UbiSkills describes a “Foundation in Soft Skills & UN SDGs” learning system built around seven “essential skill categories”, presented as future-proof soft skill areas that can be practiced in teams and applied through real-world projects linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals - ubiquityuniversity.org ![]()
> The seven essential skill categories of UbiSkills
In Ubiquity University’s framing, these seven categories sit inside its Chartres Framework, described as a 21st-century re-imagining of the seven traditional Liberal Arts, aimed at preparing learners for work and leadership in a world of complex global challenges - ubiquityuniversity.org ![]()
# The seven categories as a map The seven categories are presented as a complete “foundation” set, covering the external world (global conditions and systems), the social world (teams, collaboration, negotiation), and the inner world (emotions, judgement, motivation), so that practical competence and human maturity develop together.
The categories listed in the UbiSkills materials are - ubiquityuniversity.org ![]()
1. Meeting Global Challenges 1. Teamwork and Collaboration 1. Social Innovation 1. Emotional Intelligence 1. Critical Thinking 1. Leadership 1. Building Global Community
# Why seven Seven is a strong design constraint: enough breadth to feel “complete”, but limited enough to teach and practice as a coherent foundation, especially when delivered through group-based applied learning rather than testing-heavy instruction. Ubiquity’s story is that this “sevenfold” structure is not arbitrary but a modernised echo of the Liberal Arts pattern, with the learner’s inner, social, and systemic capacities treated as one integrated skillset.