European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation

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European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC)
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TypeHigher Education
Established1997
Parent institution
European Union
Academic staff
Faculty: (±) 100 including administratives
Students(±) 100
Address
Riviera San Nicolò 26 Lido di Venezia
, ,
30126
,
Italy

45°25′40″N12°22′50″E / 45.427862°N 12.380603°E / 45.427862; 12.380603
Campus Monastery of San Nicolò al Lido
Language English Language
Website EIUC.ORG
European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation

The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) is an interdisciplinary centre covering the area of human rights education and research formed by 41 universities from all European Union member states. The EIUC's activities include interdisciplinary education of students worldwide; developing training for senior officials of international organisations, field personnel, and other human rights professionals; identifying means of transferring academic expertise to the public, such as using visual arts and mass media; creating an environment for research cooperation; representing a network of graduates of the European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation. The centre is housed in the Monastery of San Nicolò al Lido which has been made available to the EIUC by the Municipality of Venice, Italy. [1]

Contents

Administration

E.MA Programme Directors

Consortium

UniversityCountryAcademics Past & Present
University of Nottingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United KingdomProf. Jeff Kenner
Queen's University Belfast Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United KingdomProf. Brice Dickson
Maastricht University Flag of the Netherlands.svg The NetherlandsDr. Ria Wolleswinkel; Prof. Fons Coomans
Utrecht University Flag of the Netherlands.svg The NetherlandsProf. Dr. Anja Mihr; Prof. Antoine Buyse; Dr. Marjolein van den Brink; Katherine Fortin; Prof. Jenny Goldschmidt; Dr. Brianne McGonigle; Dr. Alexandra Timmer; Dr. Tom Zwart.
Lund University Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenProf. Karol Nowak; Dr. Gregor Noll; Dr. Göran Melander; Dr. Mats Tjernberg; Dr. Ulrika Andersson; Dr. Alejandro Fuentes; Dr. Radu Mares; Dr. Ulf Maunsbach; Dr. Christoffer Wong; Dr. Maria Green.
Uppsala University Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenDr. Anna-Sara Lind; Dr. Rebecca Stern; Dr. Lotta Lerwall; Prof. Jane Reichel.
University of Seville Flag of Spain.svg SpainProf. Carmen Márquez Carrasco; Dr. Pablo Antonio Fernández-Sánchez; Prof. Pablo Gutiérrez Vega; Dr. Luis Rodríguez-Piñero; Ms. Beatriz Fernandez.
University of Deusto Flag of Spain.svg SpainProf. Felipe Gómez; Dr. Kevin Villanueva; Prof. Cristina Churruca; Dr. Dolores Morondo; Dr. Joana Abrisketa Uriarte; Dr. Jaime Oraá; Dr. Eduardo Ruiz Vietez; Dr. Trinidad L. Vicente Torrado; Dr. Cristina de la Cruz.
University of Ljubljana Flag of Slovenia.svg SloveniaProf. Petra Roter
Comenius University in Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg SlovakiaProf. JUDr. Mária Patakyová; Doc. Tomáš Gábriš; Doc. Erik Láštic; PhD. Branislav Fábry; PhD. Marián Giba, PhD. Lýdia Tobiášová.
University of Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg RomaniaProf. Iulia MOTOC; Prof. Radu CARP; PhD Margareta MATACHE; PhD Liana IONITA
University of Coimbra Flag of Portugal (official).svg PortugalProf. José Manuel Pureza; Prof. Vital Moreira; Prof. Jónatas Machado; Prof. Benedita Urbano; Carla Marcelino Gomes; Ana Filipa Neves; Catarina Gomes
New University of Lisbon Flag of Portugal (official).svg PortugalProf. Maria Teresa Pizarro Beleza; Prof. Helena Pereira de Melo; Prof. Nuno Piçarra
Adam Mickiewicz University Flag of Poland.svg PolandProf. Zdisław Kędzia; Dr. Agata Hauser; Prof. Roman Wieruszewski; Ms. Beata Zieba.
University of Malta Flag of Malta.svg Malta
University of Strasbourg Flag of France.svg FranceProf. Jean-Paul Jacqué; Dr. Florence Benoît-Rohmer; Prof. J.B. Marie; Prof. Yvan Boëv.
University of Montpellier Flag of France.svg FranceProf. Fédéric Sudre; Prof. Christophe Maubernard; Prof. Gérard Gonzalez; Prof. Claire Vial; Prof. Katarzyna Blay-Grabarczyk.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Flag of Greece.svg GreeceProf. Dimitra Papadopoulou; Dr Baka, Aphrodite; Dr Figgou Evangelia; Prof. Georgopoulos Alexandros; Prof. Hadjiconstantinou Costas; Dr Kalokairinou Eleni; Dr Kesidou Anastasia; Dr Matthaioudakis Marina; Prof. Mavroskoufis Dimitrios; Dr Nika-Sampson Evanthia; Dr Nikolakakis Dimitrios.
