HRS School of Governance (SoG)
The Human Rights Solidarity School of Governance helps UK youth understand governance, engage in decision-making, and confidently express themselves publicly. The HRS School of Governance is established to improve the understanding of governance mechanisms among young people in the UK, encouraging them to engage with decision-making processes and express themselves more competently in the public sphere.
We observe that the world is changing. Global politics are shifting, old systems are breaking down and a new generation is emerging, bringing new forms of ideologies. Our digital generation is anti-hegemonic, difficult to satisfy, emotionally thinking, and disappointed with the current state of affairs in the world. In the UK, we have a growing number of talented young people studying at top universities, but we are yet to provide a direction to them. The HRS School of Governance (SoG) was created as a response to this observation. It’s not a final answer, but a step forward, a space where young people can learn, connect, and start shaping the future they want to see.
The HRS School of Governance guides students in their individual and group studies through various ways. These include think-tank follow ups, human rights activism, parliamentary activism, international event participation, external courses, party conference participation and monthly reading circles. The SoG also runs two clubs within its Discord server: Debate Club and Writing Club. The School of Governance hosts two annual programmes where every member is expected to attend. The first one is a Reading & Research Camp which will take place in the British Library and SOAS Library premises. The second one is in-office Workshops & London Trips which will be held in the HRS office, the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the like.
A majority of the SoG events take place online, or on the premises of think tanks and foundations that are attended to. To be a student at the SoG, one should be a promising youth, speak fluent English, be under the age of 30 and be willing to read an extra book a month, make a summary and present the content in SoG gatherings. Students are expected to make an active participation of 4 hours a week and a minimum reading and research time of 8 hours a week.
Applications for the 2026/2027 School of Governance will open in September 2025. Applicants need to submit a CV and a personal statement letter as proof of their willingness to fulfil the requirements of the programme to .
We’re looking forward to seeing you there.
