The E.MA is an extensive one-year academic programme to educate professionals in the fields of human rights and democratization and to provide its graduates with practical work experience. It is a multi-disciplinary programme that reflects the indivisible links between human rights, democracy, peace and development.
The programme offers an action and policy-oriented approach to learning about international relations, law, philosophy, history, anthropology, political science and sociology. Students have the opportunity to meet and be taught by leading academics representing the 41 E.MA participating universities, experts and representatives of international organizations (including the European Union, the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security an Co-operation in European-OSCE) while studying in a multicultural environment.
E.MA students, upon completion of all course’s components are expected, to gain both academic and practical skills: on the one hand, the ability to conduct independent and interdisciplinary academic research in relation to human rights and democratization issues; on the other hand, skills which are relevant to human rights practitioners such as reporting, fact-finding, and monitoring.
The academic year is divided into two semesters: the first semester (September to January) in Venice, Italy, and the second semester (February to July, at an E.MA participating university situated in the Member States of the European Union. The second part of the programme is conceived as an European exchange which implies that students will be hosted for the second semester in a university located in a country other that their own.
Every year, approximately 90 students get the opportunity to follow the programme.
The application deadline for the academic year 2010/2011 is 19 March 2010.
Applicants are required to hold a university degree of a high standard and must have 240 ECTS credits (with a 180 ECTS minimum university title/degree), normally in a field relevant to human rights, including disciplines in law, social sciences and the humanities. Fluency in English is an admission requirement. The ability to understand lectures and read academic texts in French is a definite advantage.
For detailed information and to download an application form, please enter the E.MA website:
www.emahumanrights.org