Fourth edition of the UAB TFG with Service Learning Methodology Awards

The evaluation process was carried out in two phases. First, each TFG was reviewed by an expert in the corresponding academic field, according to the criteria of quality and suitability to the service learning (SL) methodology. In addition, the Service Learning Office (ApS) of the UAB, managed by the Fundació Autònoma Solidària (FAS), supervised the technical requirements and presentation videos. Based on these assessments, a proposal was developed and presented to the resolution committee, which met on 20 January 2025.

The committee, chaired by the Vice Rector for Studies and Quality, Ramon Vilanova, and made up of academic representatives from various faculties, as well as the director of the FAS, Jordi Prat, and the ApS Office technician Jofre Güell, decided to award the prizes to the following projects:

• "Estrategia para la conservación de las tortugas marinas en las costas del Chocó (Colombia)", by Francisco Pablo Salvador (bachelor's degree in Environmental Biology)
• "Càpsules de visibilitat i promoció en l’àmbit de la discapacitat física i/o orgànica amb la federació ECOM", by Gisela Serra Chico (bachelor's degree in Interactive Communication)
• "Música i interdisciplinarietat en projectes d’escola: col·laborant amb el centre educatiu IE Pla de l’Avellà per fer de la música un recurs per a mestres generalistes", by Ona Gispert Bendicho (bachelor's degree in Primary Education)
• "Tinder propicia violències sexuals digitals? Investigació sobre l’ús de Tinder en la comunitat UAB i anàlisi de la presència de violències sexuals en aquest context", by Aina Jiaqing Romero Solé (bachelor's degree in Criminology)
• "Un cas real al municipi de la Llagosta: Estratègies jurídiques per gestionar les hortes il·legals (implementació de metodologies ApS i ABR)", by Yaiza Rubio Mosquero (bachelor's degree in Law)
• "El concepto jurídico de violencia institucional en el acceso a la justicia para las personas víctimas de violencia de género. Análisis de las vías de visibilización y reparación", by Louise Moreau Louapre (bachelor's degree in Law and Licence en Droit)
• "El camí cap a la construcció de les societats de la pau i el perdó. 'Estudi sobre el reforçament i vulnerabilitats de la tendència a l’abolició de la pena de mort'", by Loubna Daih Meghaioua (joint bachelor's degree in Law and Criminology)
• "La potència afirmativa dels malestars més enllà del paradigma representacional. Afirmant el malestar com a vector per l’obertura a allò virtual", by Oriol Montero Vivancos (bachelor's degree in Philosophy)
• "Programa d’intervenció sobre la soledat no desitjada en persones +60 amb un trastorn mental sever (TMS)", by Anna Gil Naranjo (bachelor's degree in Psychology)
• "Col·laboració amb l’Associació Discapacitat Visual de Catalunya B1+B2+B3 per a la creació de material didàctic per a l’aprenentatge de català per a la inserció laboral", by Paula Pallejà Gálvez (bachelor's degree in Translation and Interpreting)
• "One Health Educational Initiative: Awareness-raising resources on rabies and other zoonotic diseases with gamification tools for schools and volunteers", by Eva Baixauli Algaba (bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine)
• "Els aliments ultraprocessats i el seu impacte en la dieta dels adolescents", by Daphne Bernardo Rodríguez (bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology)

The award-winning projects show the diversity of fields and the real impact that education can have when it is linked to social needs. With these awards, UAB consolidates its commitment as a critical university involved in social transformation.

Sixth UAB Service Learning Conference

On 26 May the 6th UAB Service Learning Conference took place at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, where three activities were held: an inspiring session on international models of university SL, a participatory "speed dating" activity to broaden views when connecting university faculty and third sector entities or public entities, and an entitites fair.

Service Learning is an educational proposal through which students are trained to participate in a project aimed at solving a real need of a community and thus improve the living conditions of people or the quality of the environment. With this conference, the UAB wants students to engage in a learning experience related to their academic curriculum, the development of personal skills and a real service to the potentially sustainable community.