Assistant Professor Batinić at the 7th Global Symposium on Service-Learning: Designing Maps of Hope Through Service-Learning

As part of the Erasmus+ staff mobility programme, Assistant Professor Lana Batinić, PhD, visited LUMSA University (Libera Università degli Studi Maria Ss. Assunta di Roma), which co-organised the 7th Global Uniservitate Symposium entitled Designing Maps of Hope Through Service-Learning. The symposium, which brought together approximately 400 participants from around the world, took place in Castel Gandolfo from October 25 to 27, 2026, and focused on exchanging experiences and innovative teaching practices that integrate service-learning.

Assistant Professor Batinić also participated in a working meeting of the Central and Eastern Europe and Middle East Hub within Uniservitate, a global network promoting service-learning at Catholic higher education institutions. The Catholic University of Croatia joined this network in December 2025, and in February 2026, Assistant Professor Batinić was appointed Chair of the Working Group for the Implementation of Service-Learning at the Catholic University of Croatia.

One of the main outcomes of this mobility was therefore the strengthening of international partnerships, promoting sustainable cooperation and creating opportunities for the exchange of knowledge and experience.

On Wednesday, October 28, symposium participants attended a general audience with Pope Leo XIV, who, like his predecessors, supports the mission and work of the Uniservitate network.