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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