The three month course at the University of Nottingham gives students an in-depth understanding of international human rights standards and the international machinery of the United Nations, Council of Europe, the OAS and the African Union. The course also shows how these standards are implemented and how they work in practice. There are two programmes each year: January to March and September to December.

In cooperation with the Council of Europe, the EWC will host two Pestalozzi Seminars during autumn 2009. The first seminar will take place September 21-25, 2009. The Pestalozzi Programme organizes training activities for education professionals from all over Europe.

Svein LorentzenHanne Sophie GreveInger S. EngerTheo KoritzinskyGuido Bellatti CeccoliGabriele MazzaViljana LukasSubstitute Members:Cesar BirzeaVera StastnaLoveleen Rihel BrennaArild ThorbjørnsenSvein LorentzenChair, ProfessorNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Graduated from the Un ...

A new practical tool to promote human rights education is now available. Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice aims to support the successful teaching and learning of human rights values and competencies.

Professor Robert Jackson, Editor of the British Journal of Religious Education, published by Routledge, is delighted to announce that the journal has been selected for inclusion in both the Social Sciences Citation Index® (SSCI) and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index® (A&HCI) from 2008 onwards.

"Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice" is now published. This publication collects 101 exemplary practices from Europe, North America and Central Asia in the area of human rights education, education for democratic citizenship, and education for mutual respect and understanding.

The international conference "Educating for Human Rights, Peace and Intercultural Dialogue" will be held from 4-6 November in Sydney. It will examine the contribution of human rights culture to the good functioning of the civil society; highlight key trends and achievements in human rights education in particular, and aim to secure greater commitment for future human rights education.

The 2. Pestalozzi Seminar in Oslo this year will take place November 16-20, focusing on the theme "Democratic governance of schools". The target group for this conference is heads of schools, deputy heads or administrators of schools. Deadline for application: October 9. Travel (within Europe) and accommodation costs will be covered by the Council of Europe and the European Wergeland Centre.

The European Wergeland Centre shall: Act as a resource centre on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship for the member states of the Council of Europe; Carry out and support research on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and ...

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.