Centro Universitário Facens continually encourages students to develop civic awareness engaged with real-world needs. We offer a range of actions and volunteer programs, especially combining classroom learning with practices that inspire societal change.
Seeking to also reach stakeholders, we promote actions that stimulate debates, exchanges, and inspirations on ESG topics, which we consider fundamental for advancements in the market and society.
During the welcoming program of UP! Facens, the freshmen were invited to participate in UP! Solidarity by contributing coconut water and plush toys. At the end of the collection, 150 liters of coconut water were donated to patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sorocaba, and hundreds of plush toys were donated to institutions serving children in vulnerable situations.
Learn more about UP! Solidarity.
The Architecture and Urbanism course at Facens, in partnership with the Social Innovation Laboratory (LIS) and the Emotional Collaboration Laboratory (Enlace), carried out an urban intervention in the Canta Sapo community, located in Jardim Nova Esperança, Sorocaba. This was part of a pedagogical initiative led by professors Tiago Brito and Taiana Car Vidotto.
The action, which took place throughout the first semester of 2023, involved students from the 7th period in a tactical urbanism project. It stood out not only for its execution but also for its multidisciplinary and multiprofessional nature.
The intervention included a series of activities such as collective painting with children, planting fruit trees, paving specific areas, creating a community garden, and producing furniture.
Besides improving the physical space of the Canta Sapo community, this pedagogical experience had a profound impact on the students' education. It encouraged the integration of socio-environmental concerns into their future careers and strengthened ties with the local community.
Learn more about this student-led intervention.
The Pescar Project is a social initiative aimed at bringing positive transformation to the lives of young people in situations of social vulnerability, preparing them for the professional world and contributing to their personal and social development.
In March and April 2023, the Social Innovation Laboratory (LIS) supported another edition of the project in partnership with the company Emerson. This involved 20 student volunteers and a professor from Centro Universitário Facens. The volunteers taught three subjects: Occupational Health and Safety, Basic Computing, and Applied Mathematics to 12 adolescents aged between 16 and 19, totaling 49 hours of classes.
FACE, the Facens Center for Entrepreneurship, mentored students from Santa Escolástica School for participation in the Brazilian Entrepreneurship Competition, a national event. The students' team achieved 2nd place in their competing category.
Centro Universitário Facens, through FACE, joined forces with SEBRAE and CCBEU (Brazil-USA Cultural Center) to support women entrepreneurs. In a program focused on enhancing skills, expanding horizons, and building valuable networks to boost their businesses, participants attended five meetings covering topics such as Entrepreneurship, the Canvas Methodology for business idea validation, Marketing, Finance, and Formalization (types of companies and how to proceed with opening a CNPJ/business registration, along with rights and duties).
As part of the program, FACE conducted a lecture on female entrepreneurship at the State School Reverend Ovídio Antônio de Souza, alongside entrepreneur Maria Vitoria Ferreira de Malavazzi from The Cana, and CCBEU.
Learn more about Maria Vitoria's story.
