UNICEF Greece’s Post

Following the official announcement of the new International Master’s Degree on Child Rights in June, UNICEF Greece hosted a productive workshop with the programme’s Academic Coordinators, who finalized its overall structure and three-semester curricula while exploring innovative child rights-based teaching methodologies.   The fruitful meeting was built on a series of technical consultations between Dr. Ghassan Khalil, UNICEF Representative in Greece and Academic Advisor of the programme, Prof. Thanasis Karalis, President of the Pedagogy Department of the University of Patras, and Prof. Elia Chatzigianni, Vice-Rector of the University of Peloponnese.   Taught in English and open to both Greek and international students, the Master’s will combine coursework with hands-on internships in Child Rights Centres in Greece and abroad. These Centres will serve as pioneering hubs of research, practice, and innovation - ensuring students gain both academic knowledge and practical skills to advance and uphold the rights of every child.   The integration of Child Rights into the university curricula is a fundamental pillar of the Child Rights Centre initiative and this milestone marks another important step forward in bringing this inspiring Master’s programme to life!