EAC Summer Program at Nyerere Centre for Peace Research 2023

EAC Summer Program at Nyerere Centre for Peace Research 2023

The Nyerere Centre for Peace Research (NCPR), is an innovative collaboration between the East African Community (EAC), Arcadia University’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program and the American Graduate School for International Relations and Diplomacy.

The objective of the Centre is to provide the East African Community (EAC) policy process with timely, relevant and empirical research information as well as capacity-building training that enhances peace and security, political affairs and international relations towards EAC integration.

It is with this background that the NCPR is happy to call for applications for the following Summer Courses

Week 1: 19 - 23 June 2023 – Conflict Mediation  Week 2: 26 - 30 June 2023 – Leadership & Peacebuilding 

About East African Community (EAC)

The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of 7 Partner States: The Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the Republic of South Sudan, the Republic of Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The EAC is home to an estimated 283.7 million citizens, of which over 30% is urban population. With a land area of 4.8 million square kilometres and a combined Gross Domestic Product of US$ 305.3 billion, its realisation bears great strategic and geopolit...... read more

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Summer Program

Application Deadline09 Jun 2023
Country to studyTanzania
TypeFellowship
SponsorEast African Community (EAC)
GenderMen and Women

Aim and Benefits of Summer Program

Conflict Mediation 

Learning Outcomes

  • Gain and appreciation of the causative factors of serious conflicts
  • Understand the challenges in mediation and conflict resolution
  • Gain an Overview of the sources of conflict and the mediation process,
  • Develop conflict resolution skills as applied to complex organizational dynamics and institutional politics;
  • Identify and demonstrate the essential elements for effective listening and responding, questioning and gathering information, and effective note taking.

Leadership & Peacebuilding 

Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding the norms underpinning conflict resolution promotion, peacebuilding and leadership.
  • Understand models of peacebuilding leadership;
  • Gain knowledge of organizational dynamics, and processes, and best practices for organizational dynamics.
  • Skill in resolving workplace disputes with patience, empathy and respect.
  • Determine the type of leadership most appropriate for peacebuilding goals
  • Be fluent in the benefits and key concepts of conflict analysis and organizational peacebuilding 

Requirements for Summer Program Qualification

Certificate Programs. Professionals should provide a proof of employment to their institutions, filled the Application form. Students must be enrolled to a University/University graduate.

Scholarship Scholarships for the Summer Courses will be available for the participants reflective of equal representation of gender and the Partner States. Upon completion of the course, professionals/students will attain a certificate of completion through Arcadia University and American Graduate School in Paris.

Application Deadline

June 9, 2023

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application forms and applicable requirements to [email protected].

For more information or further clarifications please call +255 762 414 486; +255 694 959 739

Important dates and deadlines: • Release of call for applications – 19th May 2023 • Application Deadline – 9th June 2023

DOWNLOAD:  NYERERE CENTRE SUMMER PROGRAMS 2023 APPLICATION FORM

DOWNLOAD: NYERERE CENTRE SUMMER PROGRAMS 2023 FLIER

For more details, visit EAC website.


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