CIVICA Ambassadors

CIVICA Ambassadors connect students across Europe, representing their universities and helping to build a stronger, more connected CIVICA community.

From promoting opportunities at their home universities to contributing to international projects and sharing student perspectives, Ambassadors play an important role in strengthening engagement across the alliance.

What is a CIVICA Ambassador?

CIVICA Ambassadors are student representatives from across the alliance, ranging from undergraduate students to early-stage researchers. They play a key role in strengthening the CIVICA community by promoting collaboration, sharing opportunities, and supporting student engagement across universities.

They act as a bridge between their home universities and CIVICA, helping students discover opportunities, connect with peers across Europe and get involved in the wider CIVICA community.

What do CIVICA Ambassadors do?

CIVICA Ambassadors:

  • Promote CIVICA opportunities at their home universities
  • Support communication between students and the alliance
  • Foster cross-campus interaction and collaboration
  • Share experiences and encourage student participation
  • Help build a connected European student community

Interested in becoming a CIVICA Ambassador?

The selection process for the 2026/27 CIVICA Ambassador cohort is now complete. Applications for future cohorts are managed by each CIVICA partner university.

CIVICA is a European University Alliance that welcomes diverse perspectives and experiences. We encourage applications from students of all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community. 

Meet the CIVICA Ambassadors 2026/27 

Meet the 25 students selected to represent CIVICA across its ten partner universities for the 2026/27 academic year.

From promoting opportunities at their home universities to connecting with students across Europe and sharing their experiences, the Ambassadors help strengthen the CIVICA community and bring the alliance closer to students.

Ambassadors from Bocconi University

Leonardo Cervi
  • Bocconi University
"My priority would be to keep the Bocconi community informed on the opportunities offered by CIVICA" - Leonardo Cervi
Maryam Iviani
  • Bocconi University
"I'd love to give students a stronger voice, encourage their active participation and turn their ideas into meaningful initiatives." - Maryam Iviani

Read more about life as a CIVICA Ambassador

Ambassadors from Central European University

Csillag Tarnai
  • CEU
"Getting passionate students with powerful ideas into the same room as academics and policymakers might just be the vital first step in this initiative." - Csillag Tarnai
Damjan Vezenkoski
  • CEU
"European cooperation provides students like me with access to diverse perspectives, which is essential for shaping solutions that reflect Europe’s shared challenges rather than individual national interests." - Damjan Vezenkoski

Meet the current ambassadors >>

Ambassadors from the European University Institute

Pius Brohammer
  • EUI
"I aim to create a space where diverse perspectives can inform a deeper understanding of common challenges and inspire collective responses." - Pius Brohammer
Marie Palmers
  • EUI
"I would like to make the Student Engagement Fund better known among fellow researchers at the EUI and help connect those interested in developing joint initiatives with peers across CIVICA." - Marie Palmers
Justus Schlösser
  • EUI
"I want to broaden our alliance by integrating and mobilizing the rest of the EUI students" - Justus Schlösser

Learn more about the previous ambassadors

Ambassadors from the Hertie School

Eman Atta Maan
  • Hertie School
"I would love to develop initiatives that bring students and PhD researchers together around shared policy interests, creating opportunities for exchange beyond formal academic settings." - Eman Atta Maan
Jonathan Rasmusson
  • Hertie School
"I would be very keen to initiate cross-university debates, seminars, and project work on security and resilience, democratic governance and strategic autonomy." - Jonathan Rasmusson
Bernarda Scharf
  • Hertie School
"I would also love to help implementing (new) projects to make CIVICA not only feel like an alliance, but also like a community." - Bernarda Scharf

Meet the Hertie School's CIVICA Ambassadors

Ambassadors from IE University

Camila Deras
  • IE University
"I’d like to keep exchange alive, not only through academic projects, but also by sharing culture, simple moments, and friendships." - Camila Deras
Gilli Brend Í Hoyvík
  • IE University

Read the experience of previous ambassadors at IE University 

Ambassadors from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA)

Rebeca Evelina Coman
  • SNSPA
"CIVICA is where I stopped seeing international opportunities as something meant for other people. I met it in the SustainabiliCITY competition under the Student Engagement Fund, and at European Week in Bucharest." - Rebeca Evelina Coman
Ioana Florina Rad
  • SNSPA
"CIVICA for me is an amazing opportunity for students of various backgrounds and disciplines to come together and work on making the voices of youth matter in serios decisions that impact our own future." - Ioana Florina Rad

Read about our current SNSPA CIVICA Ambassadors

Hear from past SNSPA CIVICA Ambassadors

Ambassadors from Sciences Po

Santino Bernacchi
  • Sciences Po
"During my time as a CIVICA Ambassador, I would like to contribute to projects that promote academic freedom and ideological pluralism among European students." - Santino Bernacchi
Caroline Kerdiles
  • Sciences Po
"I am very excited about the very different initiatives offered, spanning across students led hackathons to honours seminars and webinars at university level." - Caroline Kerdiles
Elio Louati-Gnisci
  • Sciences Po
"CIVICA means, for me, an opportunity to bring European values to life within and across our universities. It creates opportunities to meet students from different universities, exchange ideas, and work together across borders." - Elio Louati-Gnisci

Learn more about the selected Science Po ambassadors

Ambassadors from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Anastasiya Kirlitsa
  • SGH Warsaw School of Economics
"My primary goal is to educate students about CIVICA opportunities across all levels of study even more!" - Anastasiya Kirlitsa
Dominika Niedźwiecka
  • SGH Warsaw School of Economics
"I am excited about the opportunity to learn from diverse perspectives and work collectively towards innovative solutions that can bring significant benefits to the entire CIVICA community." - Dominika Niedźwiecka
Hanna Zalech
  • SGH Warsaw School of Economics
"As people are the most important for me I would like to meet others, hear their opinions and share them through podcasts. I would like to engage in projects for example futurEU, Voices of CIVICA podcasts." - Hanna Zalech

Learn more about the previous CIVICA Ambassadors at SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Ambassadors from the Stockholm School of Economics

Hanna Axson-Hånell
  • SSE
"Motivating people about the power of education and promoting CIVICA to students!" - Hanna Axson-Hånell
Oskar Hallensjö
  • SSE
"I want to foster cross-cultural cooperation and learning between students while lowering the barriers to entry by exposing more students to CIVICA. I am interested in topics related to trade, defence and the labour market." - Oskar Hallensjö

Read the interview with the previous ambassadors at SSE >>

Ambassadors from The London School of Economics and Political Science

Raquel Mariani Fernandez
  • LSE
"I would also like to raise awareness of CIVICA’s goals and opportunities more broadly, as I think many more LSE students could benefit from getting involved, just as I did." - Raquel Mariani Fernandez
Phuong Nguyen
  • LSE
"It is a chance to connect with peers across borders, learn from different universities and perspectives, and see global issues like trade and climate change beyond my own campus." - Phuong Nguyen
Erin Weeks
  • LSE
"As a CIVICA Ambassador, my first priority would be raising awareness of CIVICA’s opportunities, especially amongst my peers at LSE, who don’t know about exchanges, joint courses or research networks." - Erin Weeks

Read more on the previous Ambassadors at LSE >>

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