Universities
Interview with Dr. Mónika Garai-Fodor and students of Obuda University (Hungary)
This week we share the interview with Mónika Garai-Fodor, dean of Óbuda University, professional head of BEESE Pro Bono. She interviewed students participating in BEESE Pro Bono pilot programs: Students: Gréta Bartha, full-time student of Óbuda University, project manager of the short-term pilots in 2019 and the mid-term pilots in 2020 Afrodité Wild, full-time student…
Read MoreBEESE Pro Bono Project event in Porto
Last week, on 12th May 2021, our partners from Portugal, Porto University, presented the work done during the BEESE Pro Bono Project by the consortium. With the participation of the 5 countries involved in this Consortium, the event was an interesting debate on volunteering at universities, social innovation in the Academia, and how pro bono projects…
Read MoreInterview with Professor Miglena Angelova, from UNWE (Bulgaria)
This week we share the interview with Miglena Angelova, PhD. She is chief assistant of the Business Administration department of University of National and World Economy (Bulgaria). She teaches Change Management and Creative and Recreative Business Management. Denitsa Gorchalova: How do you perceive the idea of pro bono activities to become part of the curriculum…
Read MoreInterview with Professor Luís Mendonça | Long-Term Pilot Program – University of Porto
Our partners from Portugal, Porto University, interviewed one of the Professors, Luís Mendonça, who participated in a Campus Pro Bono Program in the field of the BEESE Pro Bono Project. We hope you enjoy this great interview! 1. Do you want to remind us of how your involvement in the project started ? Had you…
Read MoreThe history of the Pro Bono commitment of a junior enterprise : the example of JSCP (Junior enterprise of Sciences Po Paris)
Why did you decide to create a Pro Bono team in the Junior enterprise of Sciences Po? After receiving several requests from associations (foundations, NGOs, think tanks), we realized that there was a real need in terms of support for these structures. Indeed, they generally do not have the financial and human resources to respond…
Read MoreInterview with Pilar López de la Osa, from Villanueva University (Spain)
Our partners from Spain, Work for Social, had the chance to get to know the work of Villanueva University (Madrid, Spain) in the field of Service Learning at the Law Faculty. In this interview with Pilar López de la Osa, we discover their work and the impact that it has in their students. Could you…
Read MorePro bono Long-term in Madrid: Closing session of Da La Nota Business Plan
The second pro bono pilot program in Spain was organised by our partner Work for Social. One of the challenges of the Pro Bono Long-Term program was the preparation of Da La Nota Business Plan, a project that started in October 2019. The team of volunteers started working in October 2019. The last workshop was…
Read MoreShort-term Pro Bono Program in Spain
Between the end of April and beginning of May our partner Work for Social carried out the third pilot of the Campus Pro Bono Program. This pilot, named ‘Sprint Pro Bono’ was carried out on-line due to the COVID-19 crisis. The beneficiary of the ‘Sprint Pro Bono’ was Viajes Tumaini, an association that connects volunteers…
Read MoreInterview to Éva Gugán, mentor of Campus Pro Bono Hungary
András F. Tóth, director of our partner ÖKA (Hungary), conducted this interview to Éva Gugán, employee of Accenture and mentor in one of their previous Campus Pro Bono Pilot Program. András F. Tóth (AFT): Could you introduce yourself and tell us who you are and what is the field you are working on? Éva Gugán…
Read MoreCreateAthon® at Universities
In 2018, during the European Pro Bono Summit in Madrid, some members of the BEESE Pro Bono Project had the chance to get to know in person Teresa Coles, co-founder of CreateAthon®, an international marketing marathon that has delivered more than $25 million in pro bono service to the nonprofit marketplace. After presenting our Project…
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