
July 15, 2009 Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) represented by the Rector, Academician V.M. Filippov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO (U) MFA of Russia) represented by the Rector, Academician A.V. Torkunov and the Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU) represented by the rector E.I. Pivovar, with the assistance of a representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), signed a Cooperation Agreement to establish a joint master’s program in human rights.
In order to implement this joint Master’s program “International Protection of Human Rights”, a Consortium was created to bring together these universities. Dirk Hebecker, Senior Human Rights Advisor to the UN system in the Russian Federation, played an important role in the creation of the Consortium.