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  The deadline to apply for the academic year 2018-2019 at the University for Peace (UPEACE) in Costa Rica has been EXTENDED especially for interested students from Europe.

 

Their applications will be accepted until June 1st, 2018 if they register directly via UPEACE Centre The Hague (UPH).

 

By filing their application via UPH, students from Europe will benefit from a 30% REDUCTION on their application fee!

 
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Interview with UPH chairman Robert Serry following his visit to Costa Rica's University of Peace  

An international university devoted to peace and conflict management studies on top of a lush, green, tropical mountain: that is the unusual setting of the University for Peace (UPEACE) in Costa Rica. 

Robert Serry, the new chairman of UPEACE Centre The Hague (UPH) – which represents the University in Europe – was there and shares his experiences. He returned with a special deal for students from Europe: a big reduction on the tuition fee, alongside the possibility for an internship with the United Nations.

(IMPORTANT NOTICE: Students from Europe can apply for UPEACE 2018-2019 course in Costa Rica until June 1st, 2018. See HERE)
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  In line with UPH’s focus on water diplomacy issues, UPH Chairman Robert Serry took part in the Water & Peace Seminar organized by the IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education. In a keynote speech on 18 January 2018, he offered a “diplomat’s perspective” on transboundary water diplomacy, focusing on the water and sanitation crisis in Gaza.

 
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  What made Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations, change his mind within one year on WATER? In March 2001 he told the world: “Fierce competition for fresh water may well become a source of conflict and wars in the future”. And in January 2002 he said: “the water problems of our world need not be only a cause of tension; they can also be a catalyst for cooperation….. If we work together, a secure and sustainable water future can be ours”.

 
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  During his long international career, Robert Serry has seen eye to eye with opposing parties in various conflict zones. These experiences inspired him to join UPEACE Centre The Hague (UPH) as its new chairman in October 2017. His main goal for UPH is to promote learning programmes in conflict management studies that bring together both academicians and practitioners.
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  At the presentation of our Annual Report and Accounts 2016, Chairman Marius Enthoven highlighted that previous activities of UPEACE Centre The Hague (UPH) have been successfully concluded. Since then, UPH is actively exploring new possibilities to pursue our contribution to peace education and associated activities.
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  Two new reports are published within the research project “Intersections of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan”. The project is carried out in cooperation by the University for Peace (UPEACE) Centre The Hague, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) and PAX.
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  A new policy brief is published within the research project “Intersections of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan”. The project is carried out in cooperation by the University for Peace (UPEACE) Centre The Hague, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) and PAX.
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  Two new policy briefs are published within the research project “Intersections of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan”. The project is carried out in cooperation by the University for Peace (UPEACE) Centre The Hague, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) and PAX.
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  A new policy brief is published within the research project “Intersections of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan”. The project is carried out in cooperation by the University for Peace (UPEACE) Centre The Hague, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) and PAX.

 
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