CIVICA alliance news

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.

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CIVICA

CIVICA takes center stage at the 2nd Forum of European University Alliances

The second edition of the Forum of European University Alliances is set to kick off in Barcelona, Spain, on the 14th and 15th of September, drawing representatives from various university alliances, the European Commission, Member States, and students.

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EUI

Challenges of transnational democracy: CIVICA Summer School 2023

The third edition of the CIVICA Summer School was hosted in September 2023 at the European University Institute’s (EUI) Villa Salviati. The summer school offered an interdisciplinary debate on transnational democracy.

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SSE

Successful start of the academic year for CIVICA at SSE

The new academic year has started at SSE and everyone at the school was delighted to welcome the new students during the past week. One of the highlights was the academic fair, which provided representatives of CIVICA the opportunity to get to know the incoming BSc-students early on.

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CIVICA

CIVICA’s master’s courses in social sciences offer multicampus perspectives

This week, CIVICA launches this academic year’s joint and multicampus courses, continuing the alliance’s work towards a true European campus. The courses are one of CIVICA’s many transnational experiences enabling students to pursue academic paths beyond any one institutional or national context.

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Sciences Po

Sport and social impact: Three students discuss their CIVICA engage track journey

Bachelor students from across the alliance can enroll in the CIVICA Engage Track, a European multi-campus, interdisciplinary bachelor experience with a focus on civic engagement. Sciences Po students tell us about their experience.

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IE University

IE University at the CIVICA European Week 2023

The CIVICA European Week 2023 brought together approximately 100 bachelor students, lecturers, and experts in Paris this year to collaborate on the theme of ecological transitions. Borja Santos, Vice Dean and Professor at IE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs, shared his insights on this experience from IE University.

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CEU students hone policymaking and research skills at summer fora across Europe

Ten CEU students had the opportunity to take part in policy, research and learning fora in Paris, London and Strasbourg in June, as part of CIVICA - The European University of Social Sciences.

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Cities & ecological transitions: 90 students at CIVICA European Week 2023

Sciences Po hosted the CIVICA European Week 2023. We spoke to a Sciences Po student, Moyu Shimada, about her experience.

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Sciences Po

#ESA2023 at the VivaTech conference

The European Student Assembly (ESA) was present at the VivaTechnology Conference (VivaTech) in Paris on June 17 in order to present the work of the Assembly, and more particularly the work of Panel 6: “How to ensure a fair and sustainable digital transition in a context of exploding demand and raw material scarcity?”. This event marks the beginning of the dissemination phase of ESA23.

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