The University of Bucharest, the University of Tübingen and the Autonomous University of Madrid invites their students to register for two micro-programs organized in English: Global Awareness and Civic Engagement. The deadline for registration to both micro-programs is 31 March 2023.
CIVIS Micro-Programme Global Awareness
The CIVIS Micro-Programme Global Awareness offers students of all subjects and degrees the possibility to acquire transdisciplinary competencies in the comprehension and analysis of global and cross-border phenomena.
Meeting global challenges – such as issues concerning energy, the climate and the environment – is a core aspiration of the CIVIS Alliance. With this in mind, CIVIS member universities the University of Bucharest, the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and the University of Tübingen have launched a joint micro-programme on Global Awareness.
The Micro-Program is structured in four parts (15 credits):
- Introductory Courses
- Thematic Courses
- Student Research Projects
- Joint Projects with Partner Universities
Application for the micro-programme Global Awareness is open yearly in 3 different periods on the CIVIS platform, here:
- 1 – 31 March
- 1 – 30 September
- 1 December – 14 January
Acceptance letters will be sent 15 days after the application period. If accepted, you will gain access to the dedicated space in the CIVIS platform where you will find more information about individual courses.
The micro-programme provides in-depth knowledge about globalisation and cross-border processes, as well as opportunities to reflect on global interconnections and interrelationships in everyday life. Covering a broad range of topics and approaches, the courses offered in this program foster the development of inter- and transdisciplinary competencies and problem-solving skills to deal with the social, cultural, economic, legal, political and ecological problems of our time, preventing racism and fostering peace and understanding. In this way, students are equipped to become responsible actors in a globalised world.
More information is available on the microprogramme Global Awareness webpage.
For further questions, interested students can write at e-mail alexandru-mihai.cartis@unibuc.ro (Alexandru-Mihai Carțiș).
CIVIS Micro-Programme Civic Engagement
The CIVIS Micro-Programme Civic Engagement is intended to enable you, as a bachelor or master student, to actively contribute to civil society by combining the acquisition of theoretical content (Learning) and its practical application to a real social need (Service). As a result, you will learn to assume responsibility, gain practical experience, and grow personally.
Promoting civic engagement throughout academia, is a key pillar of CIVIS’s goals. Courses covering both a broad and a targeted spectrum on Civic Engagement are offered by the University of Bucharest, the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and the University of Tübingen.
The deadline for applications is 31 March 2023. The registrations are available at the following link.
The micro-programme consists of three units and brings 15 ECTS, as it follows:
Unit 1 | Civic Engagement in Europe: A Transdisciplinary Approach (3 ECTS)
This course is now offered as a Blended Intensive Programme from the University of Bucharest, the University of Tübingen, the National and and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Learn more here.
Unit 2 | Societal challenges (6 ECTS or 3 ECTS)
In Unit 2, students learn to apply their academic knowledge to concrete societal challenges and define sustainable solutions by promoting their creative and actionable ideas and deliver real progress to societies and planet, according to SDGs. With this goal in mind, students can select and attend seminars that follow either the service-learning or the challenge-based approach.
Service-Learning courses combine academic learning with civic engagement. They always involve partners from the local community, non-governmental or non-profit organisations. Students and lecturers work together with the partner entities and addresses real social problems and needs by applying academic theory and methods into praxis in a community context. For example, you can attend courses like: “Tübingen Erbe Charity Run: Instagram and TikTok Communication”, “Engaging marginalized Communities” and “University-based projects for local sustainable development in European UNESCO global parks”.
Challenge-based courses actively involve students and lecturers in real and relevant problem situation, which implies the definition of a challenge and the implementation of a solution. Therefore, in these courses, academic knowledge is not only acquired but also applied to real and current challenges we face as a society. For example, you can attend courses like: “Data Collection, Analysis and Strategy Planning”, Smart Health: Digital Transformation of Healthcare Systems” and “Eco-friendly technologies”.
Unit 3 | Record of civic engagement (6 ECTS or 9 ECTS)
Within this third unit, you will need to get involved in an individual internship or civic engagement activity of your choosing at a non-profit or a non-governmental organization. The placement of internships is heavily influenced by your personal interests. For example, you could volunteer as a trainer in a local sport club or become an active member of an association that promotes social justice issues or issues related to environmental topics. You can freely allocate your volunteer time to multiple short-term or a single long-term activity. Only volunteering completed after 1 September 2020 is eligible for credit. You are required to have completed a min. of 140 hours of volunteer service.
You can apply for the micro-programme and for the courses which interest you at the same time. You will be informed at the latest after the end of the application period whether you have been admitted to the micro-programme and to the courses you chose.
More information is available on the micro-programme Civic Engagement webpage.
For further questions, interested students can write at e-mail margareta-gabriela.nisipeanu@g.unibuc.ro (Gabriela Margareta Nisipeanu).
CIVIS is a European University Alliance gathering 11 member universities: Aix-Marseille Université (France), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), University of Bucharest (Romania), Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), Sapienza Università di Roma (Italia), Stockholm University (Sweden), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Germany), University of Glasgow (UK), Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (Austria) and University of Lausanne (Switzerland). Selected by the European Commission as one of the first 17 European Universities pilots, it brings together around half a million students and more than 70 000 staff members, including 37 400 academics and researchers.
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