European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC)
San Nicolò (Venice).jpg
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″N 12°22′50″E / 45.427862°N 12.380603°E / 45.427862; 12.380603Coordinates: 45°25′40″N 12°22′50″E / 45.427862°N 12.380603°E / 45.427862; 12.380603
CampusMonastery of San Nicolò al Lido
LanguageEnglish Language
WebsiteEIUC.ORG

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]

Administration[]

  • Prof. Dr. Horst Fischer, EIUC President (since 2002).
  • Prof. Florence Benoît-Rohmer, EIUC Secretary General (since 2009).
  • Prof. Ria Wolleswinkel, E.MA Chairperson (since 2013).

E.MA Programme Directors[]

  • Dr Anja Mihr (2006-2008).
  • Dr. Pietro Sullo (starting 2013).
  • Dr Andraž Zidar (starting 2015).
  • Prof. George Ulrich (from 2001- 2004 and from 2016-).

Consortium[]

University Country Academics Past & Present
University of Nottingham United Kingdom United Kingdom Prof. Jeff Kenner
Queen’s University Belfast United Kingdom United Kingdom Prof. Brice Dickson
Maastricht University Netherlands The Netherlands Dr. Ria Wolleswinkel; Prof. Fons Coomans
Utrecht University Netherlands The Netherlands Prof. 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 Sweden Sweden Prof. 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 Sweden Sweden Dr. Anna-Sara Lind; Dr. Rebecca Stern; Dr. Lotta Lerwall; Prof. Jane Reichel.
University of Seville Spain Spain Prof. Carmen Márquez Carrasco; Dr. Pablo Antonio Fernández-Sánchez; Prof. Pablo Gutiérrez Vega; Dr. Luis Rodríguez-Piñero; Ms. Beatriz Fernandez.
University of Deusto Spain Spain Prof. 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 Slovenia Slovenia Prof. Petra Roter
Comenius University in Bratislava Slovakia Slovakia Prof. JUDr. Maria Patakyová; Doc. Tomáš Gábriš; Doc. Erik Láštic; PhD. Branislav Fábry; PhD. Marián Giba, PhD. Lýdia Tobiášová.
University of Bucharest Romania Romania Prof. Iulia MOTOC; Prof. Radu CARP; PhD Margareta MATACHE; PhD Liana IONITA
University of Coimbra Portugal Portugal Prof. José Manuel Pureza; Prof. Vital Moreira; Prof. Jónatas Machado; Prof. Benedita Urbano; Carla Marcelino Gomes; Ana Filipa Neves; Catarina Gomes
New University of Lisbon Portugal Portugal Prof. Maria Teresa Pizarro Beleza; Prof. Helena Pereira de Melo; Prof. Nuno Piçarra
Adam Mickiewicz University Poland Poland Prof. Zdisław Kędzia; Dr. Agata Hauser; Prof. Roman Wieruszewski; Ms. Beata Zieba.
University of Malta Malta Malta
University of Strasbourg France France Prof. Jean-Paul Jacqué; Dr. Florence Benoît-Rohmer; Prof. J.B. Marie; Prof. Yvan Boëv.
University of Montpellier France France Prof. Fédéric Sudre; Prof. Christophe Maubernard; Prof. Gérard Gonzalez; Prof. Claire Vial; Prof. Katarzyna Blay-Grabarczyk.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece Greece Prof. 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 Greece Greece Prof. Maria Daniella Marouda; Prof. Emeritus Stelios Perrakis; Prof. Grigoris Tsaltas
Ruhr-University Bochum Germany Germany Prof. Hans-Joachim Heintze; Prof. Pierre Thielbörger; Dr. Markus Moke; Prof. Adelheid Puttler; Charlotte Lülf; Katharina Behmer; Dr. Johannes Richert
University of Hamburg Germany Germany Prof. Hans Giessmann; Dr. Patricia Schneider; Dr. Götz Neuneck; Dr. Michael Brzoska.
University of Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg Prof. Jean-Paul Lehners; Dr. Jörg Gerkrath; Dr. Robert Harmsen; Dr. Herwig Hofmann; Dr. Harlan Koff; Dr. René Leboutte; Dr. Lukas Sosoe.
University of Vilnius Lithuania Lithuania Prof. Dainius Žalimas; Dr. Vygantė Milašiūtė; Dr. Indrė Isokaitė.
University of Latvia Latvia Latvia Dr. 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 Italy Italy Dr. 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 Italy Italy Dr. Sara De Vido; Prof. Adalberto Perulli; Prof. Fabrizio Marrella; Prof. Vania Brino; Prof. Lauso Zagato.
University College Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland Dr. Graham Finlay; Dr. Vincent Durac; Dr. Andy Storey; Dr. Alexa Zellentin
National University of Ireland, Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland Dr. Liam Thornton
National University of Ireland, Galway Republic of Ireland Ireland Prof. 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 Hungary Hungary Prof. 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 Finland Finland Prof. Jan Klabbers; Dr. Jarna Petman; Dr. Rotem Giladi.
Åbo Akademi University Finland Finland Prof. Elina Pirjatanniemi; Mrs. Catarina Krause, Dr. Viljam Engström.
Tartu University Estonia Estonia Prof. Lauri Mälksoo; Prof. William B. Simons; Researcher Merilin Kiviorg; Prof.René Värk.
University of Southern Denmark Denmark Denmark Prof. Tim Jensen
Danish Institute for Human Rights Denmark Denmark Dr. Eva Maria Lassen; Prof. Tim Jensen; Prof. Lars Binderup.
University of Vienna Austria Austria Prof. Manfred Nowak; Dr. Christina Binder; Dr. Ursula Kriebaum; Dr. René Kuppe; Dr. Walter Schicho; Dr. Hannes Tretter.
University of Graz Austria Austria Prof. Wolfgang Benedek; Dr. Gerd Oberleitner; Dr. Christian Pippan; Prof. DDr. Renate Kicker
KU Leuven Belgium Belgium Prof. 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 Belgium Belgium Prof. Guy Haarscher
Sofia University Bulgaria Bulgaria Prof. Nikolay Natov; Dr. Plamen Pantev; Dr. Mariana Karagyozova; Dr. Radostin Belenski; Dr. Martin Belov; Dr. Vihur Kiskinov.
University of Zagreb Croatia Croatia Prof. Josip Kregar
University of Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus Prof. Kalliope Agapiou-Josephides; Constandinides Aristotle; Demetriou Kyriakos; Hadjipavlou Maria; Hadjimichael Nikitas; Katsikides Savvas; Loizides Antis; Panagakou Stamatoula; Paraskevas Costas; Tombazos Stavros
Masaryk University Czech Republic Czech Republic Prof. 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:

