Cooperation to development: how to turn your vocation into your profession

Universities play a really important role in development as they promote people’s skills and contribute to the progress of processes developed by state and non-state agents. Therefore, collaboration between university centres and public and private organizations is essential to foster development strategies. If you are interested in developing your professional career in Cooperation, CEU Universities offer multiple opportunities to direct your profile towards solidarity.

Ethics and strategy at the service of society

Cooperation to development from University has its sights on the long-term, on generating through education, structural changes for the benefit of the whole society. To achieve it, ethics and strategy are essential. Ethical commitment (solidarity, consistency, honesty, etc.) always has to be present just as strategy that will define an action plan based on coordination, continuity of actions, joint responsibility and non-profit nature of Cooperation among others.

CEU Universities are based on Christian humanist values so they offer their students comprehensive education with vocation of service and oriented to social responsibility.

The joint collaboration of the departments of International Relations, Volunteering, Research and Pastoral is essential within this context. Therefore it seeks:

• To provide quality education key for development.
• To commit to research for development and transfer of knowledge.
• To favour the transfer of technology to others to make them capable of fostering their own research, innovation or technological adaptation skills according to their conditions and resources.
• To raise the awareness of CEU educational community on the situation of poor countries paying special attention to individual and collective responsibility.
• To boost the creation of networks and alliances with other universities and institutions related to Cooperation.
• To ensure visibility at internal and external level of the activities related to Cooperation carried out.
• To channel and boost spontaneous initiatives and already existing projects coordinating actions, giving priority to countries and work areas, encouraging specializations, etc.

Why to choose Cooperation to development as a professional scope

CEU Universities will provide you with opportunities to study from theory to practice, through university projects, to connect you with investigation and direct you to a work with a real useful vocation. There are many initiatives either through non-governmental organizations or State cooperation agencies to which you will be able to provide your services as professional educated at CEU.

Without doubt, the international vision of CEU Universities is a huge asset for you. Through masters and specialization courses as well as with practical experiences you may achieve through CEU, you will be able to direct your education to this area and to develop skills and abilities related to the management of projects, coordination of teams, mediation in conflicts, etc.