
Offers for citizens
CIVICA brings together ten world-renowned higher education institutions across Europe. All of us strive to make the social sciences accessible and to address ongoing political debates. We engage the interested public through events and other formats.
If you are interested in our topics – from challenges to democracy to climate change and to Europe revisited – you will find all information and ways you can participate on this page.
Events and debates
Over to Europe brings the CIVICA community into dialogue about the ideas and values that are central to Europe. What does it mean to be European? How does the COVID crisis affect the European labour market? How can Europe continue to shape the world in the next decades? Hear from our community.
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The research outputs, expert insights, media features and examples of community involvement collected on this page promote a deeper understanding of the impacts of the pandemic and encourage an open dialogue at all levels of society.
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As part of the CIVICA Public Lecture Series "Tours d'Europe", experts discussed the future of the European Green Deal and the impact of the war in Ukraine on climate and energy.
Read moreThe EUI’s researcher-led groups Engaged Academics and Thoughts for Europe continue their outreach activities engaging youth and connecting with the local community, this time with their involvement in the CIVICA Public Lecture ‘Tours d’Europe’, Not Only Erasmus – Making Ourselves Heard in Europe/ Non solo Erasmus – facciamoci sentire in Europa.
Read moreOn 18 March, Bocconi University hosted the latest event in the CIVICA Public Lecture Series Tours d'Europe, promoting a greater dialogue between researchers and society at large.
Read moreAlex Stubb, Director of the School of Transnational Governance at CIVICA member EUI, talks about the defining policy issues of our times, the sweet spot between theory and practice, and the complexity of policy-making.
Read moreOn 15 February, Central European University (CEU) hosted the first event in a new CIVICA series committed to communicating social science research and knowledge from the eight partner universities into the public realm.
Read moreCommunity engagement is an important part of any university’s relationship-building activities, and CIVICA is no different. CEU Dean of Students Chrys Margaritidis speaks to us about the role and initiatives of our alliance's civic engagement work package and why community engagement is vital.
Read moreCatherine De Vries was recently appointed as the first Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Bocconi University. In this interview she talks about the importance of fostering diversity and inclusion in the academic world, making it part of the DNA of universities, promoting open debate in the European landscape, and about the role CIVICA can play as a hub for best practices.
Read moreOn 28 November, the President of the European Commission spoke at the official inauguration of the Academic Year 2020-2021 at Bocconi University.
Read moreEuropean identity is a fundamental concept for the social sciences and one of the most discussed topics at policymaker level as well as citizen level. We aimed to find out what is the current view on European identity at the top of the EU. We talked to Dr. Victor Negrescu, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education, European Parliament, and Lecturer and former Vice-Rector at SNSPA, Romania.
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