CIVIS - a European University alliance
The University of Glasgow is an associate member of CIVIS - a European Civic University.
CIVIS is a multicultural and multilingual European Civic University formed by the alliance of leading higher education institutions across Europe.
The CIVIS alliance is one of the 60 Flagship European Universities and is funded by the EU through the European Universities initiative under the ERASMUS+ programme.
It brings together eleven research-lead and civically engaged Universities across Europe and connects over 430,000 students and 63,000 members of staff (including +33,400 academics and researchers).
CIVIS aims to create a unique European inter-university space for innovative and responsible teaching, research, cultural exchanges and citizen action across Europe and Africa. The Alliance aims to tackle major societal challenges of the 21st century focused on five thematic challenges:
- Health
- Cities, territories and mobilities
- Digital and Technological transformation
- Climate, environment and energy
- Society, culture, heritage.
Glasgow contact: Celine Reynaud, CIVIS project manager
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Solutions for change - Talent Lab
A real-life development programme fostering the leadership, collaboration, and career skills of PGRs and PDRAs by working on genuine local challenges.
Places available for 20 PGRs and 8 PDRAs on the programme running from the 4 June to 6 August 2024.
Applications close 10 May.
The CIVIS community
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CIVIS for students
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What's On
- Conferences, webinars and workshops
- Propose your networking ideas - call for proposals
- CIVIS courses
- CIVIS MOOC
- CIVIS Student 'Open House' event - 7 May
- CIVIS Call for proposals - Blended Intensive Programmes - deadline 31 May
- PGR real-life experience programme 'Solutions for Change' - deadline 10 May
CIVIS FAQ and more...
CIVIS Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs)
Blended Intensive Programmes: The call for proposals for proposals is now open.
Collaborate with our CIVIS partners and deliver a format of course to your students, combining online delivery + 5-day international experience. Check out CIVIS BIP portfolio.
Find out about the call and how to submit a proposal.
Submit a proposal by 31 May 2024
Enquiries: Celine Reynaud - Institutional Coordinator for CIVIS.
CIVIS African and Mediterranean Partners
CIVIS has entered a partnership agreement with six leading African universities - Find out more.
CIVIS members
- Aix-Marseille Université, France
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
- Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria
- The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece
- Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
- Stockholm University, Sweden
- Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain
- University of Bucharest, Romania
- University of Glasgow (associate partner)
- Université de Lausanne (associate partner), Switzerland