More than 40,000 people impacted by Universidade Católica projects

More than 40,000 people have been impacted by the initiatives that have taken place as part of the 110 or so curricular and extracurricular experiences at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa that have followed the Service-Learning methodology. In the five semesters the project has been running, more than 1,850 students and more than 60 teachers from the four Católica campuses have been involved, in conjunction with more than 250 partner organizations.

These are very expressive figures that describe the CApS project - Universidade Católica and Service-Learning: Innovation and Social Responsibility - which is currently in its sixth semester of implementation. A project of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, led by the Faculty of Education and Psychology (FEP) and the Integral Development of the Person Unit (UDIP) of the Universidade Católica  with a national scope - therefore having an expression in Oporto, Braga, Viseu and Lisbon - which aims to promote and institutionalize the Service-Learning methodology (ApS) at the University and its dissemination in other higher education institutions in Portugal.

The project's coordinators, Luísa Mota Ribeiro, from FEP, and Carmo Themudo, from UDIP, say that it has been very rewarding to lead the CApS Project, which has enabled teaching and learning to make a difference in the community, and these figures, as well as the testimonies we hear every day, encourage us to continue with enthusiasm.