Centrale Nantes signs up to the jeveuxaider.gouv.fr platform

JeVeuxAider.gouv.fr is a public volunteering platform, proposed by the French Civic Reserve and set up in 2020. It connects individuals who want to act in the general interest with public and voluntary organisations seeking volunteers.

Centrale Nantes signed the agreement in April 2022 to facilitate its students' access to volunteering opportunities, particularly in the context of the civic engagement that is part of the core curriculum for first and second year engineering students.

Georges Salameh, Deputy Dean of Studies - with responsibility for the first year engineering programme and in charge of the civic engagement programme:

What does civic engagement mean to you?

It means being open to others, showing courage and ethics.

In the school a civic engagement is undertaken in the form voluntary work or community service, i.e. it is unpaid, which benefits a community outside the school. Students can choose to serve communities such as associations, local authorities (town halls, local or regional authorities), or public institutions (museums, middle schools, high schools etc) in one of the following areas: culture and leisure, environment, health, solidarity, education for all, emergency crisis intervention, remembrance and citizenship, sport, international development and humanitarian action.

Why do you think jeveuxaider.gouv.fr and this new partnership will facilitate civic engagement?

This partnership means that the school's students can access civic engagement or volunteering opportunities by theme or location, and also discover projects in other fields to expand their horizons.

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