Getting involved at the University of Bordeaux

Encouraged by the "Equality & Civic Mindedness" law, the university has set up a support plan allowing students who are involved in various ways (volunteers in a student association or non-profit, employees, military in the operational reserve, volunteer firefighters, civic service or volunteer work) to benefit from support (staggered courses, priority for tutorials/practical work groups, etc.) or recognition for their involvement as part of their degree programme. 

Students who have been involved for at least 1 year or whose involvement ended less than a year ago can request course credit (or partial course credit) as part of their programme.
It may be a cross-disciplinary course (internship, introductory work experience, project management, etc.) or a specialised course (depending on the content of the involvement).
To obtain credit, students must apply (two application sessions per year), then if their application is accepted, they must send a written report to the diploma validation panel in charge of reviewing the application.
Procedures are specific to each programme. 

To learn more, contact your programme's educational team.

Some programmes have also set up specific courses to allow students to obtain credit for their involvement.
These optional courses contribute to validating the student's diploma in the same way as other specialised or optional courses and allow students to earn bonus points.
For example, Bordeaux IUT awards bonus points to recognise certain types of involvement.

This type of course is generally taken year round. 
Interested students must apply for the course in the first semester, then prove they have completed hours of training during the year (for example, given by the Student Life Centre - BVE) for student associations, or by the host organisation). 
They can also get support from the host organisation by carrying out their commitment.

Contact your BVE to find out if this type of course exist within your programme.

Whether you participate in the Involvement Support Plan or not, you can also get support from the Career Guidance Centres (EOC) to get credit for the skills developed as part of your involvement, thanks to the Skills and Experience Portfolio (or PEC for Portefeuille Expériences et Compétences).

The PEC is a digital tool that helps you keep track of your career path, in particular to become aware of the strengths drawn from your professional, personal and learning experiences (knowledge, know-how and interpersonal skills) and to promote them effectively to a recruiter, especially skills such as the highly-esteemed soft skills.

To learn more, contact the Career Guidance Centres.

Digital easy-to-use Open Badges are a reliable, simple and fun way to to highlight the cross-disciplinary skills you've acquired, in particular during your involvement in student associations and the community.

Learn more