[hr-education] Interdisciplinary Children's Rights course (Ghent, 11-18 December 2003)

Dear colleagues,

At the Children's Rights Centre, University of Ghent, Belgium, we are
organising the International Interdisciplinary Course on Children' Rights
again this year.

Organised for the first time in 1996, the course took place during five
consecutive years (1996-2000). Since then it has been evaluated and this
year, thanks to renewed funding, we are running the course again (11-18th
of December 2003).

The course is a specialised course, dealing with the concept of children's
rights and is based on empirical, practical and academic knowledge
accumulated in this field. It provides extensive basic information and
in-depth knowledge on the origins, motives and legitimisation, strategies
and main trends in the field of children's rights. Evidently, the UN
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and its implementation feature
largely in the programme.

The course consists of a mixture of lectures with time for discussion and
questions, workshops and a number of informal sessions, which enable
participants to organise their own discussion groups around specific topics
or individual projects.

The practical arrangements of the course are outlined below.

Yours sincerely,

Kathy Vlieghe and Arabella Weyts
Children's Rights Centre,
University of Ghent
Henri Dunantlaan 2,
B-9000 Ghent
Telephone number: Kathy: + 32 9 264 6285;
Arabella: + 32 9 264 9100
Fax number: + 32 264 64 93
E-mail: Kathleen.Vlieghe@Ugent.be
Arabella.Weyts@Ugent.be


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INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE ON CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

Date: 11-18 December 2003
Level: Professionals working in the area of child welfare in a context of
children's rights on a national or international level.
Focus: The course deals with the concept of children's rights and provides
extensive basic information and in-depth knowledge on the origins,
motivation, strategies and main trends in the field of children's rights.
The course consists of a mixture of lectures, workshops and informal
sessions with plenty of time for questions and discussion.
Language: English
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Fees: 1.425 Euro, including the course material, accommodation, breakfast
and dinner.
Deadline for application: 1st of October 2003 (application form on request
only)
Organised by: Children's Rights Centre, University of Ghent

For further information, please contact:
Kathy Vlieghe
Children's Rights Centre University of Ghent
Henri Dunantlaan 2
B-9000 Ghent
Telephone: ++ 32 9 264 62 85
Fax: ++ 32 264 64 93
E-mail: Kathleen.Vlieghe@UGent.be



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