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In the CIVICA alliance, we are collaborating across campuses and borders to foster a dialogue between the social sciences and society.

On this page, you can stay up to date with the latest developments in the alliance, peruse news from our joint research or teaching projects, read expert opinions on current events, and much more



Illustration Over to Europe podcast
Student involvement

Over to Europe, a podcast of the CIVICA community

Our newly-launched podcast, "Over to Europe," brings students, researchers, faculty and staff into dialogue about the…

The Bocconi campus at the start of the academic year 20/2021
Education

Responding, adapting and (virtually) socialising: Fall 2020 across the CIVICA alliance in photos

Fall 2020 at the eight CIVICA members meant a safe and enthusiastic start, optimised digital tools, and supportive…

Johanna Mair, Professor of Organization, Strategy and Leadership, Hertie School
Partner highlights

How social enterprises in Germany tackled the COVID-19 crisis

Research project SEFORÏS, organised by the Hertie School in the frame of CIVICA, shows that social enterprises are…

Student browsing the PhD course catalogue, credit: EUI
Education

CIVICA’s Early Stage Researcher Course Catalogue now online

Early stage researchers attending CIVICA member institutions have a new resource for research training: the Early Stage…

LSE campus building, credit: LSE
Partner highlights

Paving the way to CIVICA: Professor Michael Cox on LSE's 125th anniversary (video)

To mark LSE’s 125th anniversary, Professor Michael Cox, Emeritus Professor of International Relations and Founding…

CEU Vienna campus, credit Adrian Zoltan
Partner highlights

CEU Elkana Center selected to coordinate external evaluation of EQAR

Central European University’s Yehuda Elkana Center for Higher Education (CEU YECHE) was selected to coordinate the…

Cătălin Vrabie, lecturer at the Faculty of Public Administration - SNSPA, and student
Partner highlights

Towards an engaged European University: Lessons on social inclusion and open research from SNSPA

CIVICA aims to have an impact on society beyond academia. To learn about best practices, we looked at existing…

EUI library
Partner highlights

Doctoral research opportunities at the European University Institute

Since its opening to researchers in 1976, the European University Institute has provided international,…

CEU Vienna campus - photo by Alexander Chitsazan
Research and innovation

Spotlight on CIVICA’s focus area "Europe Revisited"

Associate Professor of International Relations Xymena Kurowska from Central European University (CEU) and fellow…