Educational Opportunities

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) main educational activity is a Master Programme in Human Rights. Master of Philosophy in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights is a two year programme which accepts new students every second year. The programme is administered by the Faculty of Law.

Life long learning courses is regularly offered by the Centre as part of NCHR's role as a National Institution for Human Rights. NCHR also organises an annual National Forum for Human Rights Education in co-operation with different institutions.

The Centre staff has an interdiciplinary academic background and lectures on human rights at the Faculty of Law, Social Sciences, Humanities and Medicine at the University of Oslo and at other institutions in Norway.

Annually the Centre also administres the announcement of Fritt Ord student scholarships.