University Country Academics Past & Present
Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte Germany Germany MSc Anna Müller-Funk; Mag. Julia Planitzer.
Pantheon-Sorbonne University France France Prof. Dominique Carreau.
University of Greenwich England England Prof. Olga Martín-Ortega.
University of Antwerp Belgium Belgium Prof. Wouter Vanderhole.
Paris Nanterre University France France Prof. Antoine Lyon-Caen.
University of Philippines Philippines Philippines Dr. Kevin Villanueva.
Venice International University Italy Italy MSc Prof. Ignazio Musu.
University of Amsterdam Netherlands The Netherlands Prof. Ram Manikkalingam.
Imperial College London England England Ms. Živa Cotič.
University of Pretoria South Africa South Africa Prof. Frans Viljoen; Dr. Stuart Casey-Maslen.
University of Lisbon (ISEG) Portugal Portugal Prof. Sara Falcão Casaca.
University of Bonn Germany Germany Dr. Hans-Dieter Heumann.
European Court of Human Rights France France Róbert Ragnar Spanó.
University of Jaén Spain Spain Prof. Víctor Gutiérrez.
National University of General San Martín Argentina Argentina Prof. Verónica Gómez.
Institute of Studies on Conflicts and Humanitarian Action Spain Spain Dr. Jesús Núñez.
Washington College of Law United States United States Dr. Christian Courtis (OHCHR).
Middlesex University England England Dr. David Keane.
University of Trento Italy Italy Ms. Samira Nuhanovic.
Griffith College Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland Dr. Tanya Ní Mhuirthile.
Oxfam Italy Italy Mr. Francesco Rigamonti.
Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance Germany Germany Prof. Gesine Schwan.
University of Copenhagen Denmark Denmark Prof. Inger Sjørslev.
Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Sweden Sweden Experts 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 European Union European Union Ms. Ingrid Wetterqvist; Ms. Fridericke Tschampa; Ms. Delphine Skowron.
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia Russia Russia Prof. Ekaterina Alisievich.
Lusa News Agency Portugal Portugal Ms. Sofia Branco.
University of Belgrade - Institute of Comparative Law Belgrade Serbia Serbia Ms. Milica Matijević.

E.MA Kosovo Field Trip[]

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 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

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.
Retrieved from ""