International Human Rights Exchange
Johannesburg, South Africa
The International Human Rights Exchange (IHRE) is the world's only full-semester, multidisciplinary program in human rights for undergraduate students. The program is based at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa and is a joint venture with Bard College. Each semester students and faculty from Africa and North America come together to participate in a deep and multifaceted intellectual engagement in human rights. In addition to a core course, students choose from 12 or more electives exploring human rights from the perspective of a variety of academic disciplines.
IHRE also opens up possibilities for substantive participation in human rights work. Students enrolled in the Engagement with Human Rights course intern with an NGO working on contemporary rights in post-apartheid South Africa. Participants also explore human rights challenges in rural South Africa through a Community Human Rights Workshop, visit the Apartheid Museum and other important cultural and historical sites, and attend guest lectures by human rights experts from South Africa and around the world.
Application Deadlines
March 1, 2013 Fall 2013 Semester
October 15, 2013 Spring 2014 Semester
Generous scholarships are available for students with financial need.
For more information: http://www.ihre.org
