Invitation to all;

 We are pleased to announce the first edition of the international course
“Human Rights for Development” (HR4DEV), which takes place from 30
July to 24 August 2012 in Antwerp, Belgium.

What are the potential and limits of human rights for development? What is
the added value of children’s rights’ approaches to global problems
such as poverty, environmental challenges, armed conflict and migration?
These are some of the questions that will be addressed in the course, from
a critical and interdisciplinary perspective.

The training programme consists of a general part (two weeks on human
rights and development), and a thematic part (two weeks on children’s
rights and globalization). It targets ‘leaders of the future’ in practice,
policy and academia, from South and North.

HR4DEV is a joint initiative of two Flemish interuniversity partnerships:
[ http://www.lawanddev.ugent.be ]the Flemish Interuniversity Research
Network on Law and Development (LAW&DEV) and the [
http://www.keki.be/?siteid=3 ]Children’s Rights Knowledge Centre (KeKi),
in cooperation with the [ http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.IOB ]Institute
of Development Policy and Management (University of Antwerp).

The deadlines for application are 1 February 2012 (when applying for a
scholarship) and 1 April 2012 (when not applying for a scholarship).

Further details on the course, including application form, programme and
names of experts, can be found on [ http://www.hr4dev.be ]www.hr4dev.be.

We would like to encourage you to distribute this announcement to your
colleagues and other organisations and persons who may be interested in
this programme. We would also be pleased if you could advertise the course
in your newsletter/mailing list and/or make a link to our website ([
http://www.hr4dev.be ]www.hr4dev.be).

Should you require further information, do not hesitate to contact us.

For information regarding programme and scholarships:
Mrs. Kathy Vlieghe
Children’s Rights Knowledge Centre
[ mailto:Kathy.Vlieghe@keki.be ]Kathy.Vlieghe@keki.be

For information regarding registration and accommodation:
Mrs. Terry Amssoms
University of Antwerp, Faculty of Law – International Mobility
[ mailto:terry.amssoms@ua.ac.be ]terry.amssoms@ua.ac.be

The organising committee

Organising Committee: Prof. Wouter Vandenhole – University of Antwerp,
Mrs. Terry Amssoms – University of Antwerp, Prof. Stephan Parmentier –K.U. Leuven, Dr. Ellen Desmet – Children’s Rights Knowledge Centre, Mrs.
Kathy Vlieghe – Children’s Rights Knowledge Centre, Mr. Didier Reynaert
– University College Ghent, Mrs. Giselle Corradi – Ghent University.

Advisory Board: Prof. Koen De Feyter – University of Antwerp, Prof. Stef
Vandeginste – University of Antwerp, Prof. Eva Brems – Ghent University,
Prof. Rudi Roose – Ghent University, Prof. Paul Lemmens – K.U. Leuven,
Prof. Johan Put – K.U. Leuven,� Prof. Els Dumortier – Free
University
of Brussels, Prof. Stefaan Smis – Free University of Brussels, Mr. Eric
Elong Ebolo – Free University of Brussels.