Uniservitate Newsletter 2024
January
• This is us
Closing the fourth year since the creation of Uniservitate and already going through its second phase, today we present this …
• Join Us
The Uniservitate programme calls on Catholic, or Catholic-inspired, Higher Education Institutions to become members of its global network
• Around the world
The IV Uniservitate Global Symposium held in Manila (Philippines) on 8th and 9th November brought to light the transformative power …
• Around the world
The service-learning pedagogy is practised, evaluated and researched around five continents, and is changing hearts and educational institutions…
• In the regions
The Organization of Catholic Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (ODUCAL) held the XX Intermediate General Assembly
• In the regions
In an atmosphere of fraternity and joy, the representatives of the Asian universities from the Uniservitate programme held a Regional …
• In the regions
Meeting convened by the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU)
• In the regions
CLAYSS-Uniservitate at the 6th ECSLHE Futures of Service-Learning: Digital Empowerment, Transformational Literacy and Civic Engagement
• In the regions
For the first time since the inception of the global network Uniservitate four years ago, the universities from the Central …
• In the regions
The Uniservitate Africa Hub, 2nd Annual Africa Conference on Service Learning was organized by the Tangaza University College in Nairobi …
• Oportunities
The hubs that constitute the Uniservitate programme for service-learning in catholic higher education institutions participated in the call for …
• Oportunities
In January, the Uniservitate Award 2024 will be launched, a global recognition of the best service-learning experiences (SL) in Catholic …
• Our harvest
Three Ukrainian universities are developing a project, which obtained Erasmus funding, to seek to respond through service-learning
• Our harvest
The Australian Catholic University (ACU), a member of Uniservitate’s Asia & Oceania hub, has been honored with the Carnegie Award …
• Our harvest
Students’ Perceptions of Competences Developed and Changes in Life Purpose after Service-Learning Experiences has been honoured
• Our harvest
Nirmala Arul’s story mirrors one of the examples where the seeds sown by CLAYSS worldwide have flourished.
• Share
All together, at the same moment from different corners of the planet, praying, sowing hope and strengthening the spirituality of …
• Share
The book “Institutionalization of Service-Learning in Higher Education, volume 4”, freely accessible on the Uniservitate website
• Share
“Service-learning: committed curriculum to make the Global Compact on Education a reality”, is the title of one of the latest …
• Voices
“Service-learning is a very important proposal, both from a pedagogical perspective and, above all, from the university social responsibil…
• Voices
Rita Anyumba is a lawyer and Porticus representative for Africa. Her role is to connect Uniservitate’s Africa hub and the …
• Voices
On 14th December, the members of the Uniservitate academicboard, the representatives from the seven hubs, and the team coordinating this …
March
• This is us
We are grateful and enthusiastic about what we have experienced in the first months of 2024. In this Newsletter, we …
• Join Us
With its own logo and substantial response from Catholic Higher Education institutions and international associations, Uniservitate memberships …
• Around the world
Universitate’s main international event will be in Rome on 7th and 8th November. LUMSA University will host the V Global …
• Around the world
Representatives of Catholic universities worldwide participated in Rome in a meeting organized by the International Federation of Catholic Unive…
• Around the world
From the fraternal exchange among the members of Uniservitate, the initiative “A Decalogue of Lessons Learned” emerged
• In the regions
St. Mary’s University organized a day conference for discussing and exploring service-learning practices and their institutionalization, a…
• In the regions
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC, Spanish acronym) invites members of Uniservitate to discover and participate in Plataforma Matc…
• In the regions
The Uniservitate team from the University of Deusto (Bilbao) offered two high-impact workshops to professors from the Portuguese Catholic Univer…
• In the regions
For the third consecutive year, the Booster Campaign is an annual initiative aimed at encouraging educators, training teams and educational …
• In the regions
The Central and Eastern Europe and Middle East Hub held a series of four virtual meetings last November and December …
• In the regions
On the occasion of ACCU’s last annual meeting (Association of Catholic colleges and universities) three members of the USA & …
• In the regions
The Uniservitate Africa regional hub, coordinated by Tangaza University College (TUC) in Kenya, organized two online forums on service-learning …
• In the regions
Faculty and staff of the century-old College of Liberal Arts at De La Salle University (DLSU) in Manila participated in …
• Our harvest
A virtual meeting with authorities from some twenty Catholic higher education institutions from the five continents, convened by the coordinatio…
• Our harvest
During the second semester of 2023, the CLAYSS-Uniservitate Training team conducted the online course “Training for Trainers,”
• Our harvest
The digital publication, produced by the Centro de Desarrollo Docente [teaching development centre] of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chi…
• Share
Followers of service-learning in French now have one of the most valuable resources available in the Uniservitate Collection: the handbook …
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The fifth book published as part of the Uniservitate Collection presents the origins, development and particularities of service-learning on fiv…
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Based on an initiative by the team at the University of Deusto, regional hub for Southern Europe, and led from …
• Oportunities
During the first three months of the year, the call for the Uniservitate 2024 Award was held and registration for …
• Voices
A student at Tangaza College in Nairobi, Kenya, Peris Waithera Mwangi is a Muslim who participates in various activities, including …
May
• This is us
In an era dominated by discussions on artificial intelligence (AI), the Uniservitate coordination team celebrates the power of networking and …
• Around the world
The Uniservitate coordination team in Buenos Aires and LUMSA in Rome are finalizing preparations for the V Global Symposium held …
• Join Us
Higher education institutions that join the Uniservitate Membership programme gain access to an exclusive digital space on its website designed …
• Oportunities
Being a member of Uniservitate means having free access to online training courses, among other benefits.
• Oportunities
The call for the Uniservitate Award 2024 recorded 55% more submissions than the first edition in 2022.
• Around the world
The long-standing International Service-Learning Conference organized by CLAYSS takes place in Buenos Aires on 29th and 30th August, bringing to…
• Share
The spiritual dimension, effect on students, institutionalization and networking are the four aspects of service-learning experiences in Catholi…
• Share
The Uniservitate community continues proposing a monthly time to pray together. We are talking about the Uniservitate World Prayer, an …
• Share
For the second year in a row, a group of Religion students from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, from the …
• In the regions
In the spirit of “Enhancing service-learning”, an international conference was held in Italy, bringing together representatives from…
• In the regions
Considering the great number of service-learning initiatives at De La Salle University, Philippines, two of particular interest have been report…
• In the regions
With innovative initiatives extending beyond the institution’s walls and achieving official recognition as a university, Tangaza College h…
• In the regions
The dramatic context of armed conflicts in Eastern Europe does not limit the commitment to the education of young people …
• In the regions
Last April, representatives of the four Latin American universities shared their actions geared towards strengthening and disseminating service-…
• In the regions
From the US and Canada hub, we have two special invitations: one for Uniservitate members and the other for the …
• In the regions
At the start of the academic year in the European summer of 2023, the KU Leuven in Belgium organized a …
• Voices
Ann Chen, who studies at Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei City (Taiwan), is passionate about service-learning. In 2022, …
• Our harvest
The Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA) in the United States presented Barbara McCrabb with the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Award …