University of Essex Human Rights Online Summer School

Monday 28 June – Friday 9 July 2021

Overview

The Essex Human Rights Summer School will resume in 2021 with an expanded focus on professional practice. Taught by a faculty of leading experts in the field, the Summer School will cover sessions on human rights research methods, advocacy and campaigning strategies, and professional development. The programme also responds to growing challenges faced by human rights professionals and includes sessions that examine opportunities to overcome them. The Summer School will cover areas that are essential for human rights professionals and postgraduate students.
 

The Essex Human Rights Centre presents our popular summer school on Human Rights, taught by a faculty of leading academics and practitioners. 

The Human Rights Summer School will be held virtually in 2021. We will be delivering our course in an online live, interactive format, split over two weeks. These sessions will run on week days (Monday – Friday), from 1.00pm – 2.30pm and from 3.00pm – 4.30pm GMT.

Applications for our 2021 Human Rights Online Summer School are now open!

Eligibility

It is an ideal course for postgraduate students, academics, lawyers and human rights professionals working in NGOs, government and international organisations.

We will conduct sessions via the video conferencing software Zoom. Participants must have access to appropriate computing facilities as well as a reliable internet connection to enable full participation in the online sessions. In addition, many of our sessions will be able to offer recordings that will be available to those enrolled.

We will ensure that each participant has access to the necessary software to participate in their course, along with other materials, as part of your course fees. 

The summer school will be delivered in English.

For best learning success, participants should have the background knowledge necessary to follow a course by reading through the provided course instructions and reading lists. 

Anyone who is uncertain about whether the Summer School is suitable for their needs or their background should contact the Human Rights Summer School team for advice: hrcsummerschool@essex.ac.uk

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