Open Badge Technology

The Debate Club gives you the chance to acquire one of the most efficient skills in communication: the use of discourse to encourage, suggest, provoke, etc.

Earning criteria: You may obtain the Debate Club badge either by following the entirety of the classes during the full academic year or by participating in an inter-university debate tournament.

Proof: Participation in the Debate Club accredited by a certification of regular attendance issued by a teacher, and/or participation in an official tournament (internal or external).

The theatre develops verbal and non-verbal communication skills, body control and team work skills. It also puts students in contact to some of the most valuable dramatic plays of humanity.

Earning criteria: If you wish to obtain the Theatre Club badge, you must participate in the company TEATROZ by attending the entirety of the classes during the academic year, and obtain the final certification by the company's director or the workshop's moderator.

Proof: Participation in the Theatre Club.

Career Center gives students the chance to work with a platform which prepares them for professional selection processes. In a video interview, they will answer a number of questions to work on their verbal communication. This will help them acquire confidence in communication.

Earning criteria: Having conducted the video interview; proof that is reflected in the platform.

Proof: Conducting the video interview.

Participation in the University Choir. It gives students the chance to take part in events and institutional ceremonies.

Earning criteria: Actively taking part in the Choir during the academic year.

Proof: Registration and participation in the Choir.

Participation in a University Club

Earning criteria: students must have devoted a minimum of 10 hours to a club throughout a given academic year.

Proof: Certification of participation in a university club issued by club directors at the end of every academic year.

Universidad CEU San Pablo gives students the chance to participate in Innovation Week. This is a creative event which aims to connect students' talent and the business sector to work together towards innovation.

Earning criteria: Having taken part in Innovation Week.

Proof: Registration and active participation in Innovation Week.

Participation in the Entrepreneurs Club to develop ideas and encourage undertaking.

Earning criteria: Having participated in the Entrepreneurs Club during the academic year.

Proof: Participation in the Entrepreneurs Club during the academic year.

Participation in GPS I mentoring programme (Grow Path for Students) offers first and second year students the chance to improve their self-knowledge by attending to a number to meetings with a teacher-mentor. Students must attend to a minimum of 5 development meetings.

Earning criteria: Attendance to at least 5 development meetings.

Proof: Participation as a mentee in GPS I, registration in the programme and the mentor's final report.

Career Center provides students with a set of professional skills tools to encourage self-knowledge and improve their employability. On one hand, USPCEUteactiva platform allows students to take 6 game-based tests to carry out an self-assessment of their transversal skills. On the other hand, Cut-e tests enable the assessment of skills in three different areas: professional environment, values and incentives and level of English.

Earning criteria: Taking the game-based skills tests in the USPCEUteactiva platform or the Cut-e skills tests + interview with an assigned Career Advisor to analyse the results.

Proof: Taking the game-based skills test or the Cut-e tests and the interview with the Career Advisor.

Development of skills related to high performance teamwork, Lean and Agile Performance Management.

Earning criteria: 75% attendance to masterclasses, proof of participation accredited by the moderator and its presentation.

Proof: Attendance to classes and active participation in the Leadership Certificate team work sessions (Fourth year).

The creativity contest consists of six categories: photography, design, art, short film, short film script, monologue, short story and music. There is a cash award for each category. The jury may give one or more secondary awards.

Earning criteria: The award-winning project (including secondary awards) will serve as proof.

Proof: obtaining a Personal Creativity award.

Career Center provides students withthe ADN Randstad test, which assesses 12 professional skills. Students will take the test again in fourth or fifth year. The results will be analysed in a meeting with their Career Advisor along with the pre-established action plan.

Earning criteria: Taking the ADN test and the interview with the Career Advisor to analyse the results.

Proof: Taking the ADN Randstad test in fourth or fifth year and the following interview with the Career Advisor to analyse the results.

Attending to the workshops/webinars organised by the Career Center will encourage personal growth, by providing students with the tools to improve their employability. 

Earning criteria: Attendance to at least two webinar/workshops organised by the Career Center.

Proof: Registration in the Career Center and attendance to at least two webinars/workshops organised by the Career Center.

Hiking, snowshoeing, multi-adventure.

Earning criteria: Participation in the activities of the Adventure Club at least three times during the academic year.

Proof: Participation in the activities of the Adventure Club at least three times during the academic year.

Participation of last years undergraduate students in the Buddy Program provides new students with support and guidance and contributes to the development of their leadership skills. It allows students to opt for a badge.

Earning criteria: Participation as Buddy Senior, registration in the programme and elaboration of a final report.

Proof: Participation as Buddy Senior, registration in the programme and elaboration of a final report.

Representation on behalf of students of a certain Degree.

Earning criteria: Work as a Degree representative/deputy representative.

Proof: Work as a Degree representative/deputy representative during the academic year.

Career Center gives students the chance to become a Career Ambassador. A Career Ambassador promotes the department's activities among his/her colleagues, improving his/her visibility with companies and working on his/her leadership skills.

Earning criteria: To be Career Ambassador during the academic year.

It gives you a chance to take part in the Start-up Programme. The programme is carried out by Fundación Junior Achievement (Junior Achievement Foundation) and its aims are to encourage entrepreneurship in the university sphere, and to create a young entrepreneurs community.

Earning criteria: Participation with a project in the Start-up Programme.

Proof: Presentation of a project in the Start-up Programme and mentoring and programme stages follow-up.

The student has been involved with responsibility and commitment with people in situations of social fragility. Has approached his/her duties as a volunteer working in a team and in a coordinated manner with the members of the corresponding social entity.

Earning criteria: To have participated regularly during an academic year (including exam periods) in a volunteering programme proposed and supervised by USP Volunteering.