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A native of Venice, Fabrizio Bozzato pursued his academic career in political studies, earning a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Milan in 2005, followed by a Graduate Diploma and an MA in International Relations from the University of Tasmania. In 2017, he completed his PhD in Political Science at Tamkang University in Taipei.

Dr. Bozzato has held various academic and research positions throughout his career, including, since 2019, as a Research Fellow at the Research Center for Cooperation with Eurasia, the Mediterranean, and Sub-Saharan Africa (CEMAS) at Sapienza University of Rome.

In November 2020, Dr. Bozzato joined Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo, Japan, as a Senior Research Fellow. In July 2024, he was appointed Director of the Division of Ocean Vision and Action at the same institute, where he continues to contribute to global maritime policy development and ocean sustainability.

In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Bozzato is actively engaged in diplomacy. Since 2019, he has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (non-resident) of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the Republic of Nauru, and, since March 2025, also to the Federated States of Micronesia. In October 2023, he was invested as a Knight of Magistral Grace in the Sovereign Order of Malta. Previously, in 2021, he was awarded the Order of the Star of Italy.

• PhD (Political Science), Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies, Tamkang University, Taipei, TAIWAN, 2017 (Dissertation: “Ocean Dragon: China in the Pacific Islands Region Implications, New Equilibria and Synergies”).
• MA (International Relations), University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA, 2009 (Thesis: “Heavenly Powers: Holy See Diplomacy toward China”).
• Graduate Diploma (International Politics), University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA, 2007
• BA+MA (Political Science), University of Milan, Milan, ITALY, 2005 (Thesis: “L’Emigrazione Italiana in Australia: Il Caso Trentino” [Italian Migration to Australia: The Trentino Case]

• Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary (non-resident) of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the Republic of Nauru, SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA, since 2019.
• Research Fellow, Centro di Ricerca Cooperazione con l’Eurasia, il Mediterraneo e l’Africa Subsahariana (CEMAS), University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, ITALY, since 2019.
• Contributor, representing the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, to the “Eurasian Insights: Strengthening Indo-Pacific Studies in Europe” project, Erasmus Mundus project coordinated by the University of Warsaw, POLAND, since 2019.
• Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, POLAND, since 2019.
• Research Fellow, EU Research Center, National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, TAIWAN (ROC), since 2018.
• Research Fellow, Asia-Japan Research Center, Kokushikan University, Tokyo, JAPAN, since 2017.
• Research Fellow, Taiwan Strategy Research Association, Taipei, TAIWAN (ROC), since 2016.
• Fellow External Collaborator, Geopolitical Studies Research Centre, Charles University, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, since 2015.

• Lecturer (as invited lecturer or lecturing research fellow) at: Australian National University (Australia), International Christian University (Japan), Kokushikan University (Japan), National Defense University (Taiwan), National Taiwan University (Taiwan), University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy), University of the South Pacific (Fiji and Nauru campuses) and University of Warsaw (Poland), from 2015 to 2019 (November).
• Lecturer, Centre for International and Regional Affairs, University of Fiji, FIJI, from 2013 to 2017.
• Operative Manager, Gianni Bozzato Laboratories, Caorle (Venice), ITALY, from June 1994 to September 2001.