A museum so fascinating that you lose sense of time
– Come on, think about it. – what else? – Great, more ideas? – I was thinking about the young visitors – wouldn’t it be a good idea to make a calendar with important dates for science that could be connected to events in the museum… These are the kinds of conversations you could hear…
Read MoreInterview with Edward May
Edward May is a teacher at the British Council school of Pozuelo, Madrid. He collaborated pro bono as a proofreader of our Guidebook titled ‘Pro Bono at European Universities’. In this interview, Edward talked about his experience as a pro bono collaborator of the BEESE Pro Bono Project. Could you introduce yourself and would you…
Read MoreSeventh transnational meeting of the BEESE Pro Bono Project in Porto
On July 1st- 2nd, 2021, the seventh transnational meeting within the framework of the Erasmus+ BEESE project, was held at Porto University in Portugal. We were very excited because it was our first physical meeting since our meeting in Paris in February 2020. As usual, the first day of the meeting was focused on where…
Read MoreInterview 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 MoreLong-term campus pro bono pilot in Bulgaria
Despite all complications following the pandemic and the nation-wide lockdown, on May 8th, 2020, TimeHeroes and UNWE gave a start of the last part of the Campus Pro Bono Project – long-term pro bono pilot in Sofia, Bulgaria. The pilot was focused on creating a handbook covering the essentials of fundraising, to be used by a wide…
Read MoreSixth transnational meeting of the BEESE Pro Bono project
On April 16th and 17th, 2021, our 6th transnational meeting* was carried out online due to covid-19. It was hosted by the University of National and World Economy and Time Heroes, our partners in Bulgaria. They showed us a lot of things about their tradition and culture. This meeting allowed us to see the progress…
Read MoreLong-term campus pro bono in France
Last April, Pro Bono Lab and SciencesPo Junior Consulting organized the 3rd and last pro bono pilot. The mission was originally planned as a face-to-face mission, but we were able to quickly adapt to the global health context and offer several videoconference sessions. We met every Saturday morning on a 2.5 hour time slot for 3 weeks and in between sessions the volunteers…
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 Viktória Vatamány and András Keller from Mastercard (Hungary)
Our partner and coordinator from Hungary, András F. Tóth from Volunteering Hungary (ÖKA), interviewed Viktória Vatamány and András Keller from Mastercard. Both participated in a Campus Pro Bono Program in the field of the BEESE Pro Bono Project as mentors of the students. We hope you enjoy this great interview! AFT: Why did you decide…
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