V Uniservitate Global Symposium

Transforming Higher Education from Within

7th and 8th November 2024

Università LUMSA, Rome (Italy)

 

 

The fifth edition of the meeting, which annually renews the spirit that inspires and sustains Uniservitate, will focus on one of the three lines of this programme: the institutionalization of solidarity service learning (SSL). With the support of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, the coordination of Uniservitate and the host team of LUMSA are preparing an intense and enriching schedule.

During the plenary sessions, discussions will be held on the possible ways to institutionalize solidarity service learning in Catholic higher education institutions, and the spirituality of service will be examined in depth, as well as the links between both topics. In addition, discussion will be held on theme convergences and perspectives of the Global Compact on Education, the Sustainable Development Goals and SSL good practices alongside current research work. Furthermore, students and faculty involved in the winning projects of the Uniservitate Award 2024 will present their experiences, the rectors of the partner institutions will hold a meeting, and the winning researchers of the Small Research Funds 2023/2024 will discuss with the members of the Uniservitate Academic Sounding Board.

On 9th November, at the end of the two-day meeting and work, the Symposium participants will meet the Holy Father in a private audience that will surely strengthen their hearts, enlighten their minds and encourage them to continue transforming society from within their higher education institutions.

 

Enjoy the Highlights of the IV Symposium

General Information

– Free of charge.
– Onsite and online with interpretation in Spanish and English.
– Prior registration is required.

– To continue the cycle of Symposia of the Uniservitate Programme initiated in 2020, as a multicultural, global, “polyhedral” and plural space around the contributions of the pedagogical proposal of service-learning to integral education.

– To deepen the dialogue between the pedagogy of service-learning and the Global Education Pact. 

– To reflect on and investigate the spiritual dimension of service-learning and its contribution to the identity and mission of Catholic Higher Education Institutions.

– To share experiences and processes of institutionalisation of service-learning in Higher Education Institutions. 

– To facilitate the exchange between specialists, authorities, teachers and students of Higher Education Institutions from different cultural contexts worldwide on university social commitment and service-learning.

LUMSA University, Rome, Italy

Address: Borgo S. Angelo 13. Rome, Italy

– Institutions participating in the Uniservitate Programme.
– Catholic higher education institutions in general.
– Public and private universities and other higher education institutions in general.

General Information

Online with free access (prior registration required)

A certificate of participation will be available.

Authorities, researchers, faculty body, and students of:

  • Institutions participating inUNISERVITATE program.
  • Catholic Higher Education institutions in general.
  • Public and private universities and other higher education institutions in general.
  • Continue the cycle of Symposiums of the UNISERVITATE Program as a multicultural, global, and plural setting on the contributions of service-learning pedagogyfor an integral/whole person education.
  • Discuss and research on the spiritual dimension of service-learning and its input to the identity and mission of Catholic Higher Education institutions.
  • Share service-learning experiences and institutionalization processes in Higher Education institutions.
  • Facilitate exchangesbetween specialists, authorities, faculty, and students from Higher Education institutions from different cultural contexts around the world on university social commitment and service-learning.

Preliminary Programme

The schedule above is in “Argentina local time (UTC-3) and Italy local time (UTC+2)”, please check the time zone of your country/city here: https://www.timeanddate.com/world-clock/

09:00 a.m. – Opening.

9:45 a.m. – Plenary: Institutionalizing Service-Learning to transform Higher Education from within.

10:45 a.m. – Students voice (1). Presentation of Uniservitate Award winners.

11.00 a.m. – Coffee break

11:30 a.m. – Plenary: Service-learning institutionalization: processes and models.

12:30 p.m. – Students voice (2). Presentation of Uniservitate Award winners.

1:00 p.m. – Lunch

3:00 p.m. – Concurrent sessions

  • Service-learning, Global Compact on Education and SDG sessions.
  • Researchers’ session: Uniservitate Academic Sounding Board and Small Research Grants Programme.

17:00 p.m. – End of activities.

9:00 a.m. – Concurrent sessions

  • Service-learning, Global Compact on Education and SDG sessions.
  • Researchers’ session: Uniservitate Board and Small Grants Research Programme.
  • Presidents and Rectors meeting (by invitation).

11.00 a.m. – Coffee break

11:30 a.m. – Plenary: Towards a spirituality of service.

12:30 p.m. – Students voice (3). Presentation of Uniservitate Award winners.

1:00 p.m. – Lunch

2:30 p.m. – Charisms and networks in the Service-Learning institutionalisation

3:30 p.m. – Students voice (4). Presentation of Uniservitate Award winners. Presentation of certificates/

4:30 p.m. – Conclusions. LUMSA – Uniservitate teams.

5:00 p.m. – End of activities.

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