Panteion University Flag of Greece.svg GreeceProf. Maria Daniella Marouda; Prof. Emeritus Stelios Perrakis; Prof. Grigoris Tsaltas
Ruhr-University Bochum Flag of Germany.svg GermanyProf. Hans-Joachim Heintze; Prof. Pierre Thielbörger; Dr. Markus Moke; Prof. Adelheid Puttler; Charlotte Lülf; Katharina Behmer; Dr. Johannes Richert
University of Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg GermanyProf. Hans Giessmann; Dr. Patricia Schneider; Dr. Götz Neuneck; Dr. Michael Brzoska.
University of Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg LuxembourgProf. Jean-Paul Lehners; Dr. Jörg Gerkrath; Dr. Robert Harmsen; Dr. Herwig Hofmann; Dr. Harlan Koff; Dr. René Leboutte; Dr. Lukas Sosoe.
University of Vilnius Flag of Lithuania.svg LithuaniaProf. Dainius Žalimas; Dr. Vygantė Milašiūtė; Dr. Indrė Isokaitė.
University of Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg LatviaDr. Arturs Kucs; Dr. Anita Rodiņa; Dr. Annija Kārkliņa; Dr. Kristine Dupate; Dr. Arnis Buka; Dr. Christoph Schewe; Dr. Edmunds Broks; Dr. Māris Burbergs.
University of Padua Flag of Italy.svg ItalyDr. Angela Melchiorre; Prof. Paolo de Stefani; Léonce Bekemans; Paola Degani; Pietro De Perini; Giuseppe Giordan; Costanza Margiotta; Marco Mascia; Lorenzo Mechi; Vincenzo Pace; Antonio Papisca; Paolo Piva; Claudia Pividori.
Ca' Foscari University of Venice Flag of Italy.svg ItalyDr. Sara De Vido; Prof. Adalberto Perulli; Prof. Fabrizio Marrella; Prof. Vania Brino; Prof. Lauso Zagato.
University College Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg IrelandDr. Graham Finlay; Dr. Vincent Durac; Dr. Andy Storey; Dr. Alexa Zellentin
National University of Ireland, Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg IrelandDr. Liam Thornton
National University of Ireland, Galway Flag of Ireland.svg IrelandProf. Michael O'Flaherty; Dr. John Reynolds; Prof. Ray Murphy; Dr. Shane Darcy; Dr. Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko; Mr. Peter Fitzmaurice; Dr.Ciara Smyth; Dr. Kathleen Cavanaugh; Prof. Michael A. Newton; Mr. Rick Lines; Dr. Aoife Duffy; Dr. Anita Ferrara
Eötvös Loránd University Flag of Hungary.svg HungaryProf. Gabor Halmai; Dr. Tamás Hoffmann; Dr. Csilla Lehoczky Kollonay; Dr. Zsolt Körtvélyesi; Dr. Kriszta Kovács; Dr. Balázs Majtényi; Dr. Júlia Mink; Dr. Orsolya Salát
University of Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg FinlandProf. Jan Klabbers; Dr. Jarna Petman; Dr. Rotem Giladi.
Åbo Akademi University Flag of Finland.svg FinlandProf. Elina Pirjatanniemi; Mrs. Catarina Krause, Dr. Viljam Engström.
Tartu University Flag of Estonia.svg EstoniaProf. Lauri Mälksoo; Prof. William B. Simons; Researcher Merilin Kiviorg; Prof.René Värk.
University of Southern Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg DenmarkProf. Tim Jensen
Danish Institute for Human Rights Flag of Denmark.svg DenmarkDr. Eva Maria Lassen; Prof. Tim Jensen; Prof. Lars Binderup.
University of Vienna Flag of Austria.svg AustriaProf. Manfred Nowak; Dr. Christina Binder; Dr. Ursula Kriebaum; Dr. René Kuppe; Dr. Walter Schicho; Dr. Hannes Tretter.
University of Graz Flag of Austria.svg AustriaProf. Wolfgang Benedek; Dr. Gerd Oberleitner; Dr. Christian Pippan; Prof. DDr. Renate Kicker
KU Leuven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumProf. Koen Lemmens; Prof. René Foqué; Dr. Pietro Sullo; Dr. Stephan Parmentier; Prof. Marie-Claire Foblets, Prof. Paul Lemmens; Prof. Frank Verbruggen; Prof. Jan Wouters.
Université libre de Bruxelles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumProf. Guy Haarscher
Sofia University Flag of Bulgaria.svg BulgariaProf. Nikolay Natov; Dr. Plamen Pantev; Dr. Mariana Karagyozova; Dr. Radostin Belenski; Dr. Martin Belov; Dr. Vihur Kiskinov.
University of Zagreb Flag of Croatia.svg CroatiaProf. Josip Kregar
University of Cyprus Flag of Cyprus.svg CyprusProf. Kalliope Agapiou-Josephides; Constandinides Aristotle; Demetriou Kyriakos; Hadjipavlou Maria; Hadjimichael Nikitas; Katsikides Savvas; Loizides Antis; Panagakou Stamatoula; Paraskevas Costas; Tombazos Stavros
Masaryk University Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech RepublicProf. Jan Holzer; Mgr. Hubert Smekal

Non-Consortium Experts

The following are experts involved in the E.MA, having helped with teaching or thesis supervising from other institutions:

