KNOW YOURSELF IN VOLUNTEERING!

On November 22, 2018 a master class entitled “EU Experience in Solving the Global Problems of Humanity: Volunteering” was held at the Mari State University on the basis of FSBEI HE. Its goal was to introduce university students to the experience of volunteering in the European Union. EU member states, in particular, England, France, Germany, have many years of experience in volunteering, they have developed a developed legal framework for volunteering, in which wide sections of the population take part. In Russia, the voluntary movement has only just begun to take on a mass character, therefore it is important for us to know the European experience.

The main topics of the master class were the foresight session "Trends in the modern volunteer movement" and a comparative analysis of volunteer activities in the EU and Russia. During the master class, games, and training were held, aimed at identifying those present with the necessary qualities, knowledge and skills and identifying the benefits of participating in volunteer events.

Mari State University pays special attention to volunteering. Today, 700 people are members of the university volunteer movement. The main directions of their activities are the organization of civil-patriotic, cultural and sporting events, assistance to the disabled and needy children, elderly people.

The program was carried out under the Jean Monnet Grant of the Erasmus + program with financial support from the European Union. We hope that it will increase students' interest in volunteering and will contribute to their more active inclusion in the volunteer movement.