URV students win fourth national prize with social project
The university can change realities, and the students of the URV have just proven it. A video warning about addiction has achieved a national recognition that leaves no one indifferent.
Four students from the Faculty of Education and Psychology Sciences at Rovira i Virgili University received the fourth prize on May 27th at the 15th "Addictions: Your Point of View" Contest for their audiovisual proposal to prevent addictive behaviors, in a virtual event from ETSE-ETSEQ.
The project that goes beyond the classroom
An audiovisual proposal with a social message
The awarded video, titled There Are More Solutions, is an initiative that focuses on preventing problematic drug use and other addictions. The team is made up of Sara Piñero and Carolina Ramon, from the Pedagogy degree, and Miguel Lillo and Pau Massoni, from the Social Education degree.
The piece is not only an academic work but a direct call to the community to change habits and look beyond the problem.
Service Learning: studying and transforming
The project was developed within the Communicative Skills course, coordinated by Janaina Minelli de Oliveira, which applies the Service Learning (SL) methodology. This combines training and social commitment, allowing students to work in real contexts and collaborate with social entities.
It is a way of learning that does not stay in the book but impacts real life.
Digital skills and social commitment
Creation with accessible digital tools
In this project, the students create various communication formats: infographics, podcasts, videos, and comics. They use tools like Canva, Genially, Podcastle, or Pixton to produce visual and sound content with a social vocation.
Teamwork and continuous supervision by faculty help carry the initiative forward.
Key skills for a critical future
The project promotes skills such as the critical management of digital information, creative problem solving, and collaborative work with responsibility and initiative, key competencies of the URV’s educational model.
Moreover, working with social entities reinforces the students’ commitment to society.
Impact and recognition of the project
Fostering social commitment at university
This initiative is part of the program "Development of teaching digital competence with social commitment," funded by the IMPACT 2023 call. The project helps consolidate Service Learning and collaboration with third-sector entities.
The students’ results are published openly, so their social usefulness lasts beyond the classroom.
National contest with institutional support
The "Your Point of View" contest is organized by the PDS association and funded by the Government Delegation for the National Plan on Drugs of the Ministry of Health, with the collaboration of the Spanish Network of Health Promoting Universities (REUPS).
The recognition awarded to URV highlights the students’ ability to generate projects with real impact.
The prize, then, is not just an award but proof that university projects can be an engine of social and educational change.
If studying were always like this, maybe education would be less boring and more useful.
Source of the article: Rovira i Virgili University
