Service-learning Award

Enter the competition for the European Service-Learning Intersectoral Collaboration Practices project! At a local all-morning event on Monday, April 8, 2024, a jury will elect the two best Service-Learning projects carried out during the 2023-2024 academic year. Two students, one teacher and one civil society representative who participated in the project will have the opportunity to represent their project at the European Forum in Bucharest from June 25 to 28, 2024.

Join us in celebrating outstanding student engagement, spreading the spirit of Service-Learning within our partner institutions, and helping to positively transform our community. We encourage you to get involved - your participation is valuable. Share your successes and be part of the change we want to see in our universities and beyond!

Take part in the event on April 8 at Le Cube in Aix-en-Provence and vote for your favorite among the nominees:

Faculty of Law and Political Science (FDSP)

"Shepard and Islan project by Master 1 - Digital Law

"Empowering Change through GRACE (Growth through Reflection, Action, Commitment to Social Justice, and Equality)". by Master 2 - Humanitarian Law and Action - in collaboration with Aix Global Justice

Institute of Business Administration (IAE)

"Article1 student involvement by Master 1 - Strategic Management

Institute of Public Management and Territorial Governance (IMPGT)

"Study on obstacles to international mobility for young people with fewer opportunities in the South of France" by the Master in Public Management - sustainable development and territorial governance of Mediterranean and international projects.

University Institute of Technology (IUT) - Salon-de-Provence branch

"Park4Move by the Electrical Engineering and Industrial Information BUT (GEII)

1. What is Service-Learning?

The Service-Learning approach in higher education is an experiential learning method in which students engage in community service, reflect critically on the experience and learn from it personally, socially and academically. Activities address human, social and environmental needs from a perspective of social justice and sustainable development, and aim to enrich learning in higher education, encourage civic responsibility and strengthen community engagement. Service learning is recognized by the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).

2. Who can apply?

This competition is open to all AMU students who have conducted a service-learning project during the 2023-2024 academic year.
The following projects will be eligible to compete:

• Recently completed projects
• Projects that are still being implemented
• Projects that began in previous years but are continuing with new elements

* Projects that have been designed but will be implemented next academic year will not be accepted.
**Students may be accompanied by responsible teachers, but project representatives must be the students themselves.

3. Rewards

The two winning teams will go to the European Forum in Bucharest from June 25 to 28, 2024 and will represent AMU in the competition at this forum.
All participants' expenses will be covered by the project fund.

4. How to apply?

All applicants must complete the form below and send it by email to valerie.caraguel@univ-amu.fr and meryem.aydin@etu.univ-amu.fr with the subject "Concours S-L" before March 11, 2024: Application form (can be completed in English or French).
A pre-selection of projects will be carried out to check their eligibility, and a maximum of 10 projects will be selected to compete on Monday April 8, 2024. The results of this pre-selection will be sent to all applicants from March 13, 2024.
You will find HERE the project evaluation grid. This same grid will be used for the pre-selection and for the jury.

5. What you need to know about the April 8 event

Selected projects

• They must be presented by 2 students.
• They can be presented with a poster, slide show or project video.
• They can be presented in French or English. If the project is selected, the students will be asked to make the presentation in English at the European Forum in Bucharest.

Event format

• Each project will have a presentation time of around 10-15 minutes.
• 5 members of the jury will select the 2 best S-L projects based on the evaluation criteria mentioned in the "How to apply" section.
• The jury will be made up of a student, a teacher, a university representative, a representative of civil society and an AMU member of the European project team (without voting rights).
• The event will be open to the public. A vote for the best Service-Learning project selected by the public will be added to the waiting list for participation in the Bucharest forum.

Preparatory meetings

• Projects that have been pre-selected to take part in this local event will have preparatory meetings with the AMU organization team.

Dates of these meetings (by videoconference): March 14, 2024 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm and April 4, 2024 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm.

6. Date and venue of the competition

Date: Monday April 8, 2024
Time: 9:30am - 1:00pm
The venue will be Aix-en-Provence or Marseille and will be determined by the location of the majority of participants.

Would you like to participate as a spectator?

Don't have a Service-Learning project but want to find out more? You can still join the event as a participant and share your favorites with us!

***Click here to fill in the participant form.***

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact valerie.caraguel@univ-amu.fr and meryem.aydin@etu.univ-amu.fr with subject line "S-L Contest".