Episode 10: Learning in a world of crises: What students discover about Polycrisis and Resilience

34min | 09/29/2026

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With: Teodora Fefea, Ana Manolescu, Valentina Rosu and Catalina Saioc from the University of Bucharest and Marco Zuaro from Sapienza University of Rome

Moderator : Dr. Penny Papageorgoulou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)

Synopsis: This student-focused episode explores how learning about polycrisis shapes students’ understanding of interconnected global challenges, resilience, and their sense of agency. Students reflect on uncertainty, future careers, interdisciplinary skills, and how education can prepare them to navigate and contribute to solutions in a complex world.

This podcast series was recorded and edited at the Laboratory of Audiovisual Media, Department of Communication and Media Studies, NKUA

Concept and Interviews: PolyCIVIS Communication and Dissemination WP (NKUA and USF)

Audio Editing: Silas Michalakas (NKUA)

Studio Technician and Recording: Silas Michalakas (NKUA) General Production: PolyCIVIS Communication and Dissemination WP Special Thanks to: Maria Isabel Soldevila Brea and Jeanne Sadzot from the CIVIS Communication Unit

CIVIS is a European University alliance, bringing together 17 leading higher education in Europe and Africa. Discover CIVIS and join us as we learn and develop transformative projects for academia and society.

This podcast is co-funded by the European Union.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About CIVIS Waves

CIVIS Waves is the spot where stories, conversations and debates from our European University alliance meet.

Here’s our promise: each podcast series will bring diverse voices (and even languages), science-based knowledge and the experiences of committed academics, researchers, students and professional staff working to transform higher education.

What is CIVIS, you may wonder. CIVIS is Europe's Civic University Alliance, a pioneering endeavour under the European Universities initiative of the European Commission. It unites 11 leading, research-intensive higher education institutions across Europe and 6 associate member universities in Africa, forming a dynamic academic community of over 470,000 students and 58,000 staff in Europe alone.

Join us as we share what we are learning while working across 17 universities, countries and cultures and become a “civizen” too!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About CIVIS Waves

CIVIS Waves is the spot where stories, conversations and debates from our European University alliance meet.

Here’s our promise: each podcast series will bring diverse voices (and even languages), science-based knowledge and the experiences of committed academics, researchers, students and professional staff working to transform higher education.

What is CIVIS, you may wonder. CIVIS is Europe's Civic University Alliance, a pioneering endeavour under the European Universities initiative of the European Commission. It unites 11 leading, research-intensive higher education institutions across Europe and 6 associate member universities in Africa, forming a dynamic academic community of over 470,000 students and 58,000 staff in Europe alone.

Join us as we share what we are learning while working across 17 universities, countries and cultures and become a “civizen” too!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

With: Teodora Fefea, Ana Manolescu, Valentina Rosu and Catalina Saioc from the University of Bucharest and Marco Zuaro from Sapienza University of Rome

Moderator : Dr. Penny Papageorgoulou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)

Synopsis: This student-focused episode explores how learning about polycrisis shapes students’ understanding of interconnected global challenges, resilience, and their sense of agency. Students reflect on uncertainty, future careers, interdisciplinary skills, and how education can prepare them to navigate and contribute to solutions in a complex world.

This podcast series was recorded and edited at the Laboratory of Audiovisual Media, Department of Communication and Media Studies, NKUA

Concept and Interviews: PolyCIVIS Communication and Dissemination WP (NKUA and USF)

Audio Editing: Silas Michalakas (NKUA)

Studio Technician and Recording: Silas Michalakas (NKUA) General Production: PolyCIVIS Communication and Dissemination WP Special Thanks to: Maria Isabel Soldevila Brea and Jeanne Sadzot from the CIVIS Communication Unit

CIVIS is a European University alliance, bringing together 17 leading higher education in Europe and Africa. Discover CIVIS and join us as we learn and develop transformative projects for academia and society.

This podcast is co-funded by the European Union.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About CIVIS Waves

CIVIS Waves is the spot where stories, conversations and debates from our European University alliance meet.

Here’s our promise: each podcast series will bring diverse voices (and even languages), science-based knowledge and the experiences of committed academics, researchers, students and professional staff working to transform higher education.

What is CIVIS, you may wonder. CIVIS is Europe's Civic University Alliance, a pioneering endeavour under the European Universities initiative of the European Commission. It unites 11 leading, research-intensive higher education institutions across Europe and 6 associate member universities in Africa, forming a dynamic academic community of over 470,000 students and 58,000 staff in Europe alone.

Join us as we share what we are learning while working across 17 universities, countries and cultures and become a “civizen” too!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About CIVIS Waves

CIVIS Waves is the spot where stories, conversations and debates from our European University alliance meet.

Here’s our promise: each podcast series will bring diverse voices (and even languages), science-based knowledge and the experiences of committed academics, researchers, students and professional staff working to transform higher education.

What is CIVIS, you may wonder. CIVIS is Europe's Civic University Alliance, a pioneering endeavour under the European Universities initiative of the European Commission. It unites 11 leading, research-intensive higher education institutions across Europe and 6 associate member universities in Africa, forming a dynamic academic community of over 470,000 students and 58,000 staff in Europe alone.

Join us as we share what we are learning while working across 17 universities, countries and cultures and become a “civizen” too!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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