Human Rights and the International Dimension of Higher Education

Axinn, George H.

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“…Another expectation is that the programme will promote cooperation in research and education between universities. So far, international cooperation with academic institutions, both in teaching and in research, has been greatly strengthened, as we see to be the case in many other academic institutions that address human rights (Axinn, 1984). Lecturers and researchers have benefitted from courses run by international universities and a range of research is conducted at national level.…”

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Opportunities and constraints on human rights education when academic freedom is not guaranteed: the case of Vietnam

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2019

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In Vietnam, academic freedom is not guaranteed. This is especially so in relation to politically sensitive subjects such as human rights. This paper discusses how human rights education (HRE) can develop in such contexts. The Government of Vietnam is a signatory to various UN treaties and, consistent with its obligations, has encouraged the development of specialist human rights degree programmes and the introduction of human rights content into other degree programmes. The paper considers government’s role in course approval processes, discussing how political sensitivities are addressed and state monitoring operates to restrict academic freedom. It finds that, subsequent to the Government of Vietnam ratifying international human rights treaties, there is a softening of the ideology that ‘human rights’ are an alien concept in a socialist state. The need for HRE and greater academic freedom are recognised, yet HRE is largely restricted to higher education institutions where its implementation is monitored.

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Section: The Universal Periodical Report As a Triggermentioning

confidence: 99%

Opportunities and constraints on human rights education when academic freedom is not guaranteed: the case of Vietnam

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2019

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Human Rights and the International Dimension of Higher Education

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Opportunities and constraints on human rights education when academic freedom is not guaranteed: the case of Vietnam

Opportunities and constraints on human rights education when academic freedom is not guaranteed: the case of Vietnam

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