News from CIVICA

A Master's student in European Affairs tells us about his experience at the simulation of the EU Council.

Discover the outstanding experience of this Law School student at the Fora Global Summit 2022 for young women's leadership in Canada.

Learn more about Sciences Po's commitment to the Franco-German friendship and the special event that marked the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty.

All you need to know about the brand new European regulation and its application to social media platforms and search engines.

As part of CIVICA, Sciences Po initiates and participates in cutting edge research projects dealing with major topics.

A first cohort of nine students from five Sciences Po's campuses received its certificate of completion from the European University of social sciences.

The European university alliance celebrates its third anniversary with the launch of its new phase and the official onboarding of two new members.

Review of Ursula von der Leyen's strong announcements and their implications for Europe and the rest of the world.

Video focus on a Multicampus Course that will spark a truly European debate between students and instructors from across the Alliance.

Meet students Giulia Geneletti and Daniel Eid.

Did you know that in the framework of CIVICA the libraries of the partner universities are connected in a network?

On 29 April 2022, students from the joint course “Welfare States in Transition” taught by Bruno Palier of Sciences Po and Anke Hassel of the Hertie School were finally able to meet one another in person at Sciences Po. A debrief on this novel pedagogical experience with Frank Stadelmaier (CIVICA Senior Manager) and Carly Hafner (CIVICA Project Manager, Department of Studies and Partnerships).

On 3 and 4 March 2022, the first edition of the European Student Assembly took place in Strasbourg, bringing together students from all over the European Union. The event, designed to promote civic participation and to involve students in the European decision-making process, gathered together 275 students from 38 European university alliances and 28 European countries. Master’s students Emilie Berger and Giulia Geneletti represented both CIVICA—the European University of Social Sciences—and Sciences Po as Student Coordinators. They shared their perspectives with us, exploring the impact that this event had on their student experience.

The three-day sports event organised in cooperation with the Sciences Po student association Les Parisiennes was a uniting experience for CIVICA students. Between 18 and 20 February, teams of students in CIVICA blue T-shirts took over the courts of the US Métro Antony Sports Club near Paris, for a sports tournament organised in cooperation with the Sciences Po student association Les Parisiennes. The event brought together over 600 participants, including 263 students from CIVICA universities, to engage in four team sports: football, basketball, volleyball and rugby. The tournament was held in compliance with local health regulations. 

The new initiative gathers students from European University alliances, including CIVICA, to deliberate the complex issues impacting the EU’s future.

In the context of the Engage Track, a project by CIVICA–the European University of Social Sciences–Sciences Po’s Engage Course offers the opportunity to participate in an innovative independent project, the Showcase Assignment, that uses field experience as a pedagogical tool.

More than 130 master’s students from the alliance have benefitted from the cross-border, interdisciplinary experience.  Europe is facing challenging times - from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change to economic recovery – and students across the CIVICA alliance have just spent three months analysing the EU’s policy responses to these challenges in the first Europeanship multicampus course “The Future of Europe." 

A polyphonic conversation on some of the most pressing questions of the 21st century : “Can we achieve climate justice and equity?”, “What role can the EU play at the international level?”, “Is the EU truly including climate concerns in its foreign policy?”, “What role is there for the youth?”. These questions—which opened Sciences Po’s event “Climate Change and the EU: From Evidence to Action” in the context of the CIVICA Public Lecture Series Tours d’Europe designed to bridge academia and the wider public —figure among the most vital of our current moment, setting the stage for the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, which ran from the 31st of October to the 12th of November.

On Thursday October 28th, Sciences Po will host the event “Climate Change and the EU: From Evidence to Action” in the context of their partnership with CIVICA—the European University of Social Sciences—and the Tours d’Europe lecture cycle.

This October, CIVICA–The European University of Social Sciences–celebrates two years since the start of activities, following its selection among the pilot European Universities by the European Commission. Since then, the alliance of eight social science universities, including Sciences Po, has taken major steps towards the strategic goals of the current three-year pilot phase and beyond.