Published on 31-03-2025, Last modified on 31-03-2025
HRRN Workshop “The Human Rights-Based Approach to Higher Education: Imperatives, Challenges and Opportunities”
We are excited to invite you to the next edition of HRRN (New) Members’ Day—a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and discover possibilities to collaborate and contribute to societal impact in the field of human rights!
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For this edition, we invite you to participate in a workshop on Human Rights-Based Approaches (HRBA) to Higher Education, led by Prof. Felisa Tibbitts, UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Higher Education. Through this workshop, we want to deepen our understanding on how universities can better integrate human rights principles into teaching, research, and university culture.
PROGRAMME
10:00 – 10:30 Welcome on behalf of the HRRN & Presentation of the Network
10:30 – 12:30 Workshop on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Higher Education – led by Prof. Felisa Tibbitts
12:30 – 13:30 Informal networking sandwich lunch
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
The Human Rights-Based Approach to Higher Education: Imperatives, Challenges and Opportunities
This interactive session will involve a presentation of the human rights-based approach (HRBA) and its theoretical and practical applications within higher education. The presentation will include an opportunity for participants to reflect on the status of HRBA within their university’s curricular programming, classroom pedagogy, local partnerships, and culture. The HRBA within higher education will be critically analyzed in the context of neoliberal influences and recent attacks on academic freedom and funding in many university settings.
Don’t miss this chance to:
💡 Connect with fellow HRRN members and discover possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration
💡 Learn how the HRRN can support the societal impact of your research
💡 Gain valuable insights into human rights-based approaches in higher education
💡 Contribute to the ongoing conversation on how universities can better integrate human rights principles into their research, curricula, pedagogy, and culture.
🔗 Register here: https://event.ugent.be/registration/membersdayworkshop
Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues who might be interested.