CIVICA | The European University of Social Sciences | Civica

Shaping higher education in the social sciences

CIVICA unites ten leading European higher education and research institutions in the social sciences, humanities, business management and public policy.

Our Vision

The CIVICA alliance aims to serve European societies and educate the next generations of Europeans. Building upon decades of successful partnerships, we are developing an innovative, resilient and future-oriented European University that actively contributes to the transformation of European higher education and research.

Recent News

16 Dec 2025 9:42 am

Four New CIVICA Research Hubs to Tackle Europe’s Most Pressing Challenges

CIVICA is excited to announce the results of its first-ever Call for Research Hubs. This new initiative is designed to…

15 Dec 2025 3:20 pm

Call for Faculty Short Visits: spend 2-5 days at another CIVICA university

CIVICA has opened its Faculty Short Visits call, offering faculty members and postdoctoral researchers the opportunity…

15 Dec 2025 2:41 pm

CIVICA Thematic Activities: Four Projects Selected

CIVICA is pleased to announce the four projects selected for its 2025–2026 call for thematic activities. These…

15 Dec 2025 1:34 pm

Building Inclusive Higher Education: Ukrainian Perspectives from a CIVICA Workshop

Ukrainian universities are firmly part of the CIVICA community, exchanging experiences and exploring new approaches to…

11 Dec 2025 9:09 am

Nine Student-Led Projects Selected for the 2025–26 CIVICA Student Engagement Fund

CIVICA is proud to announce the selected projects for the 2025–26 Student Engagement Fund, an initiative that empowers…

10 Dec 2025 8:42 pm

CIVICA Announces 25 Selected Scholars for the 8th Call for Short Visits

CIVICA is pleased to announce the results of the latest Faculty Short Visits call, aimed at strengthening…

01 Dec 202512:44 pm

Call for Papers: CIVICA Open Science Conference 2026

We are pleased to announce the first CIVICA Open Science Conference, to take place on 20 May 2026 at London School of…

26 Nov 202512:25 pm

Meet SSE's two new CIVICA Ambassadors, Estrid and Simon

As CIVICA Ambassadors, Estrid Kaarme and Simon Warne aim to create engagement among students for current European civic…

26 Nov 202512:20 pm

A Ukrainian Scholar's visit to LSE

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has always felt like a nexus of global thought, and my recent…

24 Nov 202512:01 pm

Meet the Hertie School’s CIVICA Ambassadors Aneta and Vermon

The master's students will strengthen the relationship between the Hertie student community and our university alliance.

Events

Jan 2026

Women, nature, and 2030: a transformational global climate solution

Feb 2026

Victimhood, care, and narration

Governing European Heritage: Instruments, Valorisation, and Representations of Cultural Heritage in the EU Context