The first semester of the program has been a roller-coaster ride as it has been a period of drastic change for me (the unpredictable weather, the sun setting at like 4 pm, different learning methods, etc). From the first week of school when everything was new and exciting, getting to know each other, to having [...]
On Friday the 17th of September, Aarhus University hosted Jason De León and Hostile Terrain 94. It was an impactful lecture in which Jason presented his research and relayed the stories of migrants who had died trying to cross the US-Mexico border. His research project, the Undocumented Migration Project, has used a combination of forensic, [...]
Expectations In the days leading up to the first week I was full of excitement. I spent a lot of time doing research on the programme’s own website and their social media sites. The information I found confirmed that I had made the right decision to apply for the Human Security programme. It was a [...]
By Lasse Underbjerg Marcella Myers has a Ph.D. and has been teaching for more than a decade in the US. So why has she now decided to go back to school and become a part of the 2020 Human Security cohort? The answer is simple. - For me, this concept of Human Security is so [...]
By Wiebke Anna Stimmung In March, the Human Security Committee organized a practical workshop on “Conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding: from theory to practice” in cooperation with Dan Church Aid (DCA). Luckily the workshop could still take place, just before the Corona lock-down. DCA is a Danish organization that works in Africa, the Middle East and [...]
