Call for applications is closed for the 41st cycle of the International Joint Ph.D Programme in “Human Rights, Society, and Multi-level Governance” (a.y. 2025/26).
The call for admission to the 41st cycle of the International Joint PhD Programme in Human Rights, Society, and Multi-level Governance for the academic year 2025/26 is closed.
The interdisciplinary academic programme is jointly offered by the University of Padova (Italy) with Tangaza University College (Kenya) and run by an international board. It had 8 positions available:
- 4 positions with scholarship funded by the University of Padua
- 2 positions with scholarship funded by Tangaza University
- 1 position with scholarship under the Smart PhD 2025 call for applications
- 1 position without scholarship
The University of Padua's scholarships has prioritised the following research topics:
- Human rights protection and advocacy from a multi-level governance perspective.
- Inclusion and psychological growth.
- Climate justice, political agroecology, and sustainable development.
- Contradictions, challenges, and potential risks of the European Union’s commitment to its foundational values and principles in its external action.
- Human rights in the era of artificial intelligence.
The Tangaza University scholarships was restricted to the following research topic:
- Social transformation in relation to security, peacebuilding, and sustainable development in Africa.
The Smart PhD 2025 scholarship had the following mandatory thesis topic:
- People analytics in SMEs: a data driven approach to promote welfare and inclusion.
Application forms is closed.
All information about the next call for applications and selection procedures will be available on the dedicated page of the website.