Summer School on Corporate Accountability & Climate Justice in Nuremberg,
4-9 October 2026
The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Tilburg Law School invite applications for an international summer school on Corporate Accountability & Climate Justice in Nuremberg from 4-9 October 2026 (on-site only). The summer school is addressed to human rights practitioners and advanced students with prior knowledge of climate change law & policy and/or business & human rights interested in pursuing a career in a civil society organization. The draft program can be accessed here.
Date: Sunday, 4 October – Friday, 9 October 2026
Venue: Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN)
Andreij-Sacharow-Platz 1, 90403 Nürnberg
Language: The summer school will be held in English.
Fee: 350 EUR (including lunches & refreshments). We can offer six fee waivers for applicants with limited financial means and/or from underrepresented geographic and social backgrounds. Please lay out the reasons why you request a fee waiver as part of your motivation letter.
Please send your application (short motivation letter & CV) to summerschool@ecchr.eu by 3 May 2026. Successful candidates will be notified and are expected to confirm their participation by remitting the summer school fee by the end of May.
The Summer School is partly funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany’s Excellence Strategy – EXC 3039 – 533607764.