South Africa: Short Course on Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution
In accordance with one of the aims of UPEACE to develop and increase capacity in the teaching of conflict and peace studies in Africa, we would like to invite your university/department/centre to nominate one or two staff members to participate in a short course on Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution. The course is due to be held in Pretoria from 3 to 7 April 2006 and will be presented by the Africa Programme of the United Nations-affiliated University for Peace. Only proposals submitted by people who have been nominated by their institutions or organizations will be considered.
Call for Nomination: Short Course on Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (CPMR)
Pretoria, 3-7 April 2006
In accordance with one of the aims of UPEACE to develop and increase capacity in the teaching of conflict and peace studies in Africa, we would like to invite your university/department/centre to nominate one or two staff members to participate in a short course on Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution. The course is due to be held in Pretoria from 3 to 7 April 2006 and will be presented by the Africa Programme of the United Nations-affiliated University for Peace. Only proposals submitted by people who have been nominated by their institutions or organizations will be considered.
The course is multi-disciplinary in nature, and is aimed at lecturers based predominantly at UPEACE partner universities in Africa who teach in undergraduate or graduate programmes which either already deal generally with issues of conflict and peace in Africa, and specifically with issues of conflict prevention, management and resolution, or have the potential to do so (e.g. political science, sociology, law, history, media etc). It is envisaged that those who attend the course will be able to go back to their universities and include a component on conflict prevention, management and resolution in some of their courses.
The course presenters will be Dr. Monica Juma and Dr. Shedrack Best. Dr. Juma holds an MA in Government and Public Administration from the University of Nairobi and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford. She is a Senior Analyst working on issues of Peace and Security in the AU-NEPAD Programme at SaferAfrica in Pretoria. Dr. Shedrack Best holds a PhD in Peace Studies from Bradford University, UK. He is a senior Lecturer and Coordinator of the Center for Conflict Management at the University of Jos.
As stated above, only appropriate candidates nominated by their institutional/organizational/departmental heads will be considered for participation in this short course. Please provide the following documentation to accompany the institutional letter of nomination:
CV
letter from the nominee on how he or she would incorporate the material from the course into their teaching
full contact details (email, phone, fax and mailing addresses)
This has to be submitted by 25 February 2006 to Karen Stefisyn at [email protected] or by fax on
+2712 362 5125. Please note that there is no guarantee that every nominee will be admitted to the course.
Those selected for participation will be informed by 4 March 2006 of their acceptance. They will then receive course materials and an assignment, which will need to be completed and submitted to the academic coordinator of UPEACE, Africa Programme, Professor Christof Heyns by a specified date prior to the commencement of the course.
The University for Peace will cover all costs related to air travel, accommodation, and meals throughout the duration of the course. No out-of-pocket expenditures shall be provided so individuals must take this into consideration prior to their travel. For more information on UPEACE, see www.upeace.org, and for more details on the Africa Programme, visit www.africa.upeace.org.