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Free Environment and Human Rights Course

  • Organization: North-South Centre of the Council of Europe
  • Type: Workshop
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: October 18, 2026
  • Funding: No Funding

The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, based in Lisbon, runs a free tutored online course for young people on how human rights connect to climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. It is part of its Human Rights Education for Youth (HEY) programme and of iLEGEND III, a joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe. The course runs in English from 28 October to 24 November 2026. **What you get:** - A place on a four-week tutored online course in English, run by the Council of Europe's North-South Centre - An introduction to the triple planetary crisis (climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss) seen from a North-South angle - A grounding in how human rights and the environment connect, through global and regional legal frameworks - A cohort of young civil society members, youth leaders and activists from Europe, Africa and the Middle East **What you'll do:** - Follow four weekly modules online on the HEY Programme e-learning platform, about 30 hours in total, mostly at your own pace - Take part in self-organised group activities and a small number of live tutoring sessions - Earn a certificate of participation when you complete the course **Key dates:** - Applications close 18 October 2026 at 23:59 Lisbon time - Selection results announced 23 October 2026 - Course runs online from 28 October to 24 November 2026 **More information:** - Questions go to the North-South Centre secretariat at hey@coe.int - The application form asks about your organisation, your role in it, your environmental experience and your motivation, so have these ready

Apply for Free Environment and Human Rights Course

North-South Centre of the Council of EuropeWorkshop

Free Environment and Human Rights Course

Oct 18, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Lisbon
Opportunity type
Workshop
Funding
No Funding
Location
Global
Deadline
Oct 18, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Lisbon

About this opportunity

The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, based in Lisbon, runs a free tutored online course for young people on how human rights connect to climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. It is part of its Human Rights Education for Youth (HEY) programme and of iLEGEND III, a joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe. The course runs in English from 28 October to 24 November 2026.

What you get:

  • A place on a four-week tutored online course in English, run by the Council of Europe's North-South Centre
  • An introduction to the triple planetary crisis (climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss) seen from a North-South angle
  • A grounding in how human rights and the environment connect, through global and regional legal frameworks
  • A cohort of young civil society members, youth leaders and activists from Europe, Africa and the Middle East

What you'll do:

  • Follow four weekly modules online on the HEY Programme e-learning platform, about 30 hours in total, mostly at your own pace
  • Take part in self-organised group activities and a small number of live tutoring sessions
  • Earn a certificate of participation when you complete the course

Key dates:

  • Applications close 18 October 2026 at 23:59 Lisbon time
  • Selection results announced 23 October 2026
  • Course runs online from 28 October to 24 November 2026

More information:

  • Questions go to the North-South Centre secretariat at hey@coe.int
  • The application form asks about your organisation, your role in it, your environmental experience and your motivation, so have these ready

Who can apply

  • Aged up to 30
  • Based in one of the 46 Council of Europe member states, or in Africa or the Middle East
  • Active in a civil society organisation or youth organisation, a youth leader, or from a community affected by climate change and environmental degradation
  • Able to communicate in English, the working language of the course
  • Priority goes to candidates who can act as multipliers and pass on what they learn

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Good to know

  • +Fully free of charge, run online by the Council of Europe's North-South Centre with UNEP
  • +Four weeks, about 30 hours, mostly at your own pace, with two tutors and a certificate on completion
  • +Finishing it opens the route to train as a certified HEY tutor

Worth checking yourself

  • !For active young people up to 30 from the Council of Europe's 46 member states, Africa or the Middle East
  • !Priority goes to people active in a civil society or youth organisation; 50 places
  • !Closes 18 October 2026 at 23:59 Lisbon time; results are announced on 23 October and the course runs 28 October to 24 November
  • !The page says twice that this edition runs in English, the working language, though one box lists French; apply expecting English

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Free Environment and Human Rights Course
Oct 18, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Lisbon