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Community Engagement Certificate

Volunteering 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 recognise and value your work as volunteers during your time as students at our University.

Procedure

To obtain a Community Engagement Certificate, you must have completed all four of the following points and send corresponding documentation, include your name, dates and a short description.

A minimum of 30 hours of community engagement, as certified by recognised entities.

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

A few examples are:

Under the guidance and supervision of a recognised entity, complete your own a project to serve the community. You should be involved in the design and/or coordination of your Capstone Project.

Examples:

  • Working on a student activity/project/event (e.g. Quiz Night, workshop, etc.)
  • Coaching and supporting future members of an association
  • Coordinating study groups as a student representative
  • Organising informal meetings between the members of your field of study

  • Foundations of Community Engagement
    Note: The certificate is not downloadable; we are working on a solution but in the mean time please send us screenshots when you have finished.
    We would like to thank our partner, the University of Western Ontario, Canada, for allowing open access use of this training and certification download.
  • CLAE ASBL
  • Portail du Bénévolat
  • Service Volontaires
  • Get involved” training for volunteers for ASTI/Caritas/Luxembourg Red Cross

    Any other suggestions can be reviewed by our team.

A short essay (1-3 pages) about your involvement in this voluntary work and your thoughts about the benefits for you and others, including recommendations and a testimonial/quotation*.

You can use 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 taking the steps to obtain this certificate and why?

*Testimonial/quotation
With your permission, your testimonial/quote can be published to promote the certificate and volunteering during your studies. The publication can include your first and last name and your field of study, or you can choose to remain anonymous; please specify your preference when submitting the testimonial/quotation.

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 government body.