ERMA Hosts Visitors from Yale University and I4DI

On 8 July 2025 the prof. dr. Zdravko Grebo Center for Interdisciplinary Studies was visited by prof. David J. Simon, Assistant Dean for Graduate Education, Senior Lecturer in Global Affairs and Director of the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University and our ERMA alumnus dr. Emir Nurkic Kacapor, I4DI’s Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder. They […]

Regional Call for Fellowship Applications

Building on the academic synergies across eight countries of Southeast Europe as affirmed at the 2024 Rectors’ Forum of Southeast Europe and the Western Balkans, we are excited to announce: CALL FOR FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS AT THE REGIONAL NETWORK OF CENTERS FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE (RECAS) The upcoming Regional Fellowship will encourage fellows to […]

Open call for the enrollment of third generation of students of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program Global Studies

in the academic year 2023/2024 Based on Article 106, paragraph (3) of the Law on Higher Education of the Canton of Sarajevo (“Official Gazette of the Canton of Sarajevo”, number 36/22), Article 148 of the Statute of the University of Sarajevo, and Articles 21 to 27 of the Study Rules for the Third Cycle of […]

MA THESIS DEFENCES_ERMA PROGRAMME 2023

MASTER’S PROGRAMME “DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE” The MA Thesis defenses of 24 candidates of the EUROPEAN REGIONAL MA PROGRAMME DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE will be held on October 26 and 27, 2023 at the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies – “Professor Zdravko Grebo” of the University of Sarajevo, in accordance […]

The Summer Program “Comparative Public Health: Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina”, by the University of Sarajevo and Northwestern University successfully completed

All program activities of the University of Sarajevo and Northwestern University from Evanston (Illinois, USA) were successfully completed during mid-August. The one-month stay of American students in Sarajevo as part of the program called “Comparative Public Health: Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023” ended with teaching content focused on the system of primary and secondary […]

Ceremonial Unveiling of the Foundation Stone Marked the Beginning of the Construction of the University of Sarajevo Library

The foundation stone unveiling ceremony and the reception for the start of the construction of the University of Sarajevo Library were held today at the Campus of the University of Sarajevo. This ceremony represents a historic moment for the University of Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole. The project of constructing and equipping […]

Northwestern University Summer Study Abroad Program “Comparative Public Health: Serbia & Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023”

Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill., United States of America), in partnership with the University of Sarajevo and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, organizes the Study Abroad Program Comparative Public Health: Serbia & Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023, to be held in Sarajevo and other places in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the end of July through mid-August. The program is […]

Call for ERMA Alumni Network Board Members

The ERMA Alumni Network (EAN) is launching a Call for Board Members (3 positions) and invites all alumni to apply until the 25th of June 2023 by filling out the following Application Form. Background The ERMA Alumni Network (EAN) initiates a process of enlargement of the governing bodies, focusing on the inclusion of alumni in […]

MA program “Natural Disaster Risk Management” in a new edition (DL)!

We have innovated our master’s degree program “Natural Disaster Risk Management” and adapted it to the research and management of increasingly numerous and severe challenges. Now you can enroll in the new format as a distance learning program (DL)! Events like the earthquakes in Turkey and the coronavirus pandemic show us how important it is […]

NEW MASTER’S PROGRAM – LAW AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

ABOUT THE PROGRAM The Master’s program in “Law and Digital Technologies” is an interdisciplinary study program that combines the fields of law, economics, and technical sciences. This study is designed for graduates and professionals from various social, technical, biotechnical, and biomedical fields who have already completed their first-cycle studies with a minimum of 240 ECTS […]

Workshop: Presentation Skills and Techniques

When: May 25th, 2023, 10am – 1pm Where: Center for Interdisciplinary Studies “Prof. Dr. Zdravko Grebo” (UNSA Campus, Zmaja od Bosne 8) The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies “Prof. Dr. Zdravko Grebo” is pleased to announce a workshop on Presentation Skills and Techniques, which will be held on May 25th, 2023, from 10am to 1pm, at […]

Preparing universities of the future: (Re)building inclusive and sustainable campuses | University of Sarajevo, 25 – 26 April 2023

Save the date and join us in Sarajevo for a joint event of the UNICA & the City and UNICA Green & SDGs Working Groups! Click here to register About the conference Universities are confronted with deep transformations to address a number of issues, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, digitalization, the climate crisis, […]

UNIGEM Winter School “Gender and Globalization” sucesfully completed

The UNIGEM Winter School “Gender and Globalization” has been successfully completed. The winter school was held from February 20 to 26, and has gathered 50 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. The organizers of the Winter School are the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies – prof. Ph.D. Zdravko Grebo of the University of […]

ERMA students visited the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina

As part of their course on Democratization and EU Integration, students of the European Regional MA programme in Democracy and Human Rights in Southeast Europe (ERMA) had the opportunity to visit the EU delegation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the visit, the students met with EU officials responsible for promoting democracy, human rights, and EU […]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: RESEARCHER – MAPPING CHILD PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

General information Project title: Mapping Child Participation in Decision-Making in Bosnia and Herzegovina Implementing institution & partners:  Global Campus South East Europe / European Regional Master’s Programme in Democracy and Human Rights (ERMA) with the support of the Global Campus of Human Rights (GC) Work description: researcher is expected to conduct desk research, analyse relevant […]

ERMA 2022/2023 Selection Results

World Rabies Day (28th September 2022)

Round table Organisation: UNSA – Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in cooperation with Association One Health BH World Rabies Day is the biggest event on the global rabies calendar, and it is celebrated every year on September 28th – the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death. World Rabies Day aims to raise awareness and advocate for the […]

InPeace Intensive Course in ReykjavĂ­k

30 May – 3 June 2022 People, Communities, and Cities in Peacebuilding HöfĂ°i ReykjavĂ­k Peace Centre offers a one-week intensive course in peace and conflict studies, sponsored by a Nordplus Higher Education grant and an Erasmus+ grant, focusing on people, communities and cities in peacebuilding and an inclusive and intersectional approach to peace studies.  The course will […]

Blog Series: Reflections on the Rights of Future Generations

As a continuation of the event “The Rights of Future Generations: A Multidimensional Panel on Environment, Digital Protection and Children’s Rights”, held at the University of Sarajevo’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, we are proud to present a series of four thought-provoking blogs authored by our distinguished panellists. This series deepens the conversation on the rights and […]

Rights of the Future Generations: Intergenerational Fairness in Climate Policy

Margareta Rončević Introduction The climate crisis has been at the forefront of the political activity across the world for decades. Yet, instead of a unified global approach, it persists to be a polarising issue now more than ever. Even though some positive developments emerged over the years that seem to be tackling and reducing the […]

Through Their Eyes: Protecting Children in the Digital Era and Defending the Rights of Future Generations in the Western Balkans

Valmira Morina Children are growing up in a world where their most private moments, often shared innocently or proudly by parents or friends, can be turned against them. In the Western Balkans, a region still healing from its past and striving for stronger democratic institutions, new digital threats are surfacing with alarming speed.  The aforementioned […]

Children’s Rights in the Digital Age: Navigating AI, Privacy, and Safety

Dr. Desara Dushi In today’s hyper-connected world, children are increasingly immersed in digital environments that weren’t designed with their specific needs in mind. As generative AI systems like ChatGPT become more prevalent, we face unprecedented challenges in balancing the educational benefits of technology with the imperative to protect children’s rights, privacy, and well-being. This post […]

Shielding the Mental Privacy of Future Generations

Dr. jur. Albana Hana ‘It is as if I have performed a strategic retreat into an inner citadel – my reason, my soul, my ‘noumenal’ self – which, do what they may, neither external blind force, nor human malice, can touch.’ (Isaiah Berlin, ‘Two concepts of liberty”) Conceptions  ‘Mental privacy has emerged in recent years […]

Webinar Recap: Exploring AI and Children – A Learning Session with the Global Campus Youth

On 10th of June, the Global Campus of Human Rights – South East Europe hosted a dynamic and thought-provoking webinar for members of the Global Campus Child Leadership Team and the Youth Advisory Group, focused on the critical topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Children. This session was organised in response to the children and young people’s own identification of AI […]

Youth Advisory Board Visit to Venice

Merjem PaĆĄić, a Youth Advisory Group (YAG) representative from the Balkans, played a central role in the Child Rights International Workshop held from 19–21 March 2025 in Venice. On Day 2 of the workshop, she served as a moderator during the 13:00–14:30 session dedicated to “Regional Trends on Child Rights,” where YAG members presented critical […]

CEREMONY OF CERTIFICATE AWARD FOR FER SCHOOL

The eighth semester of FER (Feminism and Religion) online school was completed, and on 07.06.2025, a formal certificate award ceremony was held at the premises of SPKD Prosvjeta, Sarajevo, for some of the participants who attended both the academic and non-academic programs of this school.The academic program of the FER school is conducted at the […]

Call for Applications: Remote Part-Time Children’s Rights Project Assistant

Deadline to apply: 16 June 2025Engagement period: September –  December 2025 and February – May 2026Location: Fully remoteCompensation: €3,800 gross total for the working period (subject to tax deductions)Workload: Approx. 6-8 hours/week About the Programme In 2019, the Global Campus of Human Rights (GC) and the Right Livelihood (RL) launched a joint initiative to enhance […]