Successful Graduation for E.MA Guest Students / Erfolgreicher Abschluss für E.MA-Gaststudierende

The 2020 graduation ceremony with safety precautions / Die Graduierungszeremonie, inklusive Sicherheitsmaßnahmen; (c) GCHR

Jasmien Deklerck among top 15 of the class / Jasmien Deklerck unter den besten 15 des Jahrgangs

The European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA) stands for academic excellence and students' mobility. The UNI-ETC welcomes E.MA students in Graz every year to write their Master Theses during summer semester. This year’s guest students Jasmien Deklerck, Vanille Pieper and Vasiliki Voziki, were particularly successful despite the extraordinary challenges posed by the COVID-19-pandemic. Due to the latter, "our" E.MA-students sadly could only spend about one and a half months in Graz physically. This did not stop them from authoring master theses of great quality and excelling in their defences. Jasmien Deklerck especially stood out performing amongst the top 15 students in the ranking of over 80 peers. The UNI-ETC team cordially congratulates on this fantastic success!

The Ceremony of the Awarding of Diplomas of E.MA and inauguration of the Academic Year 2020/2021 took place on the 4^th October 2020 in the magnificent Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice. Due to COVID, not all students and staff were present to guarantee compliance with health and safety guidelines.

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Das European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA) steht für akademische Exzellenz und Mobilität der Studierenden. Das UNI-ETC begrüßt jedes Jahr im Sommersemester E.MA-Studierende zum Verfassen ihrer Abschlussarbeiten in Graz. Unsere diesjährigen Gaststudentinnen Jasmien Deklerck, Vanille Pieper und Vasiliki Voziki waren trotz der schwierigen COVID-19-Situation erfolgreich. Wegen der Pandemie konnten sie leider nur eineinhalb Monate in Graz verbringen, was sie nicht davon abhielt, qualitätsvolle Masterarbeiten zustandezubringen und bei deren Verteidigung in Venedig zu glänzen. Jasmien Deklerck konnte besonders überzeugen und schloss das Programm unter den Top 15 im Ranking von über 80 Masterini ab. Das UNI-ETC-Team gratuliert den Absolventinnen sehr herzlich zu ihrem Abschluss!

Die diesjährige Abschlussfeier und die Eröffnung des Studienjahres 2020/2021 fand am 4. Oktober 2020 in der prächtigen Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venedig statt. Aufgrund von COVID, und um die diesbezüglichen Vorschriften einhalten zu können, waren nicht alle Lehrenden und Studierenden anwesend.

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