Angelina Jolie will join the London School of Economics (LSE) as a visiting professor, the university has announced.
The Hollywood star will be joining former foreign secretary
Lord Hague in teaching on a new masters course on women, peace and
security.
In a statement she said: "It is vital that we broaden the
discussion on how to advance women's rights and end impunity for crimes
that disproportionately affect women, such as sexual violence in
conflict.
"I am looking forward to teaching and to learning from the
students, as well as to sharing my own experiences of working alongside
governments and the United Nations."
The masters course starts next year and will be run by the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security.
Jolie is a special envoy for the UN refugee agency and co-chaired a
global summit on sexual violence in 2014 alongside Lord Hague.
In 2011 she directed "In the Land of Blood and Honey" which
focussed on the Bosnian war, in which an estimated 20,000 women were
believed to have been raped.
The LSE says visiting professors are responsible for
delivering guest lectures to students, participating in workshops and
public events, and undertaking their own work.
The Oscar-winning actress and the former Conservative party leader
have worked in partnership to raise awareness and campaign to end sexual
violence against women in conflict.
They co-founded the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
Initiative in 2012 to encourage states to do more to bring the
perpetrators of sexual violence to justice.
The pair will take up their new roles alongside Jane
Connors, director of international advocacy at Amnesty International
Geneva, and Madeleine Rees, secretary general of the Women’s
International League for Peace and Freedom.