In the community: New human rights degree launched.
Thirty students from the Asia Pacific region will undertake postgraduate study in human rights at the University, after the University secured its largest-ever grant from the European Union (EU).
The new degree, called Asia Pacific Masters in Human Rights and Democratisation, is the only regional program of its kind. It will be funded by an EU grant of Euro 1.498 million (currently worth AU$2.6 million).Partner universities includeGadjah Mada University in Indonesia, Kathmandu Law School in Nepal, the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka, and Mahidol University in Thailand.
Academic Director Dr Danielle Celermajer emphasised that the program is about developing educational programs together with our partner institutions. "Historically, the Asia Pacific has not had the opportunity to develop its own regional human rights institutions and programs, but we are now at a moment in time where there are some very exciting developments in this area. This regional Masters will form the educational dimension of regional human rights development, and for the first time, it will be developed from the ground up, across the Asia Pacific."