Funding: Concurso Ciência e Cultura no Ingresso ao Ensino Superior (Ciência Viva)
Duration: April 2016 - December 2016
Partners: Programa Tutoria da Universidade de Aveiro
The Project
The aim of the “+Estudante +Cidadão +Aveiro” (‘+Student +Citizen +Aveiro’) project was to integrate students into academic life as a whole by promoting scientific culture, citizenship and showing them, in close proximity, the opportunities that exist in the region, in the market, in the business and in the cultural fabric. It was developed in collaboration with the Tutoring Programme of University of Aveiro, which aims to integrate new students by combating problems of failure and school dropout.
There were two strands to +Aveiro project. The first consisted of informal talks entitled ‘Há Conversa’, which took place every month. We invited professors, researchers, ex-students or relevant figures from the various departments and schools at the University of Aveiro to give a talk in a proximity context in order to have a conversation with the students. The aim of these events was to publicise the Aveiro University within the University.
The second aspect was the ‘off-campus’ trips, which consisted of field trips to locations of cultural and natural interest in the Aveiro region with the aim of promoting student integration in the city. As this project is primarily dedicated to first-year students, these tours aimed to bring students closer to a city that was at the moment also theirs. We went to the São Jacinto Dunes Nature Reserve, the Ílhavo Maritime Museum and the Living Science Factory, among others.
Available outputs
On the project's website you will find various products and resources that you can consult and download for free:
- Diagnostic report analysing public perception of the work and importance of NGOs and other civic groups in the environmental and social fields in the project's five partner countries.
- Introductory handbook to mentoring trainees in NGOs to help association leaders with little experience in hosting trainees and/or volunteers.
- Training Course on Green and Social Entrepreneurship and Associative Leadership.
- Handbook about founding and funding NGOs for those who want to know about the first steps to take before setting up an NGO, the founding process, management tips and examples of funding.
- Policy paper that summarises the main results of the project, highlighting and discussing why it is important to change and evolve the policy associated with the third sector at both national and European level.
+aveiro in numbers
Throughout the project, +AVEIRO directly involved hundreds of people in a wide variety of activities and events:
Testimonials
STRATOS CHATZIGIANNAKIS
"O curso foi esclarecedor em todos os aspectos. A interacção com empreendedores sociais de toda a Europa, bem como as ferramentas e técnicas aprendidas, terão definitivamente impacto nas nossas acções futuras".
MONA FISCHER
‘NGEurope is an excellent way to learn about social entrepreneurship and to start thinking in innovative ways, as well as being more active. In addition, I have met many very inspiring people and gained a sense of connection and solidarity with other European citizens.’
GONÇALO ABREU
"O projecto NGeurope foi uma excelente oportunidade para o meu crescimento pessoal. Não esperava que este curso de formação me desafiasse a deixar a minha zona de conforto e me desse a conhecer tantas realidades diferentes sobre os temas da liderança e do ambiente. Graças a esta experiência aprendi sobre a importância do terceiro sector do desenvolvimento de soluções mais sustentáveis para problemas comunitários a nível local. Além disso, tive a oportunidade de conhecer muitas ONGs, não só no meu país mas também no estrangeiro. Através do programa de imersão do projecto, trabalhei num campo de voluntariado internacional e conheci ainda mais pessoas de diferentes partes do mundo. Esta experiência permitiu-me trabalhar as minhas competências linguísticas, mas sobretudo as minhas capacidades de liderança que aprendi no curso de formação. Obrigado NGeurope pela experiência incrível!"
