One of the topics discussed was the question of how service learning is possible and can be implemented as a method in university teaching in the context of war and conflict. Christiane Hoth de Olano and Małgorzata Łysiak also presented a joint paper that included best practice examples from Eichstätt and Lublin.
In September, Christiane Hoth de Olano (KU) presented the Uniservitate project at the Deutschen Kongress für Geographie (DKG) in Frankfurt. Together with Ann-Kathrin Bremer (Senatra, KU), she participated in the panel „Zukunftspartnerschaften zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft durch Service Learning: Vernetzung, Wissenstransfer, Transformation“ ("Future Partnerships between Science and Society through Service Learning: Networking, Knowledge Transfer, Transformation") organized by Prof. Dr. Anne-Kathrin Lindau (formerly KU, now University of Halle) and Dr. Svenja Brockmüller (University of Koblenz). Her remarks showed that service learning not only imparts technical and social skills, but also promotes a deeper understanding of global responsibility and solidarity.
The networking work of the Uniservitate team also included participation in the 6th European Conference for Service Learning in Higher Education (ECSLHE) in Rome at the end of September. Olha Mykhailyshyn (KU), Maria Müller-Pulsfuß (Jesuit Worldwide Learning, KU) and Kris Holler (KU) as well as Małgorzata Łysiak (KUL) and Olha Matiychuk (UCU) exchanged views with representatives of other universities and discussed future possibilities for cooperation. The conference provided a valuable platform as it highlighted the need to adapt education systems to the digital demands of the 21st century while strengthening civic engagement. In their poster presentation, Maria Müller-Pulsfuß and Kris Holler used the Jesuit Worldwide Learning project to show how transformative learning through service learning can bring about real social change.