Call for Global South Fellowship

Will you be our next ELP Fellow? UCSIA and USOS are offering an internship for a Fellow from the Global South as part of the European Leadership Programme.

You will be working at USOS and UCSIA (in Antwerp) from October 2025 until July 2026, while also pursuing the European Leadership Programme (in Brussels).

Apply before 21 April 2025.

New book on service-learning in higher education: learning in and with society

The Flemish Network for Service-Learning in Higher Education, coordinated by UCSIA, is proud to launch a new book (in Dutch) on service-learning. This publication offers teachers, policy makers and educational institutions insights and concrete tools to integrate service-learning sustainably into their educational programmes.

Lieven Gevaert and social entrepreneurship: a look at the past and future

Revisit the fascinating panel discussion ‘Lieven Gevaert and the art of social entrepreneurship’ to commemorate his 90th death anniversary!

Gevaert was the founder of the photography company Agfa-Gevaert. He was not only an innovative industrialist, but also a pioneer of social responsibility within business. For instance, he implemented initiatives such as profit-sharing and health insurance for his employees, long before there was social security.

Throwback to the opening of the UCSIA House

On 14 November, we celebrated the opening of the new UCSIA House with you, a milestone we look back on with great pride.

The event was festively kicked off and interwoven with music by the Antwerp-based socio-artistic company Tutti Fratelli. This was followed by a warm welcome by deputy director Erik De Bom, who also presented the new corporate identity. President Bea Cantillon introduced the new UCSIA flagship project: ‘The Solidarity Academy’.

Meet our ELP Fellow: Maria Cordero-Fernández

UCSIA welcomes Maria Cordero-Fernández who joins the team for the coming year as a Fellow of the European Leadership Programme. UCSIA has been supporting the programme for the past 5 years by organizing the biannual paper presentation jury for the fellows at the University of Antwerp and supporting the organization of a graduation ceremony in Brussels.

Since 2021 we also offer a fellowship to an ELP candidate. This year we offer a work experience in joint collaboration with USOS, the University Foundation for Development Cooperation, for a Fellow from the South.

Meet our ELP Fellow: Divin-Luc Bikubanya

UCSIA welcomes Divin-Luc Bikubanya who joins the team for the coming year as a Fellow of the European Leadership Programme. UCSIA has been supporting the programme for the past 5 years by organizing the biannual paper presentation jury for the fellows at the University of Antwerp and supporting the organization of a graduation ceremony in Brussels.

Since last year we also offer a fellowship to an ELP candidate. This year we offer a work experience in joint collaboration with USOS, the University Foundation for Development Cooperation, for a Fellow from the South.