Volunteering with older adults has increased with the social and health crisis caused by COVID-19. This paper analyses the motivations of young university students to participate in an educational action of volunteering with older people based on the service-learning methodology and that describes the benefits they encounter in their participation. A mixed nested design was carried out, with a primary qualitative pre-post study, to determine the initial and satisfied motivations of young university students (n=33) who participated in the Acompaña-Té Programme at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche. This study was followed by a secondary quantitative study to determinevolunteers' satisfaction, interest in volunteering and intention to participate in similar programmes. Knowledge and values were the main motivations for participating in the programme. Participants could improve their knowledge, develop their personal growth, improve their social network and strengthen their values. Satisfaction with the service-learning training was very high, and all participants expressed interest in volunteering in the future. This type of training contributes to the integral education of university students.
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