ENHANCING OUR IMPACT THROUGH SHORT COURSES

Prior to the official revitalization period begun in 2000, the University for Peace offered a large number of short courses, primarily aimed at academicians and NGOs in Latin and Central America.

Since 2000, UPEACE has organized some 60 courses in many parts of the world, reaching nearly 2000 individuals. These courses, often carried out jointly with partner institutions have been aimed at various target audiences, including teacher trainers; UN employees; youth groups; military personnel; academicians; the media; and NGOs. Participants have remained a part of the growing UPEACE Network, and many of them work within institutions with which we are establishing priority relations.

The list of courses organized since 2000 to date is recorded below, and further information about these is available upon request.

AFRICA

Educating for Peace: Networking in Sudan, 2002, Khartoum, Sudan. 50 participants.

Developing Teaching Resources on the Non-Violent Transformation of Conflict, 2003, Durban, South Africa. 53 participants.

Peace Education, Human Rights, and Democratic Governance Capacity Building for the Military and Security Agencies in Post-War Sierra Leone, 2003, Freetown, Sierra Leone. 22 participants.

Justice Human Rights and Peace, 2003, Kampala, Uganda. 46 participants.

Peace and Conflict Studies, 2004, Abuja, Nigeria. 54 participants.

Faculty and Staff Development Seminar on Gender and Peace Building, 2004, Kitwe, Zambia. 38 participants.

Linking Peace, Security and Regional Integration in Africa, 2004, Lusaka, Zambia. 54 participants.

Developing a West African Curriculum on Peace and Conflict Studies, 2004, Abuja, Nigeria. 44 participants.

Environmental Degradation and Conflict in Darfur, 2005, Khartoum, Sudan. 98 participants.

Second Faculty and Staff Development Seminar on Gender and Peace Building, 2005, Kitwe, Zambia. 20 participants.

Justice, Human Rights and Peace, 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 30 participants.

The Role of the Media in the Rwanda Genocide, 2005, Rwanda. 16 participants.

Research Capacity-Building Workshop: Developing Research Skills and Conceptual Capacity for Peace Building and Development, Dakar, Senegal, 2005, 34 Participants

Youth Leaders Training Workshop on Non Violent Transformation of Conflict, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 2005, 31 Participants

Peace Research Methodology, 2005, Dakar, Senegal. 34 participants.

Non-Violent Transformation of Conflict. 2005, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Short Course on “Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (CPMR), 2006, Pretoria, South Africa, 26 participants

Workshop on “Peace Education in Sudan” 2006, Khartoum, Sudan, 2006

International Conference on “Strategies for Peace with Development in Africa: The Role of Education, Training and Research” 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 92 participants

Conference on “Africa’s news media: the vision, the need and the responsibility”, 2006, Nairobi, Kenya, 100 participants

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution, 2000, Bangkok, Thailand. 40 participants.

Role of Military in education, training and research to prevent conflicts and promote peaceful relations, 2001, Bangkok, Thailand. 42 participants.

Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, 2002, Beijing, China. 55 participants.

Religion: Conflict or Peace? 2003, Bangkok, Thailand. 21 participants.

Natural Resources and Environmental Security, 2003, Bangkok, Thailand. 22 participants.

Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution, 2004, New Delhi, India. 30 participants.

Peace and Conflict Studies, 2005, New Delhi, India. 35 participants.

Skills Development for Conflict Resolution – Diploma Course at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, June to October 2005, Sri Lanka. 32 participants.

Two courses on peace studies and conflict resolution as part the Master’s degree programme in International Affairs, Jawaharlal Nehru University (following a curriculum development workshop in peace studies), ongoing, New Delhi, India. 20 participants in the first course.

Two-year (part-time) diploma course in Peace-building and Conflict Transformation, ongoing, Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi, India. 25 participants.

Diploma course in peace studies, New Delhi, India. 2007.

Conflict Resolution: Skills Development September 2006: Sri Lanka. 40 participants.

CENTRAL ASIA

Lessons Learned for the Tajik Peace Process, 2001, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 32 participants.

International Conference on the 5th Anniversary of the Tajik Peace Agreement and on “Tajik Peace Process and Lessons for Afghanistan”, 2002, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 50 participants.

Training Civil Society in Conflict Prevention, 2002, Budapest, Hungary. 35 participants.

Media and Conflict Seminar, 2002, Budapest, Hungary. 25 participants.

Field trip to UNMIC in Kosovo with briefings and workshops in Pristina and Mitroviza, 2002, Pristina, Kosovo. 25 participants.

OSCE and Conflict Prevention in Central Asia, 2002, Vienna, Austria. 25 participants.

Theory and Analysis of Conflict, 2002, Budapest, Hungary. 15 participants.

Mediation and Peace-keeping Intervention into Conflict, 2002, Budapest, Hungary. 15 participants.

Economic Development and Conflict, 2002, Budapest, Hungary. 15 participants.

Civil Society and Peacebuilding, 2002, Budapest, Hungary. 15 participants.

Curriculum Development for Academic Training on Conflict Prevention, 2002, Budapest, Hungary. 15 participants.