UniversityCountryAcademics Past & Present
Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte Flag of Germany.svg GermanyMSc Anna Müller-Funk; Mag. Julia Planitzer.
Pantheon-Sorbonne University Flag of France.svg FranceProf. Dominique Carreau.
University of Greenwich Flag of England.svg EnglandProf. Olga Martín-Ortega.
University of Antwerp Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumProf. Wouter Vanderhole.
Paris Nanterre University Flag of France.svg FranceProf. Antoine Lyon-Caen.
University of Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesDr. Kevin Villanueva.
Venice International University Flag of Italy.svg ItalyMSc Prof. Ignazio Musu.
University of Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg The NetherlandsProf. Ram Manikkalingam.
Imperial College London Flag of England.svg EnglandMs. Živa Cotič.
University of Pretoria Flag of South Africa.svg South AfricaProf. Frans Viljoen; Dr. Stuart Casey-Maslen.
University of Lisbon (ISEG) Flag of Portugal (official).svg PortugalProf. Sara Falcão Casaca.
University of Bonn Flag of Germany.svg GermanyDr. Hans-Dieter Heumann.
European Court of Human Rights Flag of France.svg France Róbert Ragnar Spanó.
University of Jaén Flag of Spain.svg SpainProf. Víctor Gutiérrez.
National University of General San Martín Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaProf. Verónica Gómez.
Institute of Studies on Conflicts and Humanitarian Action Flag of Spain.svg SpainDr. Jesús Núñez.
Washington College of Law Flag of the United States.svg United StatesDr. Christian Courtis (OHCHR).
Middlesex University Flag of England.svg EnglandDr. David Keane.
University of Trento Flag of Italy.svg ItalyMs. Samira Nuhanovic.
Griffith College Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg IrelandDr. Tanya Ní Mhuirthile.
Oxfam Flag of Italy.svg ItalyMr. Francesco Rigamonti.
Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance Flag of Germany.svg GermanyProf. Gesine Schwan.
University of Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg DenmarkProf. Inger Sjørslev.
Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenExperts from offices in Europe (Lund, Stockholm, Belarus and Turkey), Asia (Jakarta, Beijing, and Cambodia), Sub-Saharan Africa (Nairobi) and in Middle East and North Africa (Amman).
European External Action Service Flag of Europe.svg European UnionMs. Ingrid Wetterqvist; Ms. Fridericke Tschampa; Ms. Delphine Skowron.
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia Flag of Russia.svg RussiaProf. Ekaterina Alisievich.
Lusa News Agency Flag of Portugal (official).svg PortugalMs. Sofia Branco.
University of Belgrade - Institute of Comparative Law Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg SerbiaMs. Milica Matijević.

E.MA Kosovo Field Trip

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Pristina

Every year this field trip is a pivotal element of the E.MA and has been organized since the Programme's inception, first in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1998-2003) and then in Kosovo since 2004. This part of the course aims at providing deeper insights into the practical tasks, difficulties, and expectations with which human rights officers in the field are faced, and to get a better understanding of the real situation in a post-conflict country. Students usually go to Kosovo in January. The training comprises visits to international organisations and institutions as well as local and regional non-governmental organisations working on the most essential human rights issues, such as property claims, torture related questions, legal advice, women's rights, democratic elections, free media and children's rights. The field trip also consists of short excursions to Priština. Students usually stay with host families and are required to participate in all activities and events organised by the E.MA academic staff, external facilitators from the EU and other experts. The trip has long been coordinated by Marijana Grandits from the University of Vienna and the local representatives at the University of Pristina (Albanian: Universiteti i Prishtinës) whose Faculty of Philology is usually the main meeting point.

Extracurricular

EIUC organises The Venice School of Human Rights for postgraduate students from all academic backgrounds, The Venice Academy of Human Rights for advanced students and worldwide distinguished experts, and a series of advanced training courses dedicated to helping officials of international organisations, field personnel, and E.MA graduates transfer academic and institutional expertise into the public sphere.

Venue

The venue is the Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò al Lido, situated on the lagoon side of the Lido di Venezia, conceded by the City of Venice in 1998 and became the seat of E.MA in 2002 with the establishment of the EIUC. The monastery was founded in the 11th century and transformed into a Renaissance cloister in the 16th century. After the suppression of the Benedictine order in 1770, the monastery was re-opened by Franciscan monks for educational purposes.

International Research Projects

The EIUC participates in different international research projects (such as FRAME), it regularly organises high level conferences, seminars and workshops on the latest scientific and academic developments, and it is a member of the Association of Human Rights Institutions (AHRI). In March 2007, EIUC launched a series entitled "EIUC Studies on Human Rights and Democratisation" published by Cambridge University Press. [2]

References

As of this edit, this article uses content from "official website" , which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, but not under the GFDL. All relevant terms must be followed. https://eiuc.org/about-us/eiuc-global-campus/universities.html Archived 2018-03-07 at the Wayback Machine

Sources

  1. European Voice (4 December 2014). "European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC), Venice". POLITICO. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. "EIUC Publications". Cambridge.org. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.