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 Building Our Civic Identity: Towards a Socially Responsible University (2020)
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- Challenged-based approach
- Civic engagement
- education
- European Universities initiative
- Inclusion & Diversity
- Research & Innovation
- Service Learning

- Guide
- Report

- Academics
- Administrators
- Civil society
- Policy makers
- Researchers
- Students

 This handbook presents the CIVIS Alliance's shared vision of civic engagement and university social responsibility. It introduces the Alliance's common civic identity, maps existing engagement practices across member universities, and provides recommendations for strengthening collaboration, societal impact and sustainable civic action.

Building Our Civic Identity explores the CIVIS Alliance's shared approach to civic engagement and the role of universities in creating positive societal impact.

The handbook presents the CIVIS framework for civic engagement, showcases inspiring practices from member universities, and outlines recommendations for strengthening collaboration, inclusion, sustainability and community partnerships across higher education.

Designed as a practical reference, it supports universities, academics, researchers and institutional leaders in embedding civic values and social responsibility into education, research, governance and external engagement.

[Download the Civic Engagement Handbook](https://civis.eu/storage/files/civis-civic-engagement-handbook-building-our-civic-identity-2020.pdf)

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