Service Learning
Prof. Dr. Silke Boenigk has been offering the Service Learning project seminar at the University of Hamburg since the 2009 summer semester. Originally from the USA, service learning is a form of teaching that combines scientific seminar content and practical experience with civic engagement. Participants in a Service Learning seminar regularly attend a seminar (learning) at the University of Hamburg and simultaneously render voluntary assistance (service) to a nonprofit organization.
With this ongoing project, we are part of the university's network #UHHengagiert (translated: UHH involved). The network is committed to fostering the connection between academic teaching, research, and the application of knowledge within civil society. It aims to bring university and society closer together and enable exchange on equal terms, and places a focus on research-based learning and social responsibility.
Information on previous practice partners and project topics can be found here (PDF; German only). For further information, please contact our research associate, Charlotte Labbafi.