CIVICA - the European University of Social Sciences is a project submitted by an alliance of seven Higher Education institutions: Bocconi University (Italy), Central European University (Hungary) the European University Institute (European Intergovernmental Organization), the Hertie School of Governance (Germany), the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (Romania), Sciences Po (France), and the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden). The project aims to form a European inter-university campus that links teaching and learning, research and innovation, and society at large across cultural, linguistic, and national borders. Through coordinated strategic planning, transformative governance and integrated activities, CIVICA will focus on embedded mobility at all levels, joint and flexible curricula, a networked approach to the students’ academic experience, civic commitment and outreach. Through a knowledge-creating model, it will generate solutions to European and world challenges, strengthen European identity and contribute to an internationally-competitive European Higher Education Area. These long-term objectives (horizon 2025) serve as an orientation for new flagship activities. The creation of an integrated physical and virtual European Campus providing: a multi-campus interdisciplinary bachelor’s education focusing on Civic engagement; trans-European pedagogical innovations experimented at a large scale at the Master's level; an integrated doctoral European space for Ph.D. candidates in the Social Sciences and Humanities; and a challenge-based scientific and educational approach covering 4 priority themes on which social sciences are best equipped to provide solutions to the complex challenges of our times. CIVICA, building on the in-depth cooperation and complementary, multi-faceted expertise of its members, is a sustainable initiative seeking to pioneer and disseminate a new type of European higher education in social sciences.
CIVICA's key ambition is to serve European societies and educate the next generations of Europeans, through the building of a joint european transnational expertise in the field of social sciences. By forming a fully-fledged European inter-university campus that links teaching and learning, research and innovation, as well as civic committment and outreach, the alliance strives to find solutions to complex societal challenges around four main topics, reflecting pressing contemporary issues.
CIVICA - the European University of Social Sciences is a project implemented by an alliance of 8 Higher Education Institutions: Bocconi University (Italy), Central European University (Austria/Hungary) the European University Institute (European Intergovernmental Organization), the Hertie School (Germany), the London School of Economics (UK), the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (Romania), Sciences Po (France), and the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden).
<< Background >> CIVICA - the European University of Social Sciences is a project implemented by an alliance of 8 Higher Education Institutions: Bocconi University (Italy), Central European University (Austria/Hungary) the European University Institute (European Intergovernmental Organization), the Hertie School (Germany), the London School of Economics (UK), the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (Romania), Sciences Po (France), and the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden). << Objectives >> CIVICA's key ambition is to serve European societies and educate the next generations of Europeans, through the building of a joint european transnational expertise in the field of social sciences. By forming a fully-fledged European inter-university campus that links teaching and learning, research and innovation, as well as civic committment and outreach, the alliance strives to find solutions to complex societal challenges around four main topics, reflecting pressing contemporary issues. << Implementation >> Since October 2019, CIVICA has been successfully setting the stage for an ambitious European University alliance through the implementation of a physical and digital inter-university campus that links teaching and learning, research and innovation, and civil society across cultural, linguistic, and national borders. The pilot phase has established solid governance and digital structures allowing to scale-up activities and work towards the sustainability of the alliance. << Results >> The pilot phase has enabled CIVICA to progress towards its long-term vision. The physically and digitally inter-connected campus has enhanced mobility opportunities for students, researchers and staff. Joint and flexible educational experiences have been designed and offered at all study levels. Additionally, CIVICA has supported interdisciplinary research projects and nurtured joint educational experiences, while promoting civic engagement, inclusion and diversity.