E.MA Students 2011/2012

1. Overview

E.MA is open to EU and non-EU citizens. Students are selected on the basis of their academic ability and background, experience, motivation, and language competence.

Academic background and ability
Masterini hold a university degree of a high standard and must have 240 ECTS credits (with a 180 ECTS minimum university title/degree), normally in a field relevant to human rights, including disciplines in law, social sciences, and the humanities. If they hold a degree corresponding to 180 ECTS credits, then the additional 60 ECTS credits will normally be obtained through regular university studies but can in exceptional circumstances also be obtained through documented prior learning components that are related to the E.MA curriculum and include a minimum structure of: a) independent project research and/or b) supervised academic learning, both corresponding to a workload approximately equivalent to one academic year.
 

Experience
Practical experience in the area of human rights in inter-governmental, governmental, or non-governmental organisations is helpful and enriches the experience of all: students, lecturers, and staff. On average, each year the group of masterini include 25% of students with prior practical experience.
 

Motivation
A typical class is composed of committed individuals who have chosen the E.MA for a variety of reasons:
•    Practitioners looking for more formal preparation to enhance their practical knowledge and skills
•    Students with personal experiences of difficult human rights situations wishing to articulate their responses and strategies more effectively
•    Scholars at the earliest stages of their academic career aspiring to further develop their research skills
•    Young graduates keen on specializing and gaining conceptual and practical knowledge in preparation to a human rights career
 

Language competence
As English and French are the official working languages of the E.MA programme, students are fluent in English and possess the ability to understand lectures and read academic texts in French. Given the variety of backgrounds and countries of origin, many students can also speak one or two additional languages.


 

2. Presentation by charts
 

The group of E.MA students for the academic year 2011/2012 shows a variety of academic backgrounds and reflects a truly international environment.

Below are some charts illustrating such rich diversity of human rights committed persons.