People Power and Conflict Transformation, 2003, Budapest, Hungary. 26 participants.

Field trip to UNMIC in Kosovo with briefings and workshops in Pristina and Mitroviza, 2003, Pristina, Kosovo. 26 participants.

OSCE and its role in Conflict Prevention, 2003, Vienna, Austria. 26 participants.

Media and Conflict Seminar, 2003, Budapest, Hungary. 26 participants.

Collaborative Approach to Conflict Transformation, 2003, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 30 participants.

Second Training Seminar on Collaborative Approach to Conflict Transformation, 2003, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 30 participants.

Third Training Seminar on Collaborative Approach to Conflict Transformation, 2003, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 30 participants

Pre-electoral Conflict Prevention Seminar, 2004, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. 20 participants.

Regional Water Resources and Peacebuilding, 2005, Almaty, Kyrgyzstan. 45 participants.

Curriculum Development Workshop on Religious Identity, Islam and Peacebuilding, 2006, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 45 participants.

Training of Trainers Seminar on Religious Identity, Islam and Peacebuilding, June 2006, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 35 participants.

Trial Teaching and Training Session on Religious Identity, Islam and Peacebuidling, June 2006, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 20 participants

Training of Trainers Seminar. March 2007, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN

Environmental Conflict Management, 2001, San José, Costa Rica. 28 participants.

Analysis and Design of Natural Resources Policies, 2001, San José, Costa Rica. 26 participants.

Intensive Training for Central American Parliamentarians on Firearms Issues, 2001, San José, Costa Rica. 46 participants.

First International Course on Gender and Peacebuilding, 2001, San Jose, Costa Rica. 23 participants.

Tools for Sustainable Development of Forestry Resources, 2002, San José, Costa Rica. 25 participants.

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating Agroforestry Projects, 2002, San José, Costa Rica. 24 participants.

Good management of Natural Resources in Central America, 2002, San José, Costa Rica. 24 participants.

Interdisciplinary Coordination in Peace Operations, 2002, San José, Costa Rica. 22 participants.

Human Security and Democracy in Central America, 2002, San José, Costa Rica. 28
participants.

Second International Course on Gender and Peacebuilding, 2002, San Jose, Costa Rica. 20 participants.

Analysis and Design of Natural Resources Policies in Latin America, 2002, Petén, Guatemala. 15 participants.

Round Table: “The Gender dimension of conflict prevention and resolution”, 2002, San Jose, Costa Rica. More than 100 participants.

Education for Coexisting Human Security and Peace, 2003, San José, Costa Rica. 20 participants.

Human Security and Peace in Central America. 2003, San José, Costa Rica. 22 participants.

New Approaches to Security: Human and Democratic, 2003, San Salvador, El Salvador. 24 participants.

New Approaches to Security: Human and Democratic, 2003, Managua, Nicaragua. 25 participants.

New Approaches to Security: Human and Democratic, 2003, Panama City, Panama. 26 participants.

New Approaches to Security: Human and Democratic, 2003, Guatemala, Guatemala. 27 participants.

New Approaches to Security: Human and Democratic, 2003, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 24 participants.

Human Rights and Religion, 2003, San Jose, Costa Rica. 10 participants.

New Approaches to Security: Human and Democratic, 2004, San Jose, Costa Rica. 29 participants.

Training of Trainers: Investigative Techniques for Commercial Trade and Illicit Trafficking of Firearms, their Parts and Ammunitions, 2004, San Jose, Costa Rica. 50 participants.

Training of Trainers: Investigative Techniques for Commercial Trade and Illicit Trafficking of Firearms, their Parts and Ammunitions, 2004, Brasilia, Brazil. 52 participants.

Commercial Trade of and Illicit Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Ammunitions: Training the Trainers Investigative Techniques Course, 2004, Port of Spain, Trinidad &Tobago. 24 participants.

Gender Approach in Peace Building Processes, 2004, San José, Costa Rica. 30 participants.

Regional Workshop on Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2004, Lima, Peru. 51 participants.

International Course on Gender and Peacebuilding for Latin Americans, 2004, San Jose, Costa Rica. 25 participants.

Training sessions with UN Agencies in Costa Rica, 2004, San Jose, Costa Rica. 16 participants.

Gender and Peace Building, 2005, Montevideo, Uruguay. 32 participants.

EUROPE AND THE UPEACE GENEVA OFFICE

Conference: Caught in the Crossfire: The Media and the War in Iraq, 2003, Oxford, Great Britain. 55 participants

Conference: The UN and the Media in War and Peace, 2002, London, Great Britain. 150 participants

Conference: Media, Conflict and Terrorism, 2002, Bonn, Germany. 80 participants.

Media Challenges in UN Peacekeeping, March 2006: Geneva, Switzerland. 6 participants

Intensive Course on Environmental Diplomacy - Environmental Security Module
August – September 2006, Geneva, Switzerland (in collaboration with UNEP, UNITAR, University of Geneva, and UNDP. 30 participants.

Joint Training Workshop on "Public-Private Partnership in Peacebuilding" (UPEACE, BHF and USIP) Geneva, Switzerland, September 2006. 25 participants