What is the UniC Network?
The International Student Network on Climate – UniC is a community of practice in which university students from around the world meet to share, learn, collaborate and act together for the benefit of the climate cause.
Strengthen your climate leadership
By becoming a member of UniC, you have access to four levers to advance your ideas and projects:
Discover all the opportunities UniC has to offer to its international community:
- A library of over 100 resources to equip you and to develop your skills;
- Events and training exclusive to leaders;
- Opportunities to network and collaborate with an international student community to develop your professional network;
- The chance to share your climate action achievements and get inspired by other climate leaders.
Get involved in concrete climate action projects:
- Get your initiative off the ground and develop your leadership;
- Responds to calls for projects, with funding opportunities exclusive to Network leaders;
- Expand your horizons to other realities and to the community’s base of knowledge;
- Share your scientific expertise and grow UniC’s interdisciplinarity;
- Collaborate on community projects, both locally and internationally.
Develop your skills and strengthen your power to act for the climate cause
- Enjoy privileged access to international events organized by network partners;
- Participate in workshops to enhance your skills;
- Collaborate in activities and contribute your personal experience;
- Learn to face the challenges you’ll encounter during your commitment to the climate cause.
Help promote the voice of university students internationally:
- Respond to a biennial call for applications to form a delegation representing the voice of the UniC Network and focusing on the issues that mobilise its leaders;
- Benefit from preparatory training to optimise your participation in this event;
- Share your experience with other leaders and develop your communication skills (tools, presentation skills, etc.).
The strength of our community
We bring together university students engaged in climate action to participate in interactive workshops and events, so that we can deepen our knowledge of environmental issues, share innovative solutions, and take concrete action towards a more sustainable future.
- More than 1,000 leaders from undergraduate to post-doctoral level
- Over 65 countries represented
- 2 languages of communication: French and English
- Student initiatives on 5 continents
- International governance consisting of the Permanent Secretariat, 10 partner universities and the Student Climate Leadership Council
Enrich your university experience
Through all of its initiatives, the UniC Network takes into account the five dimensions of the university experience:
- Education
- Research
- Campus life
- Student citizenship
- Work/entrepreneurship
Take advantage of your student life and UniC’s strength to enrich your career and act on climate!