The Call for Applications for the 41st Cycle of the Joint International PhD Programme in Human Rights, Society, and Multi-level Governance (A.Y. 2025/26) is now open.
The programme will admit eight students, as follows:
- Four students supported by scholarships provided by the University of Padua (Italy).
- Two students supported by scholarships provided by Tangaza University (Kenya).
- One student supported by a scholarship provided within the call Smart PhD 2025.
- One student admitted without a scholarship.
The University of Padua's scholarships will prioritise 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 are restricted to the following research topic:
- Social transformation in relation to security, peacebuilding, and sustainable development in Africa.
The Smart PhD 2025 scholarship has the following mandatory thesis topic:
- People analytics in SMEs: a data driven approach to promote welfare and inclusion.
NOTICE: Candidates must complete the provided templates (available at the link below) to submit their CV and Research Proposal.
Application forms must be submitted no later than 13 May 2025 at 1:00 pm CEST
The call for the 41th cycle is published online at https://www.unipd.it/en/phd-courses-2025-2026
Other useful links:
- Ph.D course, selection call,
- Technical guidelines for the submission of the application form for PhD Courses,
- 41th series for admission to the PhD Course in Human Rights, Society, And Multi-Level Governance - 41th series a.y. 2025/26.
The oral examination will take place online via ZOOM starting from 16 June 2025, at 9:00 (CEST UTC+2:00).
The final ranking of the selected candidates will be published from 2 July 2025.
The programme will start on 1 November 2025.