Ninety-five students of the Faculty of Law in Nis participated to a study visit to the European institutions, based in Strasbourg, from 1 to 2 April 2019. With the assistance of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the Council of Europe, they had the opportunity to visit the Council of Europe and the European Parliament. During their visit to the Palace of Europe, two presentations were given on the role and mandate of the Council of Europe. Also, they were briefed on current challenges such as the election of a new Secretary-General, financial crisis resolution, but as well on the importance of the organization when dealing with the protection of personal data, fighting against violence against women, fight against hate speech etc. The students visited separately the European Court of Human Rights.
During their visit to the European parliament, the students had the opportunity to hear about the work of one of the principal institutions of the European Union, particularly with regard to the forthcoming elections, to be held in May 2019.