YUFE Civic Star

YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) is a European university alliance focused on building a student-centered, inclusive, and innovative academic ecosystem. It connects universities, cities, and industries across Europe to foster collaboration in education, research, and societal impact.

YUFE emphasizes mobility, interdisciplinarity, and real-world problem-solving, allowing students and staff to engage in personalized learning paths, research opportunities, and community-driven initiatives, creating a strong foundation for a more integrated European education space.

The Civic Star is awarded for initiatives related to active citizenship, in which universities, NGOs, and municipalities work together to develop solutions to local challenges—many of which are also of European and global relevance. Earning this certificate means that a participant has developed community-engaged competences, as well as contributed to creating a more sustainable and inclusive society.

Participants can count on the full support of teachers, university staff and/or professional tutors from external organisations throughout their commitment.

> Requirements

Minimum expected workload: 50 hours.

• Online Civic Engagement Activities Intro Training.
• Civic Engagement Activity: either a Help Desk or a Community Volunteering, in coordination with local stakeholders.
• Completing the Reflection Report: an overview of the initial expectations, tasks and progress made by participants, on the Virtual Campus.

> Competency Framework

While taking part in Civic and Community Engagement activities, participants develop knowledge, skills and attitudes. These competences, indicated below, have been identified as those that participants have acquired or further developed by achieving this certificate.

The competences the Civic Star most contribute to are marked in bold: