Abbreviation | CIVICA |
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Established | 2019 |
Type | Education and research |
Area served | Europe |
Membership | |
Website | www |
The European University of Social Sciences, or CIVICA, is a university alliance of European higher education institutions specializing in the social sciences. [1] [2] It was established in 2019 and has been funded by the European Commission. [3] [4]
Prior to its establishment, CIVICA members were closely networked, having long-held professional and institutional partnerships, materialising in dual degrees, Erasmus exchanges, and research collaborations on a bilateral basis. [5]
Professor Simon Hix, London School of Economics' Pro Director for Research, joined partner institutions in Brussels on 7 November 2019 to officially launch CIVICA. [6] CIVICA initially had eight schools. SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland) and IE University (Spain) joined it later. [6]
Institution | Country | City | Founded |
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Hertie School [7] | Germany | Berlin | 2003 |
Sciences Po [8] | France | Paris | 1872 |
IE University [9] | Spain | Madrid | 1973 |
SGH Warsaw School of Economics [10] | Poland | Warsaw | 1906 |
Bocconi University [11] | Italy | Milan | 1902 |
European University Institute [12] | Italy (Intergovernmental) | Florence | 1972 |
Central European University [13] | Austria | Vienna | 1991 |
Stockholm School of Economics [14] | Sweden | Stockholm | 1909 |
London School of Economics and Political Science [6] | UK | London | 1895 |
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration [15] | Romania | Bucharest | 1991 |
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