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Children’s Rights Research Day

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Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Children's Rights Research Day at Maastricht University! 

Since its recent establishment in September 2023, the Children’s Rights Research group has strengthened interfaculty collaboration and communication amongst colleagues from Maastricht University (UM) working on children’s rights. The group now includes more than 30 members, who have been meeting regularly to share research output, projects, ideas, and funding collaborations. In addition, around 20 volunteer students are involved. Building on this collaboration and general interest, we organize a one-day event: the Children’s Rights Research Day. 

The Children’s Rights Research day aims to get together students and staff from UM who share an interest in Children’s Rights. The day includes three main elements:

Morning session: Inspiration – pitches about ongoing and upcoming children’s rights activities at Maastricht University, including opportunities for collaboration

Afternoon session: Education 
Masterclasses for staff and students on a variety of children’s rights topics and the keynote lecture by Prof. Karl Hanson (University of Geneva)  

The conference intends to foster interfaculty academic dialogue on Children’s rights research and to explore research collaborations. In addition, it will introduce students to the subject of children’s rights and present them with opportunities to join the CRR as volunteer researchers. A written report detailing the event will be shared with relevant actors on our website (www.childrensrightsresearch.com) and among relevant networks.

This day will take place on Thursday 5 December 2024. If you are interested to attend, please register. 
Attendance is free of charge.

Programme

08.45Registration at Student Service Centre, Room Karl Dittrich 
09.00
  • Welcome by Jan Smits & Marieke Hopman 
  • Introducing the Children’s Rights Research project @UM  
09.15

Pitches - Funding

  • Rights of children in Nagorno-Karabakh (a student research project), by Rebekka Wernicke 
  • Education for children in post-earthquake Turkey (a staff education project), by Selman Aksünger 
  • The child’s right to be heard in Argentina (a staff research project), by Julieta Marotta 
  • Q&A
09.40

Pitches round II 

  • The right to silence of young suspects in the Netherlands in law and in practice, by Peggy ter Vrugt 
  • The right to education and minor asylum seekers in Belgium and the Netherlands, by Marrit Westerweel 
  • Possibilities for collaboration between Global Studies students and Children’s Rights Research, by Kevin Fuchs 
  • Q&A

Pitches round III 

  • Empowering children in urban planning & design, by Özlemnur Ataol 
  • CHILD-WAR: the rights of children in de facto states during and directly after armed conflict, by Marieke Hopman 
  • UNICEF student association Maastricht, by Ersi Retounioti 
  • Amensty International Maastricht Students (AIMS), by Senalda Allukal and Max Gréaux 
  • Q&A
10.45Break at Lenculenhal, Faculty of Law
11.00

Masterclasses round I 

  • The rights of future generations by Fons Coomans (room Statenzaal)
  • How to do research with children by Marieke Hopman (room C1.310)
  • Interdisciplinary children’s rights research by Karl Hanson (room KAP2-1.009)
12.00Lunch at Lenculenhal
13.00

Masterclasses round II 

  • A practical view on public outreach, specifically to children and youth (who live in disadvantaged communities) by Mahbobah Ahmadi (room Statenzaal)
  • The child’s right to be heard by Julieta Marotta (room C1.310)
  • Children's rights from a social protection perspective by Michaella Vanore (KAP2-1.009)
14.00Break
14.30Keynote lecture by Karl Hanson: “Theorizing children’s rights studies: do we really need to reinvent children’s rights?” (room Statenzaal)
15.30Closing

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