Summer Course on Human Rights: Reenactments of the Ongwen Trial

The courses are open to advanced students of law or related fields, including lawyers, specialists, practitioners, professors and researchers, and provide ample opportunities to engage in discussions and exchange ideas with experts and fellow participants working in the same field. 

Applicants should have completed at least:

• 3 years of a law degree, or
• 4 years of university studies, including courses on international law and/or EU Law (to be listed on the application form)

All participants will be involved in critical discussions of the documentary role-play. Please state clearly in the application form why you are interested to participate in this summer course.

Applicants of all nationalities are eligible.

All classes are in English and participants therefore need to have a strong command of English (level B2 of the Common European Framework Guidelines is recommended as a minimum requirement). No language certificate is required.

Admission is based on merit and motivation. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Places on the courses are very limited and candidates are advised to apply early.

The application form consists of a number of questions to candidates:

• motivation
• experience 
• level of education

It is ESSENTIAL that you explain your motivation for participating in a course based on experiential learning.

You will be asked to indicate a referee who needs to submit a reference letter in order for the application to be considered as complete. Your referee will receive an email by us, but please inform them in advance as this process might require some time.

Applications are considered on a rolling basis. The Academy staff will let you know whether you have been offered a place as soon as possible. However, if you have not heard anything by one month after the application deadline, please contact [email protected]).

When you receive the offer of a place on the course, you have 10 days to reply. To guarantee your place on the course, the fee payment must be made within 10 days of accepting a place. If you have not paid the fee within 10 days, please note that the place may be offered to someone else.

The course fee is €1,000 for participation in person.

• tuition: General course and active participation in the documentary role play (experiential learning) 
• reading materials for all sessions
• coffee breaks and luncheon vouchers
• additional activities
• networking opportunities and the opportunity to discuss your research/work experience with other participants
• the opportunity to take the Diploma examination based on a reflection essay

The fee does NOT cover:

• accommodation in Florence 
• travel costs

Cancellation: a refund of 75% of the fee can be requested for cancellations up to 4 weeks before the course starts. After that time, refunds will be given only in exceptional circumstances, at the discretion of the Academy directors.

A)  If you are a candidate working in one of the following countries, you may be eligible for your course costs to be paid through the EUI’s Widening Europe Programme.

Please indicate on your application form or by writing an email to [email protected] if you wish to be considered, and indicate if your participation is conditional on this funding.

• In the European Union: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
• Outside the European Union: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

B) If you are a candidate from one of the following universities, you are eligible for a fee waiver in addition to Erasmus+ funding to attend the course. Submit your application for the summer course, and remember to apply to the Erasmus+ call at your home university for the funding.

• Cape Town University
• Makerere University
• University of Tirana
• University of West Indies

C) If you are a member of the African Students and Alumni Forum (ASAF), you can pay a reduced course fee of 500 EUR. Please indicate on your application form that you are a member and wish to pay the reduced fee. 

D) If you are a Ukrainian candidate from one of the following universities, you would be eligible for funding from the Polish Agency for Academic Exchange (SGH-NAWA) to attend this course. Please indicate in your application form that you'd like to request this funding, or write to [email protected] with your request. 

• National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman (KNEU)
• National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA)
• Kyiv School of Economics (KSE)
• Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU)
• Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University (DonNU)