E.MA. after 10 years

The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) is an interdisciplinary centre formed by 41 Universities from all European Union member states. It is founded on a commitment to the realisation of the values enshrines in the European Union Charter of Foundamental Rights, the promotion of high-level inter-indisciplinary human rights education, research, training and culture, and a shared global understanding of human rights and democracy. By facilitating a pan-European pooling of expertise, EIUC's mission is to foster a community of scholars, researches and professionals, with the problem-solving capacities and creativity topromote democracy and the implementation of human rights worldwide. EIUC advances innovative models for programmes and projects that bridge theory and practice and are significant for determining human rights and demicratisation policies in Europa, providing assistance to neighbouring countries, and promoting the rule of law, democratic principles and good governance through overseases development cooperation. The principal activities of EIUC are to organise the European Master's Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA); to manage the EIUC-UN UN Fellowship Programma;and to initiate other training and research activities in the field of human rights and democratisation.