Promoting civic engagement
Civil society actors can also be involved with European Universities to promote civic engagement, allowing students, the academic community, civil society and other stakeholders to work together to address public concerns and promote the quality of the community.
Such civic activation can be done for example through challenge-based activities like hackathons and living labs, or through traineeships, volunteering or fieldwork. This cooperation also helps shape innovative learning pedagogies based on real-life matters.
Civil society actors also gain new perspectives, adapted to their context, from transnational and transdisciplinary teams, and attract the support of students at the same time.
Strong interconnected networks addressing challenges
Civil society organisations can become associated partners in European Universities alliances and benefit from their unique and transnational and transdisciplinary cooperation. Associated partners can access the alliances’ rich and vibrant ecosystems which foster solutions to existing challenges through innovation, regional development and sharing expertise and experiences. These ecosystems can also be unique places for organisations to expand their international connections.