Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Rights

Summer School for Students from Polish Universities
(July 20 – 24, 2026)

General information

FAU is a central hub for human rights research in Germany. In our one-week Summer School we will introduce you to foundational questions and current global challenges in the field of human rights.

The program combines lectures, workshops, group work, and excursions.

  • Universal human rights in a changing, post-Western world
  • Open-source data and human rights, including hands-on methodological insights
  • Economic, social and cultural rights
  • Discrimination and inequality, with a focus on contemporary global challenges
  • Migration and human rights
  • Human rights education: principles, methods, and practical approaches
  • Human rights in and through the media

To be eligible, students must:

  • have English language proficiency of level B2 or above.
  • be studying for a Bachelor‘s degree in any discipline including Law, at a university in Poland.
  • be interested in understanding human rights as a complex, interdisciplinary field relevant to academia, politics, and society.

Applications for grants covering participation, breakfast, lunch and accommodation for 6 nights (July 19 – 25) are being accepted from now till April 12. Travel costs and personal expenses must be covered by the participants.

Program

The detailed program will be available from May 2026.

The Summer School starts on Monday, July 20, at 8:30 a.m. and ends on Friday, July 24, in the evening.

Accommodation will be provided from Sunday afternoon, July 19, until Saturday morning, July 25, to ensure smooth arrival and departure arrangements.

The locations will be communicated soon.

The Summer School will take place in university buildings in Erlangen and Nürnberg.

During the week, there will be excursions to Nürnberg and Bayreuth.

Lecturers

Practical information and contact

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