In the midst of the pandemic – 3 forward-looking universities – Vilnius University (VU), Jean Monnet University (UJM) and University of Granada (UGR), together with two youth organisations – LieU’topie and Vilnius University Students’ Representation, began a journey of ECSTRA. After two years of thought-provoking discussions, inspiring activities and empowering people, our goals are finally …
“Volunteering remains a hidden pathway, yet it is important to our society because it melds individuals and groups, personal action and organized action, work and hobbies, activism and citizenship” (Peter, 2009) Curious about becoming a volunteer? Or perhaps you are looking for reasons to encourage others to join? In this article, we share our ideas …
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Universities are institutions that have existed for the oldest since the Middle Ages. The University of Bologna has been a center of learning for over 800 years. If their core purpose has remained unchanged over centuries, universities have been through a many evolutions and revolutions. As of now in France for instance, public universities must …
In the spring, from the 16th to the 20th of May, a training course on social community management took place in Granada within the framework of the European project ECSTRA: Employability Competencies for Students Through Implementation and Recognition of Activities. The course, whose participants came from the universities of Vilnius (Lithuania), Jean Monnet (France) and …
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More innovative, real-life challenges-based solutions, incorporating knowledge, methods and new ways of thinking are needed to enable young people to adapt to a rapidly changing world – ECSTRA project provides exactly that!