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[GLODEM] Peace Studies in Austria (in English)



Dear friends, could you please disseminate this announcement as
soon as possible to your mailing list?  I have no other way to
announce this excellent program, which still has about 20
openings for the spring.  The deadline for applications is
November 30.  Many thanks and best regards, Dietrich

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       COURSES IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES  (IN ENGLISH)
       AT THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PEACE STUDIES
                    STADTSCHLAINING, AUSTRIA
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Come join 40 participants from around the world in an intensive
3-month course in peace and conflict studies, taught by leading
specialists in their field, including Johan Galtung, founder of
the field of peace research.  The Program, established in 1991,
received the 1995 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.

TOPICS INCLUDE: Introduction to Peace Studies, Peace Culture,
Peace Education, Nonviolent Communication, Peace and the Media,
Reconciliation after Violence, Peacebuilding and Development,
Peaceful Conflict Transformation, and Deep Culture.

DATES: 29 February - 21 May, 2004

LOCATION: Stadtschlaining, a beautiful, small and quiet medieval
town with a 700 year old castle hosting a peace museum, in the
foothills of the Alps, between Vienna and Graz.  Classrooms and
40 single rooms with private bath are located in a new building.

COSTS: Euro 2500 tuition + Euro 1200 room rent per semester

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

DEGREES: Those who complete one semester obtain an advanced
certificate.  You can also extend your studies for another 3
months and obtain a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY: see www.aspr.ac.at, then click
on "European University Center for Peace Studies" on the left or
contact Anita Flasch at <epu@epu.ac.at>, Tel +43-3355-2498-515.

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE SPRING TERM: November 30, 2003

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PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ANYONE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED!  THANK YOU.
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