{"id":21415,"date":"2012-09-10T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=21415"},"modified":"2012-09-09T19:25:27","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T18:25:27","slug":"transcend-peace-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2012\/09\/transcend-peace-university\/","title":{"rendered":"TRANSCEND Peace University"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0– ONLINE and ONSITE COURSES September 2012<\/p>\n

TRANSCEND PEACE UNIVERSITY (online)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

TRANSCEND PEACE INSTITUTE (on site)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

ADVANCED PEACE LITERACY FOR ALL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Peace is the outcome of all such human interaction based on equal and mutual benefits. —<\/em>Prof. Johan Galtung<\/p>\n

Since wars begin in the minds of human beings, it is in the minds of human beings that the defences of peace must be constructed. —<\/em>UNESCO Constitution<\/p>\n

TRANSCEND PEACE UNIVERSITY (TPU, ON LINE, tpu-admin@transcend.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TRANSCEND PEACE INSTITUTE (TPI, ON SITE, G-I in BASEL-GERMANY)<\/p>\n

ONLINE and ONSITE COURSES September 2012<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Academic Director: Professor Dr. Dietrich Fischer<\/p>\n

\u00a0ADVANCED CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

THEORY AND PRACTICE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

S<\/strong>IX CASES: West vs. Islam, Afghanistan, G.I.P.S.I[1]<\/strong><\/a>, The Americas, Sabona, Middle East<\/strong>
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Term<\/span><\/strong>: September 28th.<\/sup> \u00a0\u2013 December 20th<\/sup>\u00a02012<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Addressed to<\/span><\/strong>: The course is addressed to participants from all disciplines interested in peace \u00a0and \u00a0conflict \u00a0resolution, \u00a0including \u00a0NGO \u00a0members, \u00a0diplomats, \u00a0government officials, politicians, international civil \u00a0servants, teachers, students, journalists, social workers, lawyers, officers, psychologists, professors, artists.<\/p>\n

Curriculum<\/span><\/strong>: The course spans 6 weekends, covering a total of 12 weeks, from Friday 28\/9 till Thursday 09\/12. Written course material will be available on Fridays, the on-site course is on weekends from Friday pm till Sunday pm, there will be assignments, written answers expected on Thursdays with responses right afterwards. The participants will be divided into groups with chat rooms \u2013mixing TRANSCEND Peace University and TRANSCEND Peace Institute participants– to write a collective answer. For the on-site course there are additional trainings at the Galtung-Institut.<\/p>\n

TPU & TPI will organize Skype or other forms of interactive contact with experts on the conflicts and, when possible, parties to the conflicts, through direct Skype contact with the participants.<\/p>\n

Schedule:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Module<\/td>\n6 <\/strong>Weekends \u2013 6 Modules (on – site) \u2013 Fall 2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n28-30 September 2012: West vs. Islam: From Violence to CooperationAssignments issued on Monday: 01.oct.2012<\/p>\n

Responses due on Thursday ten days later: 11.oct.2012<\/p>\n

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2<\/strong><\/td>\n12-14 October 2012: Afghanistan: Beyond the Western Chess GameAssignments issued on Monday:15.oct.2012<\/p>\n

Responses due on Thursday ten days later: 25.oct.2012<\/p>\n

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3<\/strong><\/td>\n26-28 October 2012: G.I.P.S.I: Greece-Italy-Portugal-Spain-Ireland – The Decline of the West?Assignments issued on Monday:29.oct.2012<\/p>\n

Responses due on Thursday ten days later: 08.nov.2012<\/p>\n

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4<\/strong><\/td>\n09-11 November 2012: The Americas: A declaration of IndependenceAssignments issued on Monday:12.nov.2012<\/p>\n

Responses due on Thursday ten days later: 22.nov.2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

5<\/strong><\/td>\n23-25 November 2012: SABONA – Conflict and Peace in Daily LifeAssignments issued on Monday: 26.nov.2012<\/p>\n

Responses due on Thursday ten days later: 06.dec.2012<\/p>\n

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6<\/strong><\/td>\n07-09 December 2012: Middle East: The next World War? Israel-Palestine, Arab Revolt, Iran, SyriaAssignments issued on Monday 10.dec.2012<\/p>\n

Responses due on Thursday ten days later:20.dec.2012<\/p>\n

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Registration:<\/span><\/strong> <\/strong>You can enroll online, for further information click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Though the course is taught in English we pay special attention to applicants who experience difficulties with the language. Special modules can be organized, under request, in Arabic, Fanti, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish.<\/p>\n

Degrees:<\/span><\/strong> <\/strong>There will be diplomas for both courses for successful completion (meaning having participated in all assignments), with detailed description of the course content issued by TRANSCEND International. <\/a><\/p>\n

Costs<\/span><\/strong>: \u00a0To be paid in advance of the course or module.<\/p>\n

Fees for the on-line course<\/span>: \u20ac 500 for OECD participants, \u20ac 250 for non-OECD. In addition it is possible to take individual modules online for \u20ac100 per module for OECD and \u20ac 50 for NON-OECD<\/p>\n

Fees on site<\/span>: \u20ac 250 per module, which includes the online part for that module.<\/p>\n

Those who register for all 6 modules on site pay only 1000 euro for all 6 modules, including the online part.<\/p>\n

When To Apply<\/span><\/strong>: \u00a0You can apply at any time before the beginning of a the program. Please note:<\/p>\n