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eNews - January 2004 |
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During the 2004-2005 academic year, the University for Peace will be providing 7 Masters programmes in the field of peace studies including 2 new programmes which are Masters Degree in Environmental Security and Peace and Masters Degree in Peace Education. Admission requirements, online application and detailed information about each programme is available on http://www.upeace.org/academic Application deadline: 31 March 2004 UPEACE Curriculum Development Workshop for the Western African Region The third UPEACE Curriculum Development Workshop for the Western African region will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from the 8th to 12th of March, 2004, co-hosted with and coordinated by the National Universities Commission of Nigeria (NUC) and the University of Jos, Nigeria. The main objectives are:
This workshop is the third in a set of three sub-regional workshops being organized in 2003 and early 2004 by the UPEACE Africa Programme, bringing together academicians, researchers, and educators to consolidate knowledge and build the basis for mastering the skills needed for the management, resolution, and transformation of conflict. The strategy of curriculum development workshops will allow individual professors, lecturers, and NGO leaders, to come together and rapidly develop from their cumulative experience what amount to immediately applicable teaching strategies. The Africa Programme Coordination Office of the University for Peace has recently published a Glossary of Terms and Concepts in Peace and Conflict Studies which includes definitions annotated for further reading and is accompanied by a short ‘To Learn More’ reading list as well as a list of getting started on the web. The glossary is freely available online in PDF format on the Africa Programme website. Please click here to download or contact the Africa Programme office for a printed version at the following address: University
for Peace Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution designating 7 April 2004 the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda. The resolution encourages all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other relevant international organizations, as well as civil society organizations, to observe the International Day, including special observances and activities in memory of the victims of the genocide in Rwanda. This resolution was adopted in the General Assembly by consensus on 23rd December 2003. It was tabled by Mozambique in its capacity as Chair of the African Union, on the recommendation of the Executive Council of the AU which met in Maputo during the 2nd Summit of Heads of State and Government between 8-10 July 2003. Looking to build an effective, efficient and sustainable organisation? Limited resources for attending courses? Need effective training that you can do while working? Fahamu, a partner of the University for Peace Africa Programme, in association with the University of Oxford, is offering distance learning courses specifically designed to meet the needs of human rights and civil society organisations. You can be anywhere to do these courses. Using cutting-edge interactive CDROMs, with support from a course tutor via email and an optional workshop, the course methodology is designed for learning at work without the need to take study leave. Those successfully completing the course will be awarded with a certificate from the University of Oxford. Fahamu – Learning for change – uses information and communication technologies to serve the needs of organisations and social movements that aspire to progressive social change and that promote and protect human rights. The following courses are available in 2004:
The first course begins on 1 March 2004. For course dates, information, fees and registration forms kindly contact: Camille
Downes in Durban, South Africa
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