"We can't expect things to change, if we continue doing the same things"

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Polis was born from the initiative of four young boys with the desire of creating a unique space where people can meet and new ideas and projects can flourish.

In September 2024, the association was officially presented to the public, in the beatiful setting of the Festival della Politica in Mestre, and from then onwards the first official membership was opened.

The meaning of our commitment lies in the possibility of creating an innovative and creative social hub, in which to think, study and build beyond the existing. An incubator of ideas and connections from which to interpret and challenge reality.

Mission

Our primary goal is to create a space where the complementarity of talents and skills helps to orient oneself in the complexity of the great technological, social, cultural and environmental challenges of our time.

Polis activities take place in the unique and fascinating setting of Venice: we therefore try to combine the study and analysis of macro-phenomena with specific focuses on the Venetian context.

Our mission is divided into three fundamental points:

We connect different talents by creating an ecosystem where you can find guidance or inspiration, share ideas and projects, learn about the stories and successes of others. We want to create a space where the complementarity of talents helps us to orient in the complexity of the current challenges.

We explore crucial issues of our time from the perspective that Venice offers as an opportunity to combine the study of large phenomena and their effect on the urban, social and environmental context of the lagoon city.

Aware of the progressive crumbling of the city's social fabric, we are committed to bring together local and non-local realities and actors, with the intent of safeguarding marginal spaces, both human and urban.

Unite and enhance different talents

Local view and global thinking

At the service of the community

About us

Our team is made up of young bachelor's or master's degree students, professors, politicians, professionals, representatives of associations and institutions. Within Polis we are all volunteers, in line with the non-profit nature of our reality.

Above all, we share the desire to bring together and enhance different talents in the belief that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" and that the complexity of the present must be addressed through the meeting of complementary knowledge and collaboration between universities, policymakers and citizens.