Community Engagement Certificate

Being active on a voluntary basis during your studies offers you the chance to give something back to the community or make a difference to the people around you.

It also provides an opportunity to develop your social network, make new friends, and develop new skills or build on existing experience and knowledge, which will be an asset on your CV.

 

With the "Community Engagement Certificate", we would like to recognise and value your work as volunteers during your time as students at our University.

To obtain a Community Engagement Certificate, you must have completed all four of the following points and send corresponding documentation (incl. your name, dates and a short description) to the Office of Student Life (OSL): studentlife@uni.lu

 

1)      Min. 30h of community engagement, to be certified by recognised entities.

Recognised are entities that encourage volunteering for social, cultural or community purposes; these entities can be internal or external to the University. The recognition of external entities will be made on a case-by-case decision, under the discretion of the OSL. Note: Please note that we cannot recognise volunteering work for political or religious groups.

A few examples would be:

• Student associations
• Buddy Programme - Buddy-Guide
• Peer Assisted Learning - PAL leader
• Student delegation member
• Student representative
• Bachelor en Cultures Européennes - BCE Student Helper (please note that this programme also allows you to have your own Capstone project and training! More information in the link)
• Pick-upper (Mobility incoming)
• Missions for https://www.volontaires.lu/
• Others (to be discussed prior with the OSL)

2)      Your own Capstone project: under the tutoring of a recognised entity, complete a project in service of the community. As a Capstone Project, you should be involved in the conception and/or coordination of the project. If you have any questions in this matter, please contact the OSL.

Examples:

• Work on a student activity / project / event (e.g. Quiz Night, workshop, others)
• Coach and support future members of an association
• Coordinating study groups as a student representative
• Organizing informal meetings between the members of your field of study

3)      Completion of a module in relevant programs (= trainings)

• CompleteStudent Community Engagement https://completestudent.ca/modules/community-engagement/. To download the certificate, create an account first: https://completestudent.ca/certification/ (for the moment, under "Province", choose any one randomly. The issue is being worked on). We would like to thank our partner, the Western University of Canada, for allowing the open access use of these trainings and download of certifications.
• Workshops for student associations, clubs or initiatives
• CLAE: https://www.clae.lu/formations/formations-associatives/
• Portail du Bénévolat: http://benevolat.public.lu/fr/formations/index.html
• Any other suggestions can be reviewed by the OSL

4)      Short essay (1-3 pages) about your involvement in this voluntary work and your feedback on this engagement (benefits, recommendations and others), including a testimony/quote*. You can follow the following structure to guide your essay:

• Description of your activity
• What positive impact have you experienced from working as a volunteer?
• What difficulties did you face?
• Why would you recommend working as a volunteer? (or why not)
• Would you recommend doing the steps to obtain this certificate and why?

 

*With your permission, your testimony/quote can be published to promote the certificate and volunteering during your studies. The publication can include your first and last name, as well as field of study, or anonymously; please specify whether or not you allow this when submitting the documentation.

 

Tip: If you work with young people, please note that you can also apply for a certificate from the Service National de la Jeunesse (SNJ), a governmental organism. Further information: https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/loisirs-benevolat/milieu-associatif/engagement-benevole/attestation-jeune-benevole.html