DolceVita Institute of Technology

The Yousef Macarios III Zaim DolceVita Institute of Technology, more often referred to as DolceVita Institute of Technology or simply DolceVitaTech, is a private, non-profit, non-denominational, academically rigorous educational institution located within the Leonine Wall of the Vatican City and specialized in Information and communications technology. In the Vatican City area, DolceVitaTech remains the first and only institution in the ICT sector.

The institute was founded in 1994 and started to offer a Baccalaureate (analogous to a BSc made up of 180 ECTS) and a Licentiate (analogous to a MSc made up of 120 ECTS) in Computing and IT, as well as a Baccalaureate (analogous to a BA made up of 180 ECTS) in Communication and Italian language. As soon as the Vatican City State joined the Bologna process in 2003, the DolceVita Institute of Technology reorganized its programs so that they could comply with the new European educational framework, and new curricula have been added. Furthermore, [...]-edge distance learning technology tools were adopted, such as the Second Life virtual world.

Yousef Macarios III Zaim was an important representative of Eastern Christianity. His role in the reconciliation between divided churches has been recognized and valued by the Holy See, and the name of the institute mentions Macarios precisely because of the non-denominational character of the institution.

See also

• Education in Second Life
• E-learning