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Institute for Peace and Dialogue, IPD
International Summer Academy in
Peacebuilding, Mediation, Conflict Resolution & Intercultural Dialogue
Baar, Switzerland
I Summer Academy: 7 - 17 August, 2015
II Summer Academy: 17 - 27 August, 2015
Project Introduction
Institute for Peace & Dialogue, IPD is very glad successfully completed the II International Summer Academy and
we start promotion of next International Summer Academies in Peacebuilding, Mediation, Conflict Resolution and
Intercultural Dialogue, which is going to be held in Baar one of the beautiful place of Switzerland. Its image as one
of the most favourable places for traveling has made it more interesting to offer an exited and comprehensive
program for our participants. Our experts, who are professionals in their fields, will contribute to this event with
many years of experience in peace, mediation and conflict studies.
International Summer Academies will surround mainly the topics mediation, dispute resolution, conflict
transformation, intercultural dialogue, human rights, leadership, social approach, peacebuilding, negotiation,
litigation, arbitration etc. related subjects.
Main Goal
The main goal of the summer academies is to support institutional academic peacebuilding, mediation and conflict
resolution education and strengthen the skills of the representatives of state organs, business sector, INGOs,
education institutes and independent mediators.
Methodology
Within the international summer academies we plan to include different workshops, lectures, presentations,
interactive group works, brainstorming on conflict places, mediation operations and peace negotiation activities as
well as case studies on ongoing-fragile conflicts in the world (depends experts availability).
Participants will acquire knowledge and skills from lecturers/experts who are working on peace building,
mediation, negotiation, conflict transformation, intercultural dialogue and non-violence and other corresponding
fields at the state organs, companies, universities, INGOs and research centers. There will be 5 selected experts
and different topics in each of the summer academy period. For more information please visit the experts’ file.
In the training, both visual/dynamic methods will be used, such as schedules, tests, surveys, direct interviews,
distribution of questionnaires and other methods of observation. Every expert will take 1 or 2 days for his/her
lecture and workshops. We will send educational materials and daily programs of the summer academy to the
selected participants.
Besides the academic-educational side a cultural programs in the arriving (Welcome Party) and departure days
(Farewell Party) is planned to bring friendly atmosphere and environment between the participants.
Important Dates & Times of Summer Academies 2015
Arriving & Registration of Participants (Hotel registration starts after 14:00am): 07 (for I Summer
Academy) or 17 August, 2015 (for II Summer Academy)
Opening Ceremony & Welcome Party: 07 (for I Summer Academy) and 16 August, 2015(for II Summer
Academy) at 19:00pm - 21:30pm
Breakfast Time: 07:00am - 09:00am
Morning Workshops Period: 09:00am - 12:30am
First Break Time: 10:30am - 11:00am
Lunch Time: 12:30am - 14:00pm
Afternoon Workshops Period: 14:00pm - 17:00pm
Second Break Time: 15:30pm - 16:00pm
Dinner Time: 18:30pm - 20:00pm
Certification of Participants & Farewell Party: 16 (for I Summer Academy) or 26 August, 2015 (for II
Summer Academy) at 19:00pm - 21:30pm
Departure of Participants (Hotel departure till the 12:00am): 17 (for I Summer Academy) or 27 August, 2015
(for II Summer Academy)
Summer Academy Language
The International Summer Academy will be held in English language.
Potential Participants
There are no age or country limits for the participation. A broad range of interested participants can apply for the
International Summer Academies in Peacebuilding, Mediation, Conflict Resolution and Intercultural
Dialogue such as:
- Representatives of Government Organs, Diplomatic Organs, Courts and Political Parties: To get knowledge
on how to deal, manage and solve conflicts between states, between civil society leaders, political party leaders and
between government-civil society institutions.
- Representatives of Business Institutes and Private Sector: To get knowledge on how to deal, manage and
solve conflicts with potential clients, with business partners, between employers and between employer-leadership.
- Representatives of IOs, INGOs and Local NGOs: To get knowledge on how to deal, manage and solve
conflicts in conflict region and fields between conflict parties, civil society and political party leaders.
- Representatives of Universities and Academic Staff: To get knowledge on how to develop teaching, study and
research methodologies.
