In focus

Conversations on youth leadership, movement building, and the importance of engaging people and institutions beyond traditional human rights networks were at the centre of this year’s Steering Group meeting of the Global Campus – Right Livelihood Child Rights Cooperation, held in Venice on 21–22 May 2026. The gathering brought together Steering Group members, colleagues, and young representatives from Nepal for two days of reflection, exchange, and collaborative discussion.

The current 7th edition of the GC Policy Observatory revolves around the research project ‘Protecting, promoting and enjoying academic freedom: trends, challenges and impacts from a human rights-based approach’. It is funded by the European Commission.

Since 2017, the Global Campus has been promoting the intersection of human rights education, science, artistic research with the contemporary arts with diverse international institutions. One of our long-time collaborators is Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen whose visionary work powerfully resonates with our commitment to human dignity, diversity, and intercultural dialogue.