Service Learning Programme at Universitat Rovira i Virgili

SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAMME AT UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI: THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL UNIVERSITY RESPONSIBILITY 1st HEIRRI Conference: Teaching Responsible Research and Innovation at University CosmoCaixa Science Museum, Barcelona 18th of March, 2016

Avril Lombardi Bola単o Ohiane Ojeta Lesaca Service Learning Programme

Arantxa Capdevila Vice-rector for Teaching, Students and University Community

What is Service Learning (SL)?

Service Learning (SL) is an educational proposal that combines learning processes and community service in a single project, in which participants learn while working on real needs and trying to improve their environment

Institutional framework at the URV

Strategic Plan for Teaching, Strategic Plan fot the Third Mission, Internationalization and the University Council SL Framework Document Final Project and External Practicals Regulations

Statute of the University Student University Social Responsibility MECES

EU Education policies EU Sustainable Development Strategy European Strategy 2020

UNESCO The Talloires Declaration

SL in numbers Courses with SL component at URV

Programmes

Faculty

with SL component at URV

involved

Community organizations involved

101

93 85 79 76

49 40 34

28

26

31

23

17

13

2011-12

28

10

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

SL in numbers Students

involved studianta

769

167.060,5 students social service hours

477

265 181

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

Social Projects Marketplace The initiative came from international references and aims to develop students Final Projects in the context of SL Programme, and so, of University Social Responsibility

It became an instrument of Responsible Research in the frame of Undergraduate and Graduate programmes

Organization Aims

Strategies

Relations with community organizations

Agreements with City Councils

Identification of community needs

General informative meeting Individual interviews and contacts

Confirmation of Elaboration of templates for each project and first academic revision with academic coordinators interest potential of the projects

Organization Aims

Strategies

The room was set out so participants could interact with each other

Other Marketplace references

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Meeting Point

Organization Aims

Strategies

Community organizations oral presentations

Elaboration of templates and support to community org from the City Council

Faculty and students registration

Free registration Previous publication of projects Intensive communication campaign

Results 1st Social Projects Marketplace: 32 community organizations 58 projects 31 Undergraduate programmes 19 Graduate programmes 155 URV registrations

2nd Social Projects Marketplace: 23 community organizations 77 projects 31 Undergraduate programmes 18 Graduate programmes 108 URV registrations

SL Digital Projects Catalogue

Conclusions and perspective

Valid strategy

Social impact

Monitoring

Active students participation in RR

Faculty active participation in RR

3rd Social Projects Marketplace 2016

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