[PEACE] April 15 deadline to apply for peace studies in Austria

[Dietrich Fischer <102464.1110 at compuserve.com>]

INVITATION TO STUDY PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION at the European
University Center for Peace Studies (EPU), Stadtschlaining, Austria
Website www.epu.ac.at, Email epu at epu.ac.at, Tel +43-3355-2498-515.
Please share this with anyone who may be interested!  Thank you.

You receive this notice because of your interest in peace.  If this
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We wish to invite you to join a select group of 44 students from
around the world in an intensive course in peace and conflict
studies at the European University Center for Peace Studies (EPU)
in Stadtschlaining, Austria.  All the courses are taught in
English, by leading specialists in their field from around the
world, including Johan Galtung, one of the founders of the academic
discipline of peace research and frequent mediator in international
conflicts.  Imagine you could study psychology with Sigmund Freud,
or economics with Adam Smith!

The EPU program is designed to provide students with the
intellectual skills to analyze conflicts and their underlying
causes, with practical skills in conflict transformation and
peacebuilding, and with the motivation to do everything in their
capacity to help create a better world.  We seek to enable and
motivate our students to help build a more peaceful, equitable and
just global society, in harmony with nature.  The Program was
founded in 1988 by its current President, Dr. Gerald Mader.  It has
so far educated about 1000 students from more than 90 different
countries in peace studies and conflict transformation.  In 1995 it
received the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.

In addition to attending courses, students get to know each other
closely and conclude friendships for a lifetime. Currently we have
44 students from 32 countries, half from Africa, Asia and Latin
America. Many former students said that studying at EPU was the
best time of their life.  Students who have successfully completed
our program are well grounded in both theory and practice to face
the challenges of global conflict transformation.  We are happy
that many of our former students have successful careers in
international organizations, NGOs, businesses, universities, or
work with their governments.

WHY STUDY AT EPU?
-EPU has a comprehensive program that covers ALL aspects of peace.
-EPU combines theory with practical experience. Our professors work
on practical applications in the field as well as on theory.
-Different from most other universities, which have their fixed
faculty, EPU has the flexibility to invite the best teachers from
around the world from a wide variety of disciplines.  We have 51
faculty members from 29 countries, from all 6 continents!
-You live in a close community with people from all over the world.
-EPU offers one of the oldest and best known peace studies programs.

TOPICS INCLUDE: Introduction to Peace Studies, Peaceful Conflict
Transformation, Mediation, Peacebuilding, Demilitarization,
Nonviolence, Security, United Nations Reform, the Global Economy,
Development, Human Rights, Governance and Participation, Peace and
Gender, International Law, Safeguarding a Livable Environment,
Cross-Cultural Communication, Peace Education, Peace and the Media,
Reconciliation after Violence, Peace and Deep Culture.  In
addition, there are several academic excursions.  For a course
calendar and catalogue with course descriptions, see www.epu.ac.at

Fall term 2007:   30. Sept. - 22. December (Apply by 15 Apr. 2007)
Spring term 2008: 3. February - 26. April  (Apply by 15 Sep. 2007)
Summer term 2008: 1. June - 23. August     (Apply by 15 Jan. 2008)

LOCATION: Stadtschlaining is a beautiful, small and quiet medieval
town with a 13th century castle hosting a peace museum, in the
foothills of the Alps, between Vienna and Graz, surrounded by
hiking trails. Austria's best known spa with hot springs is nearby.
Classrooms and 44 single rooms with bath are in a new building.

PEACE LIBRARY: next to the castle is a famous peace library with
25,000 books, journals and many films, mostly in English.

WHO SHOULD APPLY: Students from any discipline interested in peace
and conflict resolution, young diplomats, government officials, NGO
members, teachers, journalists, lawyers, social workers, officers,
psychologists, and anyone interested in solving conflicts by
peaceful means. A first university degree (bachelors or equivalent)
is required, and preferably some professional experience.

DEGREES: Those who successfully complete one trimester obtain a
Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies.  Those who complete
three trimesters (Fall, Spring and Summer) and write a thesis
obtain a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies, approved by
the Austrian Ministry of Education.  Students can begin in any of
the three trimesters.  The three trimesters need not be taken in
succession, they can be spread over several years if preferred.

COSTS: Euro 2500 tuition + Euro 1400 room rent per trimester, plus
a one-time Euro 700 fee for two thesis advisers for the Master of
Arts program, or 12'400 Euro for the entire MA program.  We regret
that we have no full scholarships left for this year, but a few
partial scholarships are available.  Please indicate on the
application form if you wish to apply for a scholarship.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY: see www.epu.ac.at, and click on
"European University Center for Peace Studies", second on the left.
If you have further questions, please contact Anita Flasch, EPU
Administrative Assistant <epu at epu.ac.at>, Tel +43-3355-2498-515
(mornings) or me (fischer at epu.ac.at, Tel+43-3355-20726 anytime).
We will be happy to answer your questions and help you.

EPU does not discriminate on the basis of (among others) gender,
race, class, age or national origin.

With best regards, Dietrich Fischer, Academic Director, EPU

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