The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) seeks a Human Rights Trainer to coordinate, develop and implement ERRC human rights training programmes to enhance the capacity of Romani activists and other relevant actors for the promotion of human rights respect of Roma.

27 school heads and other educational professionals from 17 different countries were gathered in Oslo last week to discuss, practice and be trained in democratic school governance, in the 2nd seminar cooperation between the EWC and the Council of Europe Pestalozzi program.

HREA has launched a new web portal to promote understanding and application of a human rights-based approach to schooling, where you can find a wealth of resources on this topic.

Queen's University is now inviting applications for the sixth year of the postdoctoral fellowship program in "Democracy and Diversity". Each year, one non-renewable 12-month fellowship will be awarded. The 2010-11 fellowship will start on July 1, 2010.

EWC Executive Director Ana Perona-Fjeldstad participated and gave a presentation at the IAU 2009 International Conference that took place in Lebanon; 4-6 November. The theme for this conference was: The Role of Higher Education in Fostering the Culture of Dialogue and Understanding.