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Below you will find information about the upcoming TRANSCEND Peace University (TPU) Semesters.
After the redesign of the TPU website, you will also find a schedule of courses for the next semesters, an alumni section, Peace Studies section, faculty information, TPU partnerships, etc. We kindly appreciate if you share with us what information is useful for you, so we include it in the new TPU website.
We will be happy to assist you with any additional information if you write or call us.
Our contact details are:
      Address: Lange Gasse 4-6, A-7461, Stadtschlaining, Austria
      Phone numbers: +43 664 875 2693 (mobile)
      E-mail:
      Contact person: Natalia Shelaru, Executive Secretary, mailto:

 
TRANSCEND PEACE UNIVERSITY
The dates for the 2nd Semester of 2009:
21 September - 11 December, 2009
Registrations are open until the 14 September 2009.
 
List of courses offered in Semester 2/2009
  ·  Peaceful Conflict Transformation - the TRANSCEND Method
     - by Johan Galtung and Sara Horowitz
  ·  Advanced Course on Peaceful Conflict Transformation - by Johan Galtung
  ·  Foundations of Peace Studies - by Johan Galtung
  ·  The Human Right to Adequate Food - by George Kent
  ·  Education for Peace - by H.B. Danesh
  ·  Peace Journalism - by Jake Lynch
  ·  Strategies for Nonviolent Actions - by Jorgen Johansen
  ·  Nonviolent Political Institutions - by Christophe Barbey
  ·  Missed Opportunities: Iraq and the Balkans - by Jan Oberg
  ·  Nonviolence: History and Future - by Michael Nagler
  ·  Ethics for a Sustainable Peace - by Anita L. Wenden
  ·  Conflict Care and Reconciliation - by S.P. Udayakumar
  ·  Gender, Peace Building and De-militarization - by Gal Harmat
  ·  Peace and the Global Compact - by Fred Dubee
  ·  Peace Zones - by Christophe Barbey
  ·  Dialogue, Negotiation and Mediation - by S.P. Udayakumar
  ·  Peace Business - by Howard Richards
  ·  Peace, Gender and Violence - by Celia Cook-Huffman
  ·  African Resources and Obstacles for Peace - by Farai Maguwu
  · Spanish: Transformacion Pacifica de Conflictos - by Gustavo de la Pena & Diana de la Rua
  · Romanian: Transformarea pasnica a conflictelor - by Ina Curic & Sabin Muresan
  · Italian: Difesa Popolare Nonviolenta - by Antonino Drago
     Information about TPU courses and registration:
Peace Business
Course Directors: Howard Richards

A wake up call about the dangers and injustices of the current business/economic paradigms; a vision of what could be – equitable and sustainable systems of exchange able to meet basic human needs of both the current and future generations; a real movement with global examples now implemented and continuously being expanded and improved. The general aim of this course is to empower the participants to further their own personal contributions to building the economic infrastructure of a peaceful world either through their direct involvement in economic activities or through their engagement with other economic actors. READ MORE...
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TPU courses are mainly designed for participants of graduate or post-graduate level, or people with equivalent experience. No formal proof of the degree is required.
Participation requires the commitment to read and reflect upon the materials posted by the course directors, to participate actively in group discussions and assignments and to respect the reading and responding time frames. According to general estimations, in order to benefit satisfactorily from the course, participants will need to devote not less than 8 hours a week.

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In order to register please submit the form below and leave your contact details for the record.
Course: Peace Business
Trimester:
First Name:
Last Name:
Mailing Address:
Street: City:
Country: Zip:
E-mail:
Phone (incl. country code):    

When receiving access to the course website, participants will complete the 2nd part of the application, indicating their educational and professional background.
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Next you will need to pay the course fee
in order to be enrolled in the course.

You can pay the fee by a bank transfer:
      Beneficiary: Dietrich Fischer, TPU Treasurer
      Bank: Credit Suisse
      Account No. (IBAN):CH05 0483 5083 8334 2200 1
      BIC (= SWIFT): CRESCHZZ30R
      Bank address: Credit Suisse, Christophelgasse 6, CH-3011 Bern, Switzerland
      Purpose of payment: Course fee for PB
      Amount to pay: 200 or 400 Euro + TRANSFER CHARGES


or you can pay online with your credit card (see instructions here).

For non-OECD fee, 200 Euro + PayPal Commission

For OECD fee, 400 Euro + PayPal Commission
If you are applying for more than one course, or in group, please write to us so you can get a personalized PayPal link with the discount.
TPU will appreciate if residents of non-OECD countries can pay the full fee. This will contribute to a scholarships fund. If residents of OECD countries find it difficult to pay the full fee, they can apply for a reduction. TPU also accepts payment in installments when it is absolutely needed by the participant. Please send us an email for further instructions
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Once the fee is received, the participant will get the enrollment key to access the course web-site. Also, TPU will send to the participant at the mailing address indicated the book published at TRANSCEND University Press "50 Years - 100 Peace and Conflict Perspectives" by Johan Galtung.
On the course web-site participants will update their profile, in order to get better acquainted with the rest of the group and access some of the reading materials before the course starts. Participants are also welcome to start discussions on the course forum and meet in chat, share their expectations about the course and what would they like to achieve.
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For any questions, comments or suggestions, please write us at

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