- Representatives of Media Institution: To get knowledge on how to deal, manage and solve conflicts in conflict
region and fields.
- Mediators, peacebuilders, researchers and any interested people who want to develop their academic
knowledge and capacities in Peacebuilding, Mediation, Conflict Resolution and Intercultural Dialogue, who
have intention to work as mediator, who wants to join missions in conflict regions, who wants to investigate
academically and who work or live in countries/society with ongoing tensions and stress.
NOTE: After evaluation of the participants’ application we will send the conditional invitation letter to start the
participation fee payment process. After receiving the participation fee we will send unconditional invitation letter
to the participants by email/post and by fax to the relevant embassy which you mentioned in your filled application
form.
Deadline
Requested below stated documents for participation have to be sent till the 01 June, 2015 to the email
[email protected]. Please send your application in WORD format include your CV, Passport Page (Only
photo page) and name your documents as “NAME” “SURNAME” “COUNTRY” “DOCUMENTS NAME”
Participation Fee
Participation fee is 2000EUR to stay in a Double Room (Room for 2 participants) or 2200EUR to stay in a
Single Room (Room only for 1 participant). The fee amount will be low for Alumni of the previous summer
academies of IPD.
A) What is included in the participation fee during the summer academy period?
- Accommodation
- 3 times Meals per day
- 2 times Coffee-Break per day
- Course & Stationary Materials (File, notebook and pen)
- WiFi Free Internet Connection
- Welcome & Farewell Parties
B) What is not included in the program fee?
Extra accommodation nights and meal expenses, international travel and travel related expenses (visa & insurance
fee expenses) are not included in the participation fee. Participation fee is not cover the extra persons’ (family
members, relatives, friends, colleagues etc.) accommodation expenses.
C) Scholarship: IPD offers several type of scholarship support to minimize the participation fee amount of most
needed potential participants from all over world counties. In this matter to request discounted participation fee
amount payment, please write your request briefly via email before or during the application submission period.
Unfortunately IPD scholarship program can’t cover all the participation fee amount and international travel
expenses.
D) Participation fee payment process
After evaluation of your application we will send you the conditional invitation letter to start the payment of the
participation fee to the below stated bank account. After receiving the participation fee we will send the
unconditional invitation letter to the participants by email and post to them mail address and also by fax to the
relevant embassy which you mentioned in your filled application form.
Bank account information to transfer the participation fee:
Bank Name: PostFinance AG
Address: Mingerstrasse 20
3030 Bern, Switzerland
Account number: 91-806816-2
IBAN: CH50 0900 0000 9180 6816 2
SWIFT code: POFICHBEXXX
Cancellation Rules & Dates of Participation
Please note that after submission of the application in any case of the participation cancellation till the 10 July,
2015 the charge 450€ (Plus bank transfer costs will be extra charge) will be deducted from the participation fee for
the administrative charges.
Participation cancellation between 10 July, 2015 till the 06 August, 2015 (for I Summer Academy) or after 16
August, 2015 (for II Summer Academy) the charge will be 650€ (Bank transfer costs will be extra charge) from the
paid participation fee.
Participation cancellation after 06 August, 2015 (for I Summer Academy) or after 16 August, 2015 (for II Summer
Academy) the charge will be 1000€ (Bank transfer costs will be extra charge).
Accommodation
Depending from the above mentioned participation fee payment, participants will stay in double or single rooms
during the summer academy period in the 'Eckstein' Meeting and Education Centre. Centre located in Baar the
region of Zug Kanton which is one of the beautiful place of Switzerland, which is close to the Zurich, Bern
and Luzern Kantons. Event place is very close to the Baar Main Train Station and if you arriving by plane to the Zurich Airport you
can reach to the Baar Main Train Station by train directly from Zurich Main Train Station.
For more information on accommodation please visit the webpage of 'Eckstein' Meeting and Education Centre
www.zentrum-eckstein.ch.
Support Us
We all know that organizing such kind of international academic training programs are quite expensive and very
hard. So to help us in this matter, we invite all the companies, state organs, foundations, think tank institutes,
universities, embassies and individual philanthropies for close partnership and to invest capital to the institutional
development of academic peace and mediation education.
