European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratization Awarding of Diplomas 1999-2000 and Inauguration of the Academic Year 2000-2001, Venice, 18 September 2000

Welcome Address
Vincenzo Milanesi, Vice-Rector of the University of Padua

Speeches of Authorities
Marino Cortese, Municipality of Venice
Luca Bellotti, Human Rights Councillor, Region of Veneto
Patrick Henault, Ambassadeur Itinérant pour les Droits de l’Homme, French Presidency of the European Union
Daniela Napoli, Chief Unit Human Rights and Democratization, European Commission
Jan Kubiš, Secretary General, OSCE
Vladimir Volodin, Chief Unit for the Promotion of Human Rights, Unesco
Sergio Mattarella, Minister of Defence, Italy

Report
Antonio Papisca, Director of the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratization

Short speechs by the Representatives of the Participating Universities

Awarding of Diplomas in the European Masters in Human Rights and Democratization
The Rector and President of University of Padua, Åbo Akademi University, Ruhr-University Bochum, University of Deusto Bilbao, National University of Ireland Dublin, University of Essex, Catholic University of Leuven, University of Lund, Centre Universitaire de Luxembourg, University of Maastricht, University of Odense, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Université Robert Schuman Strasbourg, University of Vienna, declare open the Academic Year 2000/2001 of the European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratization

M.A. Charpentier, Te Deum in D Major (Ouverture)
L. van Beethoven, from the Ninth Symphony, “An die Freude” (European Anthem)
Camerata Musicale Vicentina, Direttore Pietro Juvarra