Programme
EMA PROGRAMME
What is awaiting you?
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September |
Arrival in Lido Orientation & Introduction week EMA Universities Fair: learn about mobility opportunities for the 2nd semester Graduation of the previous cohort and Opening Ceremony |
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October |
Thematic Section 1: Human Rights Institutions, Mechanisms and Standards Moot Court Skill Building Activities |
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November |
Thematic Section 2: Globalisation, Development and Human Rights Thematic Section 3: Human Rights in Context: Historical, Philosophical, Anthropological and Religious Perspectives Advanced Cluster classes that foster advanced knowledge of specific human rights issues Thematic Section 4: Building and Protecting Democracy |
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December |
Announcement of 2nd semester distribution Human Rights Film Festival (student-led) Thematic Section 5: Human Rights, Peace and Security |
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January |
Career Day Kosovo field trip |
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February |
2nd semester starts |
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July |
Submission of Thesis |
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September |
Thesis defenses Graduation ceremony |
The 4 EMA components
First Semester
The first semester takes place at the Global Campus of Human Rights in Venice from mid-September to the end of January.
It consists of First stream courses (organised in five Thematic Sections) and Second stream activities (elective specialised modules devised for smaller groups and skill building activities).
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Field Trip to Kosovo (post-conflict country)
This highlight of EMA provides insights into the practical tasks, difficulties, and expectations human rights officers face in the field. It comprises visits to international organisations as well as local and regional NGOs working on human rights issues, such as property claims, torture related questions, legal advice, women’s rights, democratic elections, free media and children’s rights.
Second Semester
The second semester is conceived as a European exchange: students relocate to one of the 43 participating universities to follow courses in an area of specialisation of their own choice and to undertake personal supervised research finalised in the writing of their master‘s thesis.
Thesis
This is an academic piece of work, between 20.000 and 30.000 words, written in English, on a topic selected by the student, written individually and independently by the student under the supervision of the EMA Director or another expert academic of the second semester university. The best theses are published in the Global Campus repository.
