UPEACE and SDRI collaborate to launch new MA programs

UPEACE and SDRI collaborate to launch new MA programmes

The University for Peace (UPEACE) was created on December 5th, 1980 by the General Assembly of the United Nations through Resolution 35/55 with headquarters in Costa Rica, Central America. It has Regional Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, China, Philippines, Columbia and joint programmes with Universities in Austria, South Korea, Monaco and Honduras. Through the Africa Regional Centre based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, UPEACE implements Master’s and doctoral Programmes and strengthens the capacity of African Universities, Research Institutes, Think tanks, Regional Economic Communities as well as the African Union and United Nations agencies through teaching, training, research and publication and community outreach. UPEACE has functional capacity building agreements with 27 institutions in Africa.

UPEACE LAUNCHES NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMME IN SOMALIA

In Collaboration with Somali Disaster Resilience Institute (SDRI) based in Mogadishu, UPEACE will be launching a series of academic programmes to support Somalia’s post conflict peacebuilding and development agenda. Following an MoU signed between the two institutions on August 14the, 2018, the Somali Disaster Resilience institute will be hosting the following UPEACE Master’s Programmes:

• MA in Environment, Development and Peace
  • Specialization Environmental Security and Governance
  • Specialization Sustainable Natural Resource Management
  • Specialization Climate Change Policy
  • Specialization Sustainable Food Systems
• MA in Peace Governance and Development
• MA. Responsible Management and Sustainable Economic Development
• MA in International Law and Human Rights
• MA Disaster Resilience Leadership and Humanitarian Assistance
• MA Media, Peace and Conflict Studies
• MA Gender and Peace Building
• PhD in Peace Governance and Development
• PhD in Disaster Resilience Leadership

Admission Start Date: September 07 – 2018 End Date: October 25, 2018
Location: MIA, Mogadishu International Airport Area
Program Duration: 12 Months
Course Structure: 13 Modules including an independent research project or optional field visits/internship

For admissions contact

1. Mohammed Osman Mohamoud Executive Director: SDRI
2. Dr Samuel Kale Ewusi Director: UPEACE Africa
3. Rahel Getachew

Administration/Finance officer: UPEACE
upeace@sdri.so

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United Nations – University for Peace-www.upeace.org Africa Regional Programme-www.africa-upeace.org, SDRI www.sdri.so