Global Campus of Human Rights
| Type | Higher Education |
|---|---|
| Established | 1997 |
Parent institution | European Union |
Academic staff | Faculty: (±) 100 including administratives |
| Students | (±) 100 |
| Address | Riviera San Nicolò 26 Lido di Venezia , , 30126 , Italy 45°25′40″N 12°22′50″E / 45.427862°N 12.380603°E |
| Campus | Monastery of San Nicolò al Lido |
| Language | English Language |
| Website | EIUC.ORG |
The Global Campus of Human Rights (GC) is a worldwide network of over 100 universities, supported by the European Union, dedicated to promoting human rights and democracy through specialized higher education, research and advocacy. It brings together eight regional programmes across the world to train future human rights defenders and professionals. It succeeded in 2019 the European Inter-University Centre and its head office is housed in the Monastery of San Nicolò al Lido which has been made available by the Municipality of Venice, Italy. In 2019, the Global Campus of Human Rights integrated into its governance 6 non-European universities: Mahidol University (Thailand), the National University of San Martin (Argentina), Saint Joseph University of Beirut (Lebanon), the State University of Yerevan (Armenia), the University of Pretoria (South Africa) and the University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).