Your donation will give financial help in form of scholarships to motivated participants from the most needed areas
of the world to apply their acquired knowledge in peace building in their countries to pave the way for a better
future. On the same time sponsoring to the International Summer Academy of IPD, will help your
company/institution to be every month in the attention of 1000s web site visitors from all over the world countries.
The entire sponsor’s name will be placed in the promotional materials of the summer academy.
Organizer
Institute for Peace and Dialogue (IPD) is an independent, international non-profit and non-religious institute
located in Lucerne, Switzerland, where it dedicates itself to the promotion of prevention of conflicts between and
within states, companies and communities by strengthening institutional dialogue, mediation and academic
education with the participation of civil societies, INGOs, business institutes and state organs. To achieve its
purpose, IPD can provide its beneficiaries with academic-scientific programs, institutional broad research-survey
outputs, publication of educational materials, carrying out mediation, negotiation, reconciliation initiatives as well
as reports.
IPD invites state organs, companies, INGOs, think tank centres, researchers, media and interested public actors for
the cooperation and implementation of creative, innovative, effective and sustainable initiatives for the sake of
empowering constructive intercultural dialogue, mediation, global governance, responsible leadership, peaceful
conflict transformation, active world citizenship, human security and welfare.
We will be glad to see You among us this Summer in Switzerland!
Contact person for any questions:
Fakhrinur Huseynli
Director
Institute for Peace & Dialogue, IPD
Schachenstrasse 36, 6010 Kriens, Switzerland
E: [email protected] / www.ipdinstitute.ch
International Summer Academy in
Peacebuilding, Mediation, Intercultural Dialogue & Justice
Baar, Switzerland
I Summer Academy: 7 - 17 August, 2015
II Summer Academy: 17 - 27 August, 2015
Experts & Topics
Marc Finaud Ivan Gyozo Somlai Dr. Peter Adler Joe Gerada
Switzerland Canada Austria Malta
Edit Komlósi Aleksandar Weisner Prof. Dr. Irena Zaleskiene Dr. Alicia Cabezudo
Hungary Serbia Lithuania Spain
1. Marc Finaud is a former French diplomat with experience in bilateral and multilateral diplomacy who has
been sharing it in training junior diplomats from all over the world and conducting research in sensitive areas
such as arms proliferation, the Middle East, terrorism, peacebuilding, media relations, etc.
Topics for I Summer Academy: 7 - 17 August, 2015 (2 Days):
- Arms Control and Disarmament
- The Middle East Peace Process
- Media and International Security (Exercise)
Topics for II Summer Academy: 17 - 27 August, 2015 (2 Days):
- Understanding Security Sector Reform
- Multilateral Diplomacy: Processes, Techniques and Strategy
- The UN Peacebuilding Commission
- Prioritizing Responses to Security Threats (Exercise)
Brief Description of the Topics
A look at world challenges through the lens both of state and non-state actors as well as cooperative and
multilateral responses to improve both national and human security.
2. Ivan Gyozo Somlai, MA, CIM: Ivan’s strengths and contributions related to this Academy are highlighted by
his full time, first-hand experience of risk, conflict and disaster in the field and their relation to development work
with NGOs, governments, parastatal institutions and civil society; as well as being an election observer for the
OSCE. His intimate experience in diverse political systems and culture-religious environments as participant and
advisor have enabled his design of related governance manuals and follow-up training of field staff. Ivan has
served on National Disaster Committees in Nepal and Pakistan, the latter being where he spearheaded a flood
relief and rehabilitation effort in 12 Districts from August 2010 to March 2011. He has been an advisor between
insurgents and the Prime Minister’s office.
His direct conflict-related experience has included, inter alia, Hungary, Russia and Slovakia in Europe; Nicaragua
in Central America; Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea and Pakistan in Asia. Ivan has
lectured on and authored many insightful pieces on insurgencies, social justice and culture at universities globally,
has been on the Programme Committee and Faculty at McGill University’s Disaster & Humanitarian Response
Training Programme, and consulted in security analysis and management in the field (e.g. in Nepal & Pakistan).
