Uniservitate - Learning with Head, Heart, and Hands

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In the international Service Learning project Uniservitate, KU has been one of seven worldwide hubs since 2020 for the dissemination and promotion of Service Learning at Catholic universities. Uniservitate aims to systematically and extensively establish Service Learning programs at universities.

The project is led by the Latin American Center for Solidary Service Learning (CLAYSS) in Argentina and is funded by the Porticus Foundation. Further information about the project can be found on the project website "Uniservitate".

At KU, Uniservitate is located under the Vice President for International Affairs and Profile Development, Prof. Dr. Klaus Stüwe. The Service Learning working group is being successively expanded and is currently made up of the following KU members:

  • Prof. Dr. Klaus Meier (Vice President for Studies and Teaching)
  • Prof. Dr. Klaus Stüwe (Vice President for International Affairs and Profile Development)
  • Prof. Dr. Simone Birkel (Religious education, sustainability officer)
  • Ann-Kathrin Bremer (research associate in the "Senatra" | Sustainable KU project)
  • Dr. Ulrike Brok (Coordinator of Continuing Education & Projects - "Mensch in Bewegung" project)
  • Marina Fleck (QUADIS project assistant)
  • Patrizia Hartmann (Sustainability Coordinator, research assistant in the "Mensch in Bewegung" project)
  • Dr. Petra Hiebl (Head of the Centre for Teacher Education)
  • Christiane Hoth de Olano (Project Manager Uniservitate Hub for Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East)
  • Marian Hummel (research assistant at the Chair of Political Education)
  • Maria Müller-Pulsfuß (Program Coordinator and Student Advisory Service STS, Online Lecturer Learning Facilitator)
  • Olha Mykhailyshin (Project Assistant Uniservitate Hub for Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East)
  • Prof. Dr. Tanja Rinker (Chair of German as a Second Language)
  • Dr. Maximiliane Schumm (Representative for Didactics of Biology)
  • Inga Schütte (Women's and Equal Opportunities Officer)
  • Dr. Michael Wihlenda (Consultant "Transformative Teaching")
  • Dr. Michael Winklmann (Consultant for Program Development in Studies and Teaching)

You can find out more about Service Learning here.

Regional Hub for Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East

Along with six other Catholic universities worldwide, KU has been selected to establish a regional Service Learning center and expand collaboration with other Catholic universities. The establishment of a network as well as the exchange of ideas and knowledge among the participating universities directly contributes to the systematic integration of Service Learning offerings into academic teaching.

Within the framework of Uniservitate, the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) serves as a regional hub for partner organizations in Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Middle East, in collaboration with the following universities:

The Voices of Youth - Experiences with Service Learning

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Contact

Christiane Hoth de Olano
Christiane Hoth de Olano
Project Manager Uniservitate Hub for Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East
Building Ulmer Hof  |  Room: UH-011
Olha Mykhailyshyn
Olha Mykhailyshyn
Project Assistant Uniservitate Hub for Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East
Room: UH-011

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