The course encompasses a 5-week period. Participants are expected to engage in approximately 30 hours of active learning through readings, videos, webinars, discussions, and quizzes. Case studies and examples from different areas of the world and on different themes will be used to identify cross-regional and cross-cutting issues and enable a global and multidimensional understanding of the topic.

Module 1 - Introduction to Children’s Rights in the Digital Age

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  Week 1

  
  Edward Snowden, Freedom of the Press Foundation and Right Livelihood Laureate
  Emma Day, Human Rights Lawyer & Child Protection Consultant
  Jacinta Gonzalez, Mijente
  Nkatha Murungi, University of Pretoria

Module 2 - Children’s right to privacy and data protection

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  Week 2

  
  Joe Cannataci, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
  Nkatha Murungi, University of Pretoria
  Valerie Verdoodt, LSE Department of Law
  Duncan McCann, The New Economics Foundation
  Marianne Díaz Hernández, Derechos Digitales
  Dr. Eduardo Tomasevicius Filho, University of São Paulo

Module 3 - Childhood development and the right to play

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  Week 3

  
  Andrew McStay, Bangor University
  Stephane Chaudron, European Commission Joint Research Centre
  Sandra Cavalcante, University of São Paulo

Module 4 - Children’s right to education

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  Week 4

  
  Alessia Zucchetti, Ceibal Foundation
  Mary Jo Madda, Google
  Andrew McStay, Bangor University
  Miriam Amaro and Jonathan Corona, Pixelarium
  Jen Persson, DefendDigitalMe

Module 5 - Children’s right to health and safety

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  Week 5

  
  Bertalan Meskó, Director, The Medical Futurist Institute
  Desara Dushi, Epoka University and ERMA alumna
  Neha Gauchan, ChildSafeNet Nepal and APMA alumna & Swasti Karmacharya, ChildSafeNet