Open Council of Europe Academic Networks (OCEAN)
The Open Council of Europe Academic Networks (OCEAN) Programme aims at sharing and creating knowledge around the Council of Europe´s more than 200 conventions in European academia through teaching and research.
OCEAN provides a platform for connecting universities, research institutions and individual academics who focus on a Council of Europe convention of their choice or other topics related to the work and mission of the Council of Europe. It serves as a resource for information on Council of Europe activities; helps to share best practices and research; connects its members to the Council of Europe and its expert teams and gives them the opportunity to join events organised by OCEAN in Strasbourg or in Council of Europe member countries offline and online.
OCEAN contributes to fulfilling the mandate of the Department for the implementation of Human Rights, Justice and legal co-operation standards, in close co-ordination with the Department’s other Divisions. It works closely with other relevant Council of Europe entities too (monitoring and advisory bodies, intergovernmental co-operation and technical co-operation).
