Career services in times of Covid-19: Challenges, Responses and Best Practices

Friday, 11 June, 9h-10h CET

In this session, the authors of the report “Career services in times of Covid-19: Challenges, Responses and Best Practices”, members of the Coimbra Group Employability Working Group, will present and discuss about the main outcomes of the report, based on the experiences of career services in 12 Coimbra Group universities from across Europe.

Constituted as the hub where students, employers and university staff connects, Career services have not stopped their activities during the pandemic, taking advantage of the new opportunities and trying to overcome the challenges. New ways of communication and relation with students, graduates and employers, have emerged, as well as innovations in how the services are structured and how activities are delivered. Despite the different experiences and contexts, the aim has been always reduce the impact of the social and economic crisis over students and graduates.

The event is targeted towards not only career centres but also university services or units that deal with employability, professional counselling, internships, training and job placements of students and graduates, with a national or international scope, as international or alumni offices.

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