Civil service is an opportunity for growth and training. For a commitment of 25 hours a week on 5 days a week for a year, it is possible to take advantage of:a tax-free refund of€519.47 per monthcertifications of skills acquired and Open Badges, which can be used in the labour marketeventual recognition of training credits for one's course of studyeventual recognition of the Civil Service course as a curricular traineeshipThe year of civil service is alsoredeemable for social security purposes and guarantees those who complete the route 15% of reserved places in public competitions, thus representing the ideal route for those who wish to work in the Public Administration in the future. The University of Genoa, an accredited body of the Department of Youth Policies and Universal Civil Service, has been offering this pathway for four years in partnership with various local stakeholders such as the Municipality of Genoa, the social cooperatives "Agorà" and "La Comunità" and the APS "Arci Servizio Civile". The intervention thus confirms its social commitment to the community of Genoa while responding to the objectives of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Active Civil Service Projects Find here our projects. FAQ Announcement 2026 Who can participate? May participate young people who, on the date of application, have completed the eighteenth and not exceeded the twenty-eighth year of age (28 years and 364 days) and meet the following requirements:SPID (Sistema Unico di Identità Digitale) or credentials issued by the Department for Youth Policies Be an Italian citizen, EU citizen or have a regular residence permitThose who, on the date of application, are not eligible:belong to the police force or armed forceshave already performed national/universal civilian service or have interrupted itabbiano riportato condanneintrattengano, at the time of publication of this call for applications, with the body responsible for the programme, the project or with the host body, employment, collaboration or paid internship relations of any kind;have employment, collaboration or paid internship relationships of any kind with the body responsible for the programme, the project or with the host body, of paid employment, collaboration or internship of anytitle lasting more than three months in the 12 months preceding the date of publication of thecallIt is specified that generic and targeted student collaborations (collaborations "150 hours" or "200" hours) do not fall within the scope of paid employment or collaboration as study support measures: students who have benefited from such collaborations may therefore apply for Civil Service. May participate young people who, on the date of application, have completed the eighteenth and not exceeded the twenty-eighth year of age (28 years and 364 days) and meet the following requirements:SPID (Sistema Unico di Identità Digitale) or credentials issued by the Department for Youth Policies Be an Italian citizen, EU citizen or have a regular residence permitThose who, on the date of application, are not eligible:belong to the police force or armed forceshave already performed national/universal civilian service or have interrupted itabbiano riportato condanneintrattengano, at the time of publication of this call for applications, with the body responsible for the programme, the project or with the host body, employment, collaboration or paid internship relations of any kind;have employment, collaboration or paid internship relationships of any kind with the body responsible for the programme, the project or with the host body, of paid employment, collaboration or internship of anytitle lasting more than three months in the 12 months preceding the date of publication of thecallIt is specified that generic and targeted student collaborations (collaborations "150 hours" or "200" hours) do not fall within the scope of paid employment or collaboration as study support measures: students who have benefited from such collaborations may therefore apply for Civil Service. How long does it last? Universal Civil Service projects can last from 8 to 12 months.The projects in UniGe will last 12 months for an annual amount of 1,145 hours with a weekly commitment of 25 hours over 5 days (Monday to Friday) . Universal Civil Service projects can last from 8 to 12 months.The projects in UniGe will last 12 months for an annual amount of 1,145 hours with a weekly commitment of 25 hours over 5 days (Monday to Friday) . What compensation is due? Volunteers are entitled to a monthly tax-free reimbursement of EUR 519.47, which is paid directly by the Department for Youth Policy and Civil Service and not by the organisation or association promoting the project. Volunteers are entitled to a monthly tax-free reimbursement of EUR 519.47, which is paid directly by the Department for Youth Policy and Civil Service and not by the organisation or association promoting the project. How to apply You can only apply for one project, so the first step is to choose the one you want to participate in.Once you have identified the project you wish to apply for you must copy the project code and search for the same project on On-Line Application (DOL) indicating it as the chosen one.You will then need to fill in the other fields of your application, such as previous experience and your reasons for applying. You can only apply for one project, so the first step is to choose the one you want to participate in.Once you have identified the project you wish