Student Volunteering and Civic Engagement Policy

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1. Purpose

To enable and recognise student volunteering and civic engagement as part of a rounded education and the University's service to society.

2. Scope

This policy applies across Future University in Egypt — all faculties, the Dental Hospital, the training Pharmaceutical Factory, student housing and administrative units — and to students, faculty, staff and, where stated, contractors and suppliers.

3. Definitions

Volunteering

Unpaid activity undertaken for the benefit of the community.

Civic engagement

Participation in activities that address public and community issues.

4. Policy statement

• The University encourages every student to take part in volunteering and community-service activities during their studies.
• Student unions and clubs organise volunteering — food and relief drives, health and literacy campaigns, environmental action and cultural work — supported by the University.
• Volunteering is organised safely, ethically and inclusively, with appropriate supervision and safeguarding.
• The University recognises substantial student volunteering through its records and awards.

5. Procedures

1. Student activities are registered with Student Affairs, with risk assessment and supervision arranged for off-campus work.
2. The University partners students with established initiatives (such as the Hayah Foundation and faculty convoys) to ensure genuine community benefit.
3. Participation is recorded and may be acknowledged in the student's activity record or through recognition schemes.
4. Safeguarding, health-and-safety and non-discrimination standards apply to all volunteering.

6. Roles and responsibilities

• Dean of Student Affairs — enables and oversees volunteering.
• Student Union and clubs — organise student activities.
• Community-service coordinators — connect students to genuine community need.

7. Related policies

• Community Service and Environmental Development Policy
• Student Representation and Governance Policy
• Financial Aid and Widening Access Policy

8. Legal and cultural alignment

Builds on FUE's active student unions and its tradition of community convoys and charity drives, and reflects Egyptian values of social solidarity and the national volunteering agenda. It links civic engagement (SDG 17) and poverty relief (SDG 1) to education (SDG 4).

9. The policy in practice

The University applies this policy in its day-to-day work. Examples, by academic year, include:

Academic year 2020/2021

• September 2020 — the University applied it through a Memorandum of Understanding with the 57357 Children's Cancer Hospital.

Academic year 2021/2022

• 2021 — the University applied it through the publication of its annual sustainability report.

Academic year 2022/2023

• October 2022 — the University applied it through a cooperation protocol with SAP for digital-skills training.

Academic year 2023/2024

• August 2024 — the University applied it through ROGE 2024 on restructuring the global economy and promoting sustainability.

Academic year 2024/2025

• March 2025 — the University applied it through its Fourth Annual Ramadan Iftar for students, staff and the community.

Academic year 2025/2026

• September 2025 — the University applied it through the renewal of its strategic partnership with University College Cork in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education.

Academic year 2026/2027

• October 2026 — the University applied it through the renewal of NAQAAE accreditation for its Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine.

Together these show the policy at work across the University’s teaching, research and community life.

10. Monitoring and review

Reviewed at least every three years, or sooner if Egyptian law, regulations of the Supreme Council of Universities, or THE/accreditation requirements change. The policy owner is responsible for monitoring how it is applied.

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