The course encompasses a 6-week period. Participants are expected to engage in approximately 30 hours of active learning through readings, videos, discussions, group-work/role-plays and quizzes.

The course is articulated in three modules:

Module 1 focuses on international and regional definitions and frameworks concerning Human Rights Education (HRE). Attention is devoted not only to the international and regional standards that are the core content of HRE but also to its goals, principles and main actors.

Module 2 is dedicated to more specific contexts and issues covering a number of areas (such as disability rights and migration) as well as aspects related to inclusive education (such as for instance inclusion of minorities or the preventative role of inclusive education against violence and extremism).

Module 3 deals with the principles of the whole school and a rights-based approach to education. In particular, it stresses the importance of participatory management of the school community, which involves addressing the needs of learners, education personnel and the wider community, not only within the curriculum, but across the whole-school and learning environment.

Module 1 - Definitions and frameworks

• 1

  29 April - 5 May 2019

  Concept and understanding of human rights education

  
  Prof. Manfred Nowak, Global Campus of Human Rights
  Prof. George Ulrich, Global Campus of Human Rights

• 2

  6 - 12 May 2019

  Teaching in multicultural learning environments

  
  Prof. Leonce Bekemans, University of Padua

Module 2 - Contexts and issues

• 3

  13 - 19 May 2019

  Teaching controversial and sensitive issues

  
  Prof. Paolo De Stefani, University of Padua
  Prof. Kalliope Agapiou-Josephides, University of Cyprus
  Prof. Frans Viljoen, University of Pretoria

• 4

  20-26 May 2019

  Inclusive educational approaches

  
  Prof. Florence Benoit-Rohmer, University of Strasbourg
  Delphine Dorsi, Right to Education Initiative (RTE)

• 5

  27 May - 2 June 2019

  Education and ICT challenges

  
  Prof. Anja Mihr, OSCE Academy in Bishkek
  Dr. Wiebke Lamer, Global Campus of Human Rights

Module 3 - The ‘whole school’ and rights-based education

• 6

  3 - 9 June 2019

  The ‘whole school’ and rights-based education

  
  Dr. Pietro de Perini, University of Padua
  Dr. Catherine Lowry-O’Neill, Waterford Institute of Technology
  Dr. Angela Melchiorre, Global Campus of Human Rights