About the platform

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Get In Touch With Us

Requests for further information about the platform and opportunities for collaboration can be directed to the SHEFCE project coordinator, the Institute for the Development of Education.

European Platform for Community Engagement in Higher Education

The European Platform for Community Engagement in Higher Education www.community-engagement.eu is a web resource to support universities that wish to address societal needs in partnership with their external communities, encompassing public, business and civil society.

The platform is a result of the project Steering Higher Education for Community Engagement (SHEFCE), funded from 2020-2023 by the European Union from Erasmus+ programme, and is being further developed through the follow-up Erasmus+ project Supporting Professionals and Academics for Community Engagement in Higher Education (SPACE). 

The platform allows users to:

Explore how universities engage

With their communities, through institutional profiles or though featured practices.

Apply the 'TEFCE Toolbox'

A self-reflection framework for community engagement in higher education, and begin an action-planning process at their institutions.

Join our network

Follow our events and connect with our experts for support and future collaboration.

Reports & Resources

Explore reports, resources and other networks to further support community engagement.