Topics for I Summer Academy: 7 - 17 August, 2015 (2 Days):
Day 1:
Developing Trust in Volatile Environments
Day 2:
- Morning Workshop: "Extractive Industries and Conflict"
- Afternoon Workshop: "Transition from Humanitarian Rescue & Relief to Effective Development"
Brief Description of the Topics
- “Developing Trust in Volatile Environments”:
Contributing factors to insurgency development; hidden and visible insurgents; challenges in working with and
among insurgent groups and societies where gender and religious mores are most sensitive.
- “Extractive Industries and Conflict”:
Overview of the realities of large extractive industries and their interactions with government and communities.
Aspects touched on include ownership, environment, governance, ethnic and social tensions - aspects which find
resonance across the globe in similar contexts.
- "Transition from Humanitarian Rescue & Relief to Development"
We discuss ideas on early preparedness in disaster-prone areas where organized help may be unavailable,
uncoordinated or insufficient; as well as workable ideas for how to effectively proceed with rebuilding and
development in disaster areas.
3. Dr. Peter Adler is a University lecturer since 1978. Mediator since 2004, bureau with 7 professional
mediators. Founder of the association of mediators with disabled people. Co-Founder of Mediation-Classes for
law students on the University of Vienna. Member of the group of mediators, who collaborate with the civil
courts in Austria.
Topics for II Summer Academy: 17 - 27 August, 2015 (2 Days):
Day 1: Mediation
Day 2: Bringing Conflicts from Court to Mediation
Brief Description of the Topics
- System and goals of court jurisdiction
- Roles of lawyers, judges, parties and mediators
- Different laws in different countries about collaborating with mediation
- Do lawyers like mediation?
- Experiences from Italy
- Experiences from Austria
- Group Work
- Role playing games
4. Joe Gerada is Management Consultant and Trainer, trained at Cranfield College UK and School of
Management Singapore. He is a certified trainer by the Chartered Institute for People Management UK. He
obtained his Masters degree in Mediation from IUKB Swiss and practices Mediation internationally. He is a
former President of the Social Cohesion Committee of the Council of Europe and currently served as the
President of the Foundation for Social Welfare Services in Malta.
Topics for II Summer Academy: 17 - 27 August, 2015 (2 Days):
Day 1: Diversity a value that needs managing
Understanding Diversity and Diversity Management
Aim
- To develop an understanding of diversity and diversity management
- To illustrate the need for strategies to address diversity in the workplace
Objectives
- Identify factors at work in intercultural exchanges
- Awareness of prejudices
- Identify dimension of diversity
- Define diversity management
Demonstrating the Need for Strategic initiatives
Aim
- To illustrate the role of culture in the way we perceive others
- To make the case for developing strategic initiatives in diversity management
- To develop a working definition of diversity management
Objectives
- Identify components of culture
- Awareness of the impact of diversity on organisations
- Identify and discuss skills of competent diversity manager
- Locate organisations of the cultural competence continuum
- Develop guidelines for organisations to become diversity-friendly
Developing Diversity Policies and Strategies
Aim
- Introducing Hofstede’s & Trompenaars’ Cultural dimensions
- To show relevance of cultural dimensions to workplace diversity
- To identify components of diversity policy for organisations
- To show how diversity knowledge can be used to develop diversity policies for organisations
Objectives
- Know Hofstede’s & Trompenaars’ cultural dimensions
- Apply cultural dimensions to workplace diversity
- Identify components of diversity policy for organisations
- Apply diversity knowledge to developing diversity policies for your organisation
- Identify issues of diversity affecting hiring policies and practices in your organisation
- Awareness of the implications of diversity in your sector or market
- Identify ways that a diverse workforce can make an impact on your services
Day 2: Are you a Natural Negotiator?
1. General Introductory skills
Aim: To highlight the skills that one needs to develop in order to become a natural negotiator.
Objectives
- To understand the skills you need to succeed
- To assess your interpersonal skills appraisal
- Understand how to Get closer to the outcome you want
- How to triggering the response you want
2. Negotiating Successfully
Aim: To learn how to structure your approach to successful negotiations.
Objectives
- Learning the basic principles of Negotiating successfully
- Assessing where you stand regarding your negotiating skills
- How to Increase your bargaining power
- Getting used to trading through practice
- Understanding how to use a cost-value matrix
- Understanding and resisting manipulative negotiators
3. Influencing as a way of life
Aim: To demonstrate that influencing is a way of doing things as opposed to a skill that you draw on when
needed.
Objectives
- Understanding basic Influencing skills
- The role of body language in negotiations
- Understand how to building rapport quickly and easily
- Understand how to use Subtle influencing in spoken and written communication
- Learning how Avoiding inadvertent irritators
4. Persuading in style
Aim: Persuading builds on good influencing and can be done in style that gets you results
Objectives
- To assess where you stand on the ability to persuade
- Learn how to use effective probing
- Understand the effect of the persuasive funnel
- Learn to use the right words and its effect during negotiations
- Assess your assertiveness through self appraisal
- Understanding the effect of assertive behaviour
- Evaluate some assertive tools
5. Dr. Alicia Cabezudo is a Professor Emeritus at the School of Education - University of Rosario / Argentina
and at the UNESCO CHAIR on Culture of Peace and Human Rights - University of Buenos Aires/Argentina.
Think Tank Member of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe and Consultant on Global Education and
Citizenship Education of the North South Centre and the UNESCO. Vice-President of the International Peace
Bureau - IPB - Geneva. She is University and College Professor on Peace Education, Culture of Peace,
Democracy / Citizenship and Human Rights.
Her work is rooted in the field of Peace Education, Citizenship, Democracy and Human Rights with a wide
teaching experience in Latin American universities and local government public policy Consultancy. Actually
teaching as Visiting Professor at the MA in Peace Education- University of Peace / Costa Rica; at the MA on
Development, Conflict and Peace - University Jaume I - Castellon and the School of Education - University of
Barcelona in Spain.
Also teaching at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya ( Barcelona) as Faculty of the Department Campus for
Peace. In the last six years she was invited to teach Culture of Peace Summer Courses to Arab attendants at the
Institute of Peace Studies in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt . She is Visiting Professor in many universities of
Latin America and Europe and recently pointed as Faculty of a new program on Peace Education and Democracy
in Jeju University, South Korea. Mrs Cabezudo was pointed to be Expert Consultant of the Anna Lindh
Foundation (Stockholm - Alexandria ) and she is Coordinator of a Social Education Research in Egypt and North
African countries launched by the Catalan Centre for Research in Conflictology - CREC - at the Universitat
Oberta de Catalunya / Barcelona, Spain She is author of various books, publications and research articles in her
specific expertise and education field.
Topics for I Summer Academy: 7 - 17 August, 2015 (2 Days):
- Constructing Culture of Peace and Dialogue by Peaceful Means. The Foundation of the Field.
- Conflict Resolution / Conflict Transformation. Models and sampling.
- The Power of Dialogue when constructing Culture of Peace.
- Peace-building and Peace Education. Their application as tools for change.
- Analysis of the most relevant international documents for working in and constructing Culture of Peace.
General Objective of the Class
This Class attempts to inspire learners to actively pursue the transformation of the present culture of violence
through considerations of alternatives in accordance to the present Culture of Peace framework, conflict
transformation strategies and dialogue conceptual knowledge. Peace-building process and Peace Education
contents & methodology will be taught as useful tools for achieving non violent behaviors and practices. The
reading and study of the most relevant international documents related to the construction of Culture of Peace will
be developed for further on-field applications in specific situations.
Brief Description of the Topics
Constructing Culture of Peace and Dialogue by Peaceful Means. The Foundations of the Field.
- Core Concepts: Negative Peace / Positive Peace/ Culture of Peace.
- Violence and Conflict. Types.
- Non Violent theories - Non Violent Movements and Alternatives. Sampling.
Conflict Resolution / Conflict Transformation
- Conflict Transformation Framework and Action analysis. Strategies and Skills .Types.
- From conflict reproduction to conflict transformation. Practical applications.
The Power of Dialogue when constructing Culture of Peace. - Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue. Framework and concrete practices. Sampling
- Methodology, strategies, skills, tools and resources.
Peace-building and Peace Education. Their application as tools for change.
-The different steps in the process of Peace-building. Analysis and possible outcomes.
-Models, strategies and sample cases in different countries and geo-political situations.
-Peace Education in theory and practice. Historical perspective. Present development
-The three golden variables in Peace Education; contextual conditions, contents and methodology.
Analysis of the most relevant international documents for working in AND constructing Culture of Peace. - Reading and critical analysis