Explore the world’s biggest challenges with the Global Citizenship Programme

Broaden your academic experience, develop new skills and get involved in exciting citizenship projects – all while deepening your understanding of important global issues. 

The Global Citizenship Programme’s March Weekend Challenge and June Summer School event dates have just been announced. Spaces are first come, first served, so sign up today! 

What is the Global Citizenship Programme?

The UCL Global Citizenship Programme brings together students from across UCL to explore the biggest global challenges. You will develop citizenship skills like campaigning and social entrepreneurship, while tackling the big issues of our day – from global health challenges, to debates in justice and equality. 

The programme includes opportunities to volunteer with UCL's Volunteering Service Unit and to meet employers and organisations offering careers with global impact. 

Events are open to all UCL undergraduates and taught postgraduates and take place on the Bloomsbury campus throughout the year, with the majority of workshops taking place in March and June.

Dive into a range of complex issues and develop global citizenship skills through: 

• hearing from experts on global issues
• interdisciplinary learning experiences
• group projects
• engaging with external organisations
• producing outputs (such as films, posters, social justice campaigns or business ideas)

Programme structure

You can choose one of four ‘strands’ within the programme. Each strand focuses on a specific global citizenship theme:

1. Active Citizenship
   Develop and apply campaigning skills to help solve our biggest challenges

2. Outbreak! Infectious Diseases
   Understand how rapidly a local disease can become a global threat, and how individuals and organisations can combat it together

3. Power to the Planet!
   Examine climate change from the perspective of justice.

4. Social Start-up
   Gain hands-on experience of building a social enterprise.

Supporting activities: 

The programme also includes two exciting opportunities alongside the themed strands: 

• Global Citizenship Volunteering Placement
  You can take up a Global Citizenship and/or Volunteering placement(s) via the Students’ Union. 
• Careers with Global Impact Series
  Attend the Careers with Global Impact Series from the UCL Careers team. 

Choose your own hours  

The total number of hours on offer will depend on the strand you choose. Strands offer up to 50 hours of activities over the Spring and Summer terms. 

You can choose how you complete these hours within your strand by attending any of the following types of events: 

• Term two talks, seminars and workshops (four to 16 hours)
• Weekend Challenge or one-day workshop (six to 12 hours)
• One-week Summer School (25 to 30 hours)

You can also do additional hours by taking up a Global Citizenship Volunteering placement and attending events for Careers with Global Impact.
We encourage participants to do as many activities as you can to get the most from the programme, but if you complete a minimum of 21 hours on the one strand of your choice, you will earn a certificate and a link to the Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR).  

Sign up today

Spaces on Global Citizenship events are limited so reserve your place today! 

Registering is a very simple process. You don’t have to take an admissions test, write a complicated application form or have an interview. You just need to complete a simple online registration form, saying which of the four strands you would like to do. 

Take a closer look at the programme strands to choose the one that’s right for you.

You can see the timetable of upcoming events on the Global Citizenship Programme webpage. 

You can also sign up to the Global Citizenship newsletter or follow the programme on Facebook. 

Register for the Global Citizenship Programme