BCB Civic Engagement initiates programs, fosters sustained partnerships, and supports and connects the BCB campus community to local and international networks as they address societal, political, or environmental challenges. Community engagement is crucial to our mission of fostering an open society. In their private as well as professional lives, BCB students, faculty, and staff actively engage with our neighborhood, with the city of Berlin, and with communities worldwide. We recognize the strength of networks and communities and seek to build on that strength. We welcome collaborations with new and diverse partners, across academia, the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to share knowledge and expertise on the basis of equal partnership and dialogue.
Students discuss after the film screening of "Precious"
Involved Campus Talks
Involved Campus Talks is a recurring series of student-led discussions, organized by the Civic Engagement Office, which encourages students to propose topics for the wider campus community. This unique series offers the Bard College Berlin community to come together for a dialogue on various topics that are at the core of our student body. The talks are organized and moderated by students, and are informal by nature, fostering a comfortable setting for an exchange of ideas.
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International Weeks Against RacismThe International Weeks against Racism in Pankow are organized by a broad network, including various actors from civil society, administration, and district libraries. As part of the network, BCB joins the borough of Pankow for the annual Weeks Against Racism and contributes by organizing events on campus or participating in joint activities in the neighborhood. While many strive to oppose and eliminate prejudice throughout the year, the annual event brings special attention to opposing racism in our neighborhood.
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Kiezrunde NiederschönhausenKiezrunde Niederschönhausen is a local network of committed citizens, businesses, artists and representatives of organizations, associations, initiatives and the district office of Berlin-Niederschönhausen. For over 10 years, the network has organized festivals, cultural events and lectures on specific topics, and offers several working groups for people to join. The Civic Engagement initiative at Bard College Berlin has joined the network and the monthly meetings that take place at different locations in Niederschönhausen.
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Karow Language ProjectA refugee accommodation in Karow, outer Pankow, is currently accommodating a few hundred people who are forced to move around Europe as refugees. In 2022, a language exchange project, the Karow Sprachcafé, was formed as a student-led initiative to help practice basic English and German skills and to connect with people based at the Karow accommodation for refugees. If you wnat to volunteer: Arabic, Farsi, Ukrainian, Georgian, Russian, or Turkish language skills are a plus!