to apply for you must copy the project code and search for the same project on On-Line Application (DOL) indicating it as the chosen one.You will then need to fill in the other fields of your application, such as previous experience and your reasons for applying. How does the selection take place? Once the call for applications is closed, UniGe will convene the selections, which will take place in person. The selection criteria are indicated in the summary sheets of each project. The interviews are formally called with only the publication, on this site, of the selection dates and the candidates involved. The university undertakes, in any case, to notify the convening of interviews also to the emails provided at the time of application.On completion of the interviews, the university will publish provisional rankings. Please note: for reasons of data protection, candidates' first and last names will not be indicated; they will be anonymised using the application number at the top of the application. We therefore suggest that you save this number. Once the call for applications is closed, UniGe will convene the selections, which will take place in person. The selection criteria are indicated in the summary sheets of each project. The interviews are formally called with only the publication, on this site, of the selection dates and the candidates involved. The university undertakes, in any case, to notify the convening of interviews also to the emails provided at the time of application.On completion of the interviews, the university will publish provisional rankings. Please note: for reasons of data protection, candidates' first and last names will not be indicated; they will be anonymised using the application number at the top of the application. We therefore suggest that you save this number. Why do Civil Service? To take advantage of the 15% of places reserved in public competitions for former Civil Service volunteers;to actively participate in the social and civic life of the country, dedicating a year of one's life to a solidarity effort;it allows for the realisation of that "active citizenship" that makes protagonists of those who have voluntarily decided to spend a year in favour of the community;it is an opportunity for human and social growth and mandatorily provides for general and specific training courses;is a qualifying experience to be included in one's store of knowledge, spendable in the course of one's working life, and which, at times, can itself become a job opportunity;it can take the form of a concrete opportunity for socialisation at work, i.e. an opportunity to come into contact with a work context that has its own rules, involving reciprocal rights and duties, sharing of responsibilities and objectives, development of new ties and relationships;offers the opportunity to put into practice the theoretical knowledge learnt during the school-university training pathway, concretely verifying one's professional aptitudes;the period of community service provided is assessed in public competitions in the same way and with the same value as the service provided in public bodies. To take advantage of the 15% of places reserved in public competitions for former Civil Service volunteers;to actively participate in the social and civic life of the country, dedicating a year of one's life to a solidarity effort;it allows for the realisation of that "active citizenship" that makes protagonists of those who have voluntarily decided to spend a year in favour of the community;it is an opportunity for human and social growth and mandatorily provides for general and specific training courses;is a qualifying experience to be included in one's store of knowledge, spendable in the course of one's working life, and which, at times, can itself become a job opportunity;it can take the form of a concrete opportunity for socialisation at work, i.e. an opportunity to come into contact with a work context that has its own rules, involving reciprocal rights and duties, sharing of responsibilities and objectives, development of new ties and relationships;offers the opportunity to put into practice the theoretical knowledge learnt during the school-university training pathway, concretely verifying one's professional aptitudes;the period of community service provided is assessed in public competitions in the same way and with the same value as the service provided in public bodies. More FAQ on the Youth Policy Department site. Universal Civil Service Project Archive Find here our project archive. What they say about us "HAKA - L'urlo dei giovani" - Rai Programme (40' minute) Universal Civil Service 2024 the UniGe proposals - Rai TGR Liguria University of Genoa launches three universal civic service projects - la Repubblica Three new universal civic service projects from the University of Genoa - Liguria Day Genova, UniGe: three univesal civil service projects, from helping prisoners-studying-in-prison-to-cultural-cataloguing - Tele Nord University of Genoa launches three universal civil service projects - Ansa A year of universal civil service, the projects on call with Unige and other partners - Rai TGR Liguria Regulations History of the discipline Legislative Decree 6 March 2017 no. 40 "Establishment and discipline of the Universal Civil Service Useful links Department for Youth Policy and Universal Civil ServiceDisposizioni concernenti la disciplina dei rapporti tra enti e operatori volontari del servizio civile universale" Contact serviziocivile@unige.it