Call for applications: European Master's Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation 2024/2025
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The Master
The European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) is a unique Master’s that today involves the participation of 43 prestigious universities and human rights centres from all Member States of the European Union. The programme is an intensive one-year advanced master's course offering an outstanding mix of theory and practice and preparing students for careers in international organisations, field operations, governmental and non-governmental bodies and academia.
A joint European Master's programme
EMA is both a residential and an exchange programme: during the first semester students are taught in Venice (Italy), while for the second semester they move to one of the EMA participating universities located throughout Europe. Read more.
The Danish Institute for Human Rights partakes in the EMA Programme in collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark.
Academic requirements
Applicants are required to hold a university degree of a high standard in a field relevant to human rights, including disciplines in law, social sciences and the humanities, and must have a minimum of 180 ECTS (Bachelor/General Degree). Read more.
Deadline and information
There are two deadlines.
- First deadline: 12 February 2024
- Open to Non-EU Candidates, EU Candidates, and all candidates who wish to be considered for financial assistance.
- Second deadline: 16 April 2024
- Open to EU candidates
- Requests for financial assistance will not be considered in this call.
Read more about how to apply here.
For further information on applications from Denmark, please contact Eva Maria Lassen, the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Email: eva@humanrights.dk. Telephone: +45 4115 1484.