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Updated Information! U21 Summer School at the University of Connecticut

Posted by on February 5th, 2013 · 2013, Art and Design, Arts and Social Science, Built Environment, Business, Competition, Conference, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Scholarship Opportunities, Universitas 21 (U21), UNSW organised

Host: University of Connecticut

Location:Storrs, CT, USA

Topic: Human Rights

Program Dates: July 7 2013 – July 19 2013

Registration cost (which includes accommodation) is paid by UNSW for the selected students. The accommodation is shared and not single occupancy.

Scholarship: $500AUD travel scholarship for selected students.

Deadline to apply: March 17th 2013

How to apply: Complete the GEP Outgoing Application 2013 and return to advisor4globaled@unsw.edu.au. Make sure to include all supporting documentation.

Basic Criteria for applicant: Currently enrolled undergraduate UNSW student in their 2nd year+ with a WAM of 65+ (no fails)

About the Program

The 2013 U21 Summer School will offer participating students and staff the opportunity to think critically about the place of human rights in our world at the beginning of the 21stcentury.  Guided and encouraged by leading human rights scholars from around the world, students will attend lectures, participate in discussions and conduct archival research on the origins and issues of the contemporary human rights system. 

The Summer School will include field trips to the United Nations Headquarters and major human rights NGO offices in New York City, and hands-on experiences with local human rights agencies and activists in Connecticut.  Participants will also attend a specially produced theatrical performance designed to challenge their thinking about the ethics and aesthetics of human rights.  Students will complete the Summer School by developing and presenting collaborative projects based on their experiences.

Participants will leave having examined some of the key issues and controversies in contemporary humans rights scholarship.  Their interactions with activities and officials at both the global and local levels will give a sense of the opportunities and obstacles faced by those pursuing human rights goals.  And finally, though their experiences working to understand, interpret and present the particular issues that matter to them, students will leave prepared to continue their engagement with human rights approaches in their home countries and institutions.

To view the brochure please click here.

To view the website go to http://www.universitas21.com/event/details/126/u21-summer-school-human-rights

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