CIVICA

Member of CIVICA - The European University of Social Sciences

CIVICA brings together ten leading European higher education institutions in the social sciences, humanities, business management and public policy, with a total of 72,000 students and 13,000 faculty members. Together, they build on an ever-stronger combination of teaching, research and innovation to mobilise and share knowledge as a public good and to facilitate civic responsibility in Europe and beyond.

About

Since its founding in 2019 by leading European social science universities, CIVICA has worked to establish a truly European inter-university campus. In doing so, it has piloted the EU's flagship initiative to enhance strategic partnerships in European higher education and research. CIVICA members have drawn on their joint expertise and shared European values to offer students and staff innovative, transnational opportunities in education, research and civic engagement, with special emphasis on digital innovation and an overarching mission to serve European societies.

Vision

Together with our CIVICA partners, we aim to:

deepen and expand activities in key areas such as education, research, service to society, innovation and lifelong learning;
develop a diverse and inclusive CIVICA community;
establish CIVICA’s lead role in the social sciences with further global outreach;
and set up a framework for sustainable institutional cooperation.

CIVICA embodies our ambition, as forward-thinking higher education institutions, to assume our civic responsibility as Europeans towards both future European generations and the role of Europe in the world.

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Mission

CIVICA will continue to serve local and global communities, defend core European values, foster environmental sustainability, and advance policy-relevant research in the social sciences. Yet, the focus will remain on the alliance’s internal communities. Between autumn 2022 and autumn 2026, thousands of students and (post)doctoral researchers are expected to benefit from enhanced mobility, new and expanded joint educational offers, and Europe-wide opportunities for civic engagement and extracurricular activities. In the face of evolving political contexts, CIVICA strives to build bridges between academia and civil society, while acting as a model of sustainable institutional cooperation and providing a stable and inclusive environment in which the values of autonomy and academic freedom are defended.

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Members

CIVICA’s members are:

Bocconi University (Italy)
Central European University (Austria)
European University Institute (Intergovernmental)
Hertie School (Germany)
IE University (Spain)
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (Romania)
Sciences Po (France)
SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland)
Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden)
The London School of Economics and Political Sciences (United Kingdom).

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Join the fourth cohort of CIVICA Ambassadors

Become a CIVICA Ambassador for the academic year 2023/2024 and collaborate with a passionate community of students and (post)doctoral researchers who share your commitment to building a better Europe. By participating, you will engage in enriching exchanges of knowledge and ideas, unlock numerous networking opportunities, and actively contribute to an innovative higher education project.

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“During the pilot phase, CIVICA members have built a strong basis for a successful collaboration. With new evolutions ahead, together we will ensure that CIVICA will become more and more part of students’, faculties’ and staff’s everyday lives.”
Cornelia Woll, President of the Hertie School

“We are proud to be part of this European network of top universities that reflects Hertie School’s own mission: Through excellence in teaching, research and outreach, to prepare the next generation of policymakers to be engaged for Europe's common good.”
Henrik Enderlein, past President of the Hertie School, 2018-2021

“CIVICA allows students and researchers to share knowledge, breaks down borders between academic cohorts, and makes increased cooperation and cohesion possible. In today's Europe, the implementation of this idea is more necessary than ever.”
Maryse Dalhoff, MIA 2021, CIVICA Ambassador at the Hertie School

“As students of the CIVICA Alliance you are in a unique position to shape Europe’s future. You are part of a new generation of creative Europeans, able to work together in different languages and across borders and disciplines.”
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth