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The University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp (UCSIA) is an independent non-profit organisation with the aim of continuing the Jesuit university project in the Antwerp academic community UCSIA wants to contribute to more social justice by supporting educational innovation the valorization of relevant academic research. Our ambition is to become the centre of reference that fosters and continues the rich intellectual, spiritual and pedagogical heritage of the Jesuits in Antwerp.

through powerful communication based on thorough and multifaceted scholarly work, UCSIA strives to make its voice heard; the University of Antwerp and the Antwerp schools of higher education, the Jesuit order, the Catholic Church and civil society organizations are its foundational partners. Since its inception in 2003, UCSIA has engaged more than two thousand national and international scholars in mutual debate and interchange with many professionals in responsible positions. UCSIA builds on that immaterial capital and research network: it will broaden its action by adding more service to society and support to higher education, with the expansion of service learning in higher education as a spearhead.         

UCSIA develops five different thematic lines to reflect on relevant societal issues with students, scholars, social actors and a wider public:

  • Religion, culture and society;
  • Solidarity in Antwerp, Europe and the world;
  • Ethics & economy;
  • Service-learning and innovations in education;
  • Jesuit Heritage.

Link to the organization web page: https://www.ucsia.org/home-en/

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