Juris Lab for Research and Education on Human Rights opened with EU support
The Global Campus of Human Rights (GC) with its Caucasus hub coordinated by Yerevan State University (YSU) and in partnership with Moldova State University (MSU), celebrate the ending of the project “Development of Climate Justice and Human Rights Education at the Moldova State University”, made possible thanks to the support of the European Union.
Over the last two academic years, the project aimed at enhancing MSU’s preparedness
to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights, environmental rights and climate justice by producing and disseminating critical knowledge for policy change, in the context of the EU enlargement. This was achieved through innovative curriculum and teaching tools development, teachers training in theoretical and practical skills, as well as the refurbishment of teaching spaces and outreach events.
The main outcome of the projects is the setting up of the JURIS Lab, a new interdisciplinary unit of the university, specialized on sustainability, climate justice and human rights education between the Faculties of Law and Biology, which flagship activity is an annual cross-regional spring school, now in its second edition,bringing together lecturers and students from Moldova and countries of the EU enlargement Eastward.
The JURIS Lab is an ambitious format that aims to act as growing incubator for innovative pedagogy and research, with the final goal of contributing to a sustainable green transition in Moldova and the region.
The project is the result of the cooperation between GC and MSU initiated in early 2023 under the backing of the government of the Republic of Moldova and the Delegation of the European Union. In a short time, such successful cooperation has allowed MSU to follow the virtuous path of the main public universities from Eastern and Southeast Europe that have become members of the Global Campus in the context of their EU accession process.
About the Global Campus of Human Rights
The Global Campus of Human Rights (Headquartered in Venice, Italy) is the world’s largest network of universities specializing in human rights education, with over 100 members in all continents.
Through education and research, the Global Campus works across eight regional hubs, including for the Asia region, and is committed to fostering new generations of human rights defenders able to contribute to a world in which all human rights are realized.
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