International Volunteer Program universities of the Community of Madrid

Bases of the Call and Documentation

• Terms of the call
• Online volunteer registration form URJC 2022
• Annex II – Registration form
• Annex III Functional diversity Tanger
• Annex III Art for Peace El Salvador
• Annex III Social Mediator El Salvador
• Annex III Laboratory Ghana
• Appendix III Dom Rep Pediatrics
• Annex III Rural Health Dom Rep
• Annex IV Cooperation funding justification
• Annex V Declaration of responsibility VIUPM
• UPCM Volunteer Blog

IV Call for Development Cooperation, Global Citizenship and Human Rights Projects of the Rey Juan Carlos University

1. Term to Apply  ||  IMPORTANT NOTE
2. Annex I
3. Annex II
4. Annex III
5. Annex IV
6. Annex V
7. Annex VI
8. Annex VII

Call for International Volunteering at the Rey Juan Carlos University 2023

The Rey Juan Carlos University assumes as one of its responsibilities, to work on the reduction of inequalities, taking the institutional commitment to promote actions that favor the development of the most disadvantaged social environments, fighting against poverty, inequality and injustice, leading to It carries out this work through the activities that its fundamental pillars represent: training, research and the transfer of knowledge to society.

In Spain, art. 4.2 of RD 822/2021, of September 28, which establishes the organization of university education and its quality assurance procedure, states that "the study plans must have as a reference the democratic principles and values ​​and the Sustainable Development Goals”. Added to this is the request for active collaboration made by the United Nations to promote the inclusion of "Human Rights Education" in higher education in order to: strengthen respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; fully develop the human personality and the sense of the dignity of the human being; promote understanding, tolerance, gender equality and friendship among all nations, indigenous peoples and minorities; facilitate the effective participation of all people in a free and democratic society in which the rule of law prevails; promote and maintain peace; and promote sustainable development centered on people and social justice.

The Statutes of the Rey Juan Carlos University, approved by Decree 22/2003, of February 27, and modified by Decree 28/2010, of May 20, establish in article 3 that the purposes of the Rey Juan Carlos University are: a) The expansion of knowledge through research in all branches of culture, science and technology. b) The dissemination, evaluation and transfer of knowledge at the service of science, technology and culture, quality of life and economic development.

c) The support, promotion and protection of research as a way of creating and renewing knowledge. g) Seek the greatest social projection of its activities, through the establishment of channels of collaboration and assistance to society, in order to favor social, economic and cultural progress; with particular attention to the continuous training of the elderly and the disabled. i) Contribute to the improvement of the educational system through the promotion of the most advanced technological means. j) Promote university cooperation in the international arena, especially within the framework of the European Union and relations with Latin America and the United States of America.

The United Nations 2030 Agenda defines a series of Sustainable Development Goals that, although they must be approached from a global and cross-cutting perspective, do not cease to suppose an equal development horizon for all countries, developed and developing, these the latter, traditionally the main recipients of most of the activity undertaken in the field of Cooperation. Actions such as the one proposed in this call directly affect the establishment of lines of action that favor the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and proposed goals.

The participation of the students of the Rey Juan Carlos University in international volunteering activities in developing countries, either within the framework of the university's own projects, or in projects of collaborating entities, universities of the South with their communities and/or or by non-profit entities that carry out activities in said geographical areas), represents an important boost in the development of the responsibility assumed by the University, while allowing students to make contact with everyday realities outside their environment and in which the application of their knowledge and experiences can be a transforming factor both for the environment in which the activity is carried out and for themselves.

The proposed projects are intended to improve the well-being of the local communities with which they collaborate and contribute to equity, justice, compliance with human rights, social cohesion, the fight against poverty and inequalities, empowering to the key actors for local and regional development, being developed.

The Rey Juan Carlos University, within the regulatory framework described in the preceding paragraphs and, in a very special way, seeking the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda in its daily activity, makes this call that is regulated for the bases set forth below.

Who can participate

This call is aimed at students of the Rey Juan Carlos University enrolled in the last year of undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral studies, at the time of submitting the application.

Bases of the Call and Documentation

• URJC 2023 Volunteer Call Bases
• Annex II – URJC 2023 volunteer application form
• Annex III – Responsible declaration
• Annex V – Justification of URJC volunteer aid

Call for Study Grants for refugees from the Rey Juan Carlos University 2023

The Rey Juan Carlos University makes this Call for Aid to refugees, stateless persons, applicants for any of these conditions, or those who have or have requested some type of subsidiary protection in accordance with article 4 of Law 12/2009. Its objective is to contribute so that they can exercise their right of access to higher education and develop their scientific potential while circumstantially they are in a situation of demand for international protection in our country.

In the General Assembly of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) on September 7, 2015, it was agreed to facilitate the reception of refugee university students, directly or through collaboration with other administrations or other relevant agents of this sector. Likewise, the Permanent Committee of the CRUE, in its meeting of September 9, 2015, recommends as possible actions in the short, medium and long term, among others, the reception in university residences, the provision of support for their integration through legal advice , psychological, health, or the promotion of access and the possibility of continuing their higher studies, placing the countries in conflict as a priority in terms of university cooperation.

The Rey Juan Carlos University assumes as its own the commitment of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities through this Call for Grants, in the exercise of the powers attributed to this University by article 45 of Organic Law 6/2001 , of Universities and other applicable regulations, in its firm will to continue supporting people who face difficulties in accessing their university education.

Who can participate

This call is aimed at refugee students, stateless persons, applicants for any of these conditions, those who have or have requested some type of subsidiary protection in accordance with article 4 of Law 12/2009 or nationals of countries in conflict.

Documentation

• Bases of the Call for Aid to Refugees 2023
• Annex I – Complete application form
• Annex II – Acceptance of aid
• Annex III – Responsible declaration

Deadlines

The term for the presentation of the application will open the day after the publication of the bases of this call in the Electronic Notice Board of the URJC, in the National Grants Database and in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid, as established by Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Subsidies, and will remain open for one month from the latest effective date of publication in the three media declared lines above.

Further information:  Official electronic board - Rey Juan Carlos University - Electronic Headquarters (urjc.es)