List of courses offered in Trimester 2/2009   ·  Strategies for Nonviolent Actions - by Jorgen Johansen   ·  Nonviolent Political Institutions - by Christophe Barbey   ·  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   ·  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 List of courses offered in Trimester 3/2009   ·  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   ·  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 Please note that the list of courses offered in Trimester 3/2009 will be updated in June with new additions.

Information about TPU courses and registration: Transformacion Pacifica de Conflictos Course Directors: Gustavo de la Pena and Diana de la Rua Eugenio El objetivo de este curso es establecer y fomentar una cultura de no violencia, una coexistencia pacifica y duradera en la que se respeten las diversidades culturales, religiosas y politicas en un marco democratico con justicia y equidad, lo que supone una transformacion pacifica de conflictos. Analizaremos conflictos que van desde los interpersonales a los grupales y sociales, en un aumento de complejidad hasta conflictos entre naciones y civilizaciones para llegar a las estructuras y culturas profundas que transmiten los conflictos de generacion en generacion. Identificaremos pautas de conflictos y nuevas y creativas propuestas de resolucion pacifica, donde todos puedan sentirse participes de la solucion de los problemas. READ MORE... --- 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. --- In order to register please submit the form below and leave your contact details for the record. Course: Transformacion Pacifica de Conflictos Trimester: Trimester 3 (21 September - 11 December, 2009) 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. --- 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 TPCES       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 --- 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. --- For any questions, comments or suggestions, please write us at

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