Universal Civil Service at the Human Rights Center: call for applications open for the project "Youth Agenda 2030 make yourself seen, make yourself heard", deadline February 18, 2025

The Human Rights Center "Antonio Papisca" launches the new Universal Civil Service 2024 project "Youth Agenda 2030 make yourself seen, make yourself heard" ("Youth Agenda 2030 fatevi vedere, fatevi ascoltare”) targeting 4 young people aged between 18 and 28, realized in collaboration with the Digital Learning and Multimedia Office, the Public Engagement Office and the GIScience and Drones for Good Laboratory.

The project, aims to make a contribution to the realization of Goal 4.7 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, to provide quality education "aimed at sustainable development and lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, and the promotion of a peaceful and nonviolent culture," and Goal 11.3, which promotes action to "make human settlements inclusive, participatory, safe, secure, durable and sustainable."

If provided with the necessary skills and opportunities to realise their potential, young people can be a driving force to support development and contribute to peace and human security. In 2020, Secretary General António Guterres adopted the ‘Our Common Agenda’ which addresses different aspects of youth involvement, stressing the need for it to be a true and effective quality involvement and the University and the academy are identified as privileged partners in pursuing these goals, with an action that does not end in a short period of time but must have repercussions and benefits for future generations as well. In this scenario, the project aims to develop and promote the knowledge and skills to be citizens trained in the themes of human rights, active citizenship, environment and non-violence and able to use and develop digital skills in a social and climate justice perspective, in line with the Youth Agenda 2030.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to have an international experience at the Center and will be involved in numerous activities:

• organization of meetings and seminars on the topics of human rights, active citizenship, culture of peace, socio-environmental sustainability, sport and wellness, climate and social justice, public engagement and Youth 2030 strategy;
• organization of Digital Week, International Youth Day (August 12),  International Human Rights Day (December 10) and International Universal Civic Service Day (December 15, in collaboration with local authorities, associations and schools;
• editorial activities for online publication of content and documentation on human rights and culture of peace, in Italian and English;
• communication activities, development of the website and social media channels, production and post-production of graphic and multimedia content;
• organizational, promotional, and documentary support to extra-curricular activities for graduate courses in human rights, the Doctorate in "Human Rights, Society, and Multi-level Governance," and the European Master's in Human Rights and Democratisation;
• collaboration in the various activities promoted by the Center, among others the General course on "Peace and Nonviolent Conflict Transformation," Padua Model UPR and Peace March "Perugia-Assisi."

A Minimum knowledge of Italian is required.
For information regarding the project you can contact us on our social media, call 0498271811 or visit the Human Rights Center at Via Beato Pellegrino 28.

General information on the Universal Civil Service
Youth and young people with Italian citizenship, or citizenship of one of the other member states of the European Union, or citizenship of a country outside the European Union as long as they are legally residing in Italy, between 18 and 28 years of age, can participate in the selection. 

Universal Civil Service lasts 12 months, involves a commitment of 25 hours per week, specific training activities and a monthly allowance of 507.30 euros.

The application deadline is Feb. 18, 2025, 2 p.m.

Information on the selection process, projects and how to apply is available in the Universal Civil Service section of the website of University of Padua.

The University of Padua hold information meetings on the new call for UCS in the following dates:

• Thursday, 30 January, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Aula Nievo, Palazzo Bo, Padova.
• Friday, 7 February, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Zoom platform.

To participate, you must fill in the forms available on the dedicated page.