ServU - Service-learning in Higher Education for Ukraine’s Recovery

Aim of the project

The ServU project aims to enhance synergy between Ukrainian higher education institutions (HEIs) and local territorial communities to collaboratively contribute to Ukraine’s recovery through the implementation of Service-learning education. The project proposes an innovative approach to stimulate the acquisition and development of citizenship competences among students, considering the needs of three types of local territorial communities affected by the war:  

1) territories with a large number of internally displaced people,
2) liberated territories, and
3) territories in close proximity to the front lines, whose infrastructure has been significantly damaged.

Five specific objectives have been defined:

• Adapt the Service-learning (SL) methodology for wartime and recovery.
• Remodel the Community Needs Assessment (CNA) for wartime and recovery, taking into account three types of local territorial communities affected by the war.
• Develop active citizenship competences through the teaching of Service-learning courses.
• Activate collaboration between the European Union, Ukrainian HEIs, and local territorial communities in their efforts for the recovery of Ukraine through the implementation of Service-learning courses.
• Create a Ukrainian Service-learning Resource Platform for knowledge sharing, transferring of best Service-learning practices, and networking.

The role of the KU in the project

The KU participates in every stage of the project, with our primary responsibility being the coordination of Work Package 2 (WP2): "Adaptation of Service-Learning (SL) Methodology to Wartime and Recovery." WP2 will continue until the end of January 2025.

By that time, in collaboration with representatives from all universities in the consortium, we will prepare such deliverables: