May 7, 2025, 1PM (Italian Time).

For more information, and to apply, please visit the PhD in Science and Management of Climate Change page.

Master of Research in Science and Management of Climate Change

The Master of Research in Science and Management of Climate Change is a 1-year programme aimed at creating experts capable of managing the complex and multi-faceted dimensions of the grand challenges posed by climate risk by integrating the scientific and socio-economic aspects in a unique programme. It prepares experts with a broad and thorough scientific background in economics, climate science, valuation techniques, and with specific modeling skills.

During this Master students will learn to understand and synthesize the biophysical and socio-economic nature of climate change, evaluate the socio-economic implications of climate change risks, and design innovative policy solutions and risk management strategies. Students will acquire familiarity with a suite of crucial methodological, analytical, statistical and modeling tools in order to:

• Explain the physical and economic nature of climate change and their uncertainty
• Assess the socio-economic impacts of climate change, their costs and benefits
• Estimate and manage climate change risk
• Analyze, evaluate, and design innovative climate policy solutions
• Assess the economic costs and benefits of mitigation and adaptation policies and projects
• Conceive transformational pathways in the context of sustainable development
• Synthesize and communicate the different dimensions of climate change and their uncertainties to different users

For more information, please visit the Science and Management of Climate Change Second level Master of Research page.