Resources on Minority Rights

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1- STUDYING MINORITY ISSUES 

Here you will find links to summer schools, degree programs, and online training courses on minority issues. 

• The European Centre for Minority Issues hosts an Annual Summer School on National Minorities. The one-week program invites scholars, Ph.D., and MA students from diverse disciplines to participate in a comprehensive training course led by international experts in minority and human rights. 
• The 2026 edition of the Summer School on Human Rights, Minorities and Diversity Governance powered by Eurac Research is already here. This year, the title will be Minority Rights Reloaded: New Perspectives on Minority Protection in the 21st Century. Apply now. 

2- INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS 

Take a look to these links regarding internships and short-term work experiences on institutions that deal with Minority Rights. 

• Eurac Research offers different internships regarding Minority Issues. Either at the Institute for Minority Rights or at the Center for Autonomy Experience. In the following link you can find the form to apply spontaneously, as well as the vacancies in the different institutes.
• European Centre for Minority Issues: Offers internship opportunities, as well as guest researcher positions.
• Minority Rights Group: There is a vacancy to work as a communication intern at the MRG, either remote or in their London offices. They also offer training for minority and indigenous activists to advocate for minority and indigenous rights.  
• In the following link you can find the updated list of vacancies and consultancies at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.  
• Visit the official website of the Council of Europe:  in order to discover their updated internship offers.  
• The Human Rights Education Associates: is open to requestion of in-person or online training. See how to contact them through this link.  

3- JOB OPPORTUNITIES 

In the following links you can find updated lists of all the job, vacancies and collaboration opportunities within the next institutions: 

• United Nations 
• Minority Rights Groups  
• Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe  
• Human Rights Watch  
• European Centre for Minority Issues  
• Eurac Research

4- EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS 

This is the proper section for those who are looking for useful materials to incorporate into university courses to engage students on Minority Issues.  

• The Center for Autonomy Experience, Eurac Research, offers E-learning courses on South Tyrol, autonomy, and gender. 
• The project Autonomy Arrangements in the World offers the Role-Play: Minorities, Autonomy Claims and Conflict in Taagorland authored by Sergiu Constantin.   
• The Eurac Research Institute for Minority Rights offers Pedagogical Tools to explore diversity, anti-discrimination and minorities 
• The Human Rights Watch offers resources for educators and students about how to defend dignity and equality at home and abroad 
• The Human Rights Education Associates offers the forthcoming course Introduction to Human Rights coordinated by Executive Director and Co-Founder of HREA; UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Higher Education, Dr. Felisa Tibbitts.  
• Visit the website of Amnesty International and take a look at the different free and online courses on Human Rights they have to offer.  
• Since the 2020/21 academic year, the European Centre for Minority Issues: offers the course Minorities and Multiculturalism coordinated by Director Prof. Pettai. The course examines one of the most profound challenges of our time: dealing with ethno-cultural diversity and heterogeneity in society.