Participation in and Benefits of Volunteering Activities Among University Students

Abstract

Participation in volunteerism has been shown to produce benefits related to health, work-related experience and sense of social responsibility. This online survey research attempted to determine university students’ participation and benefits gained from volunteering activities. Students mainly participated in university volunteering activities related to community development, sports and education. Three categories of benefits are intrinsic gains, career and self enhancement, and extrinsic returns. Having an array of suitable volunteering activities and good institutional networking with external agencies should be the support university provide to students so that they will gain many benefits that enhance personal skills and future employability. Keywords: