Geodata for Human Rights Winter School: 10-14 February 2025
The Geodata for Human Rights Winter School 2025 is a unique interdisciplinary program designed to introduce early career researchers to the innovative use of geospatial technologies for human rights documentation and advocacy.
The winter school will take place from 10th – 14th of February 2025 in Erlangen (with day trips to Nuremberg). Participants will engage in hands-on exercises with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing data, learn about the ethical considerations of geodata, and explore real-world applications through case studies and project work. Throughout the five-day program, participants will engage in critical discussions, collaborative projects, and reflective science communication sessions. Hands-on activities will be led by guest geospatial experts from Human Rights Watch.
Planned program
| Day 1 | Foundations | Introduction to Geodata and Human Rights; Overview of the week’s agenda. |
| Day 2 | GIS & Human Rights Lab | Hands-on exercises focusing on GIS basics for investigating human rights. |
| Day 3 | Remote Sensing & Human Rights Lab | Practical activities using remote sensing techniques in the context of human rights. |
| Day 4 | Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future | Visit to the International Nuremberg Principles Academy; Project idea workshop at CHREN. |
| Day 5 | Pitch & Review | Participants present their project ideas; receive constructive feedback from peers, instructors, and experts; Reflection on key insights and implications for human rights. |
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Raphaela Edler, Georg Glasze, Katrin Kinzelbach, Lama Ranjous, and Blake Walker
The winter school at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg is organized in the context of a research project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research at the Institute of Political Science (Prof. Kinzelbach) and the Institute of Geography (Profs. Glasze and Walker) in cooperation with the CHREN (Center Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg) and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy.
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