Governance
As laid out in its Statute, the Global Campus is composed of various organs, including the Assembly, the Council, the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Honorary Presidents, the Secretary General, and a Statutory Auditor. These statutory bodies are assisted by specialised working groups such as the Academic Affairs Committee, the Working Group on Budgetary Issues and the Working Group on Research Projects.
Assembly
The Assembly is the highest governing body of the organisation and generally meets once a year to supervise the implementation of Global Campus policies and provide strategic direction. Currently, it is composed of 80 member universities and institutions of higher education, which are represented by their Rector, Vice-Rector, or by a designated professor, experienced in the field of human rights and democracy.
Council
- Veronica Gomez University of San Martin (Buenos Aires), President and representative of GC Latin America and the Caribbean
- Elina Pirjatanniemi Abo Akademi University (Turku), 1st Vice President
- Mike Hayes Mahidol University, representative of GC Asia-Pacific, 2nd Vice-President
- Kristine Gevorgyan Yerevan State University, representative of GC Caucasus, 3rd Vice-President
- Anja Mihr OSCE Academy in Bishkek, representative of GC Central Asia
- Christina Binder University of Vienna
- Fabrizio Marrella Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
- Felipe Gómez Isa University of Deusto (Bilbao)
- Frans Viljoen University of Pretoria, representative of GC Africa
- Jihad Nammour University of Saint-Joseph, representative of GC Arab World
- Julio José Rojas Baez Universidad Iberoamericana in Dominican Republic
- Marco Borraccetti University of Bologna, and Mariana Hadzijusufovic University of Sarajevo, representatives of GC South East Europe
- Nino Lapiashvili Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
- Ravi Prakash Vyas Kathmandu School of Law
- Roberta Baggio Camineiro Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul
- Thérèse Murphy Queen’s University Belfast, representative of GC Europe
- Usang Maria Assim University of Western Cape
Leadership
President
Secretary General
Honorary Presidents
Supervisory Body
The Supervisory Body, which serves a three-year term and may be re-appointed once, is responsible for monitoring compliance with legal and statutory provisions, principles of good administration, the adequacy of organisational and administrative structures, and bookkeeping practices. In September 2023, the Assembly re-appointed Elisa Mormile as auditor.
Surveillance Body
The Surveillance Body monitors the implementation of the Global Campus’ organisational model, including its obligations under Italian Law 231/2001, the Code of Ethics and Whistleblowing Procedure. The lawyer Luca Andretta fulfils this role for the Global Campus of Human Rights since 2018.
Key Documents
Legal Status
The Global Campus is a Third Sector Entity ETS according to Italian law, and its constitution, governance and functioning is legally based on the Global Campus Statute. This is further defined, in line with Italian law, under the Organisation, Management and Auditing Model pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001. The Global Campus is included in the National Unified Registry for the Third Sector (RUNTS).
Strategic Documents
The Global Campus is guided by its vision, mission and strategic objectives, which are periodically updated to respond to evolving realities in the field of educating future generations of human rights defenders. The Global Campus further encoded specific commitments in an Environmental Policy and Gender Equality Plan
Safeguarding & Integrity System
The GC Safeguarding and Integrity System is a set of codes, procedures, measures and practices to ensure that the Global Campus upholds its value commitments, protects individuals from harm, and responds to allegations of wrongdoing. Its comprises the Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, the Whistleblowing Procedure, and a description of the integrity system and procedures in place.
Financial statement