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European Roma Rights Center Summer University for Romani Activists

7-14 July 2002

The main goal of the Roma Rights Summer University is to assist in the formation of a new generation of Romani leaders, human rights activists and professionals, who can skilfully use international and domestic human rights mechanisms to advance the interests of Roma, both domestically and internationally. Also, we would like to assist participants in becoming familiar with basic concepts of human rights and major problems in the area of Roma rights.

Level: (under)graduate, professional

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Participants: Romani individuals whose command of English is of a level sufficient for productive participation in workshops and seminars held in English, and who are devoted to the issue of human rights. Applicants are preferably university students of law, public administration and social sciences, or hold a degree in such a field. ERRC recipients of university scholarships for Romani students of law and public administration are specifically encouraged to apply.

Tuition, fee, lodging: For information about scholarships, contact the organisers. In order to apply to the ERRC Summer University, please submit an application form (in Word) to the Human Rights Education Department of the ERRC (1386 Budapest 62. P.O. Box 906/93, Hungary), or send it by fax to (+ 36 1) 413-2201, or in e-mail to szilvia@errc.org. The deadline for the application is 21 May 2002.

Contact Information:
European Roma Rights Center
1386 Budapest 62
P.O. Box 906/93
HUNGARY
Tel: +36 1 4132200
Fax: +36 1 4132201
E-mail: szilvia@errc.org 
Web: http://www.errc.org