CIVIS Days

A moment to get together, a moment to inspire and innovate, a moment to celebrate.

The CIVIS Days are CIVIS’ main annual event, gathering students, university staff, civil society, innovators, policymakers and local representatives from across Europe.

We come together to connect and cooperate to build the future of our Alliance, to share what we have learned and developed, and to find innovative solutions to societal challenges.

Each year a different CIVIS member university takes up the challenge of hosting, using the event as an opportunity to showcase CIVIS to their own community while positioning themselves at the heart of our Alliance.

 

CIVIS Days 2024 in Salzburg

This year's edition of the CIVIS Days took us to the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg from 24 to 26 September. Additional meetings for representatives from our Associate Member Universities in Africa on 23 September.

The CIVIS Days 2024 conference programme included a wide range of working meetings and public sessions aimed at fostering cooperation and knowledge sharing within the CIVIS Alliance, with other Alliances, and the broader community. Public sessions covered topics such as the European degree, Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP), African-EU scientific cooperation and European Universities alliances (experiences, outlook). Highlighted initiatives included the Jean Monnet Network PolyCIVIS and special activities for our students.

An integral part of the conference were the working sessions, with open workspaces dedicated to spontaneous meetings, BIPs and degrees, and transdisciplinary teaching. Focus areas included the results of staff mobility, future strategy and cross-hub meetings. The formation of a conference choir enhanced the creative and collaborative atmosphere. The final performance at the CIVIS International Reception was a highlight. The Alliance celebrated two important milestones during this special event: the ceremonial signing of the Alliance Agreement and the presentation of CIVIS' first Secretary General. 

Do you want to (re)watch the the open sessions?

CIVIS Day 2023 in Tübingen

In May 2023, CIVIS travelled to Germany to enjoy the hospitality of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

For this year’s edition, Tübingen focused on three topics under the banner “Sustainably Connected Universities”:

  1. Celebrating the academic substance of the CIVIS Alliance 
  2. Exploring the realities of CIVIS as an Inter-University Space
  3. Underlining our commitment to sustainability 

The three-day event featured numerous workshops, seminars and meetings, organised around three main pillars:

  • Meetings for the governance and management bodies of the CIVIS Alliance
  • Workshops combining actors from different CIVIS bodies 
  • Public sessions open to external participants, both in person and online. The lectures and panel discussions during “CIVIS – a sustainably connected Alliance” showed how we are building our inter-university space with an eye for the future of our Alliance and the planet.
Look back at the programme

 

CIVIS Days 2022 in Athens

A truly European event with a sporting twist - looking back at the Global CIVIS Days 2022 in Athens

From 17 to 20 May 2022, the main annual event of CIVIS, known as the Global CIVIS Days (GCD), took place in Athens. The GCD 2022 was a 4-day event which gathered students, academics (professors and researchers), university staff (administrative staff, technical etc.), stakeholders and representatives of local authorities and communities from all over Europe.

Recap of the 2022 CIVIS Days, hosted in Athens

CIVIS Days 2021 in Brussels

Global CIVIS Days 2021: more than 200 participants from across Europe

On 24, 25 and 26 November 2021, more than 200 participants came together from across Europe for the second edition of Global CIVIS Days. The event, hosted by the Université libre de Bruxelles, took place in Brussels, Belgium, the capital of Europe.

Don't miss the special Photo Exhibition!

Look back to the 2021 CIVIS Days in Brussels

CIVIS Days 2020 in Stockholm

Global CIVIS days 2020: digital event, real challenges, concrete ideas

Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 November 2020 saw the celebration of the first Global CIVIS days, CIVIS’s annual event where students, university staff, civil society, innovators and local representatives across Europe come together to connect, discuss and team up to find innovative solutions on major societal challenges.

All the details of the 1st edition of CIVIS Days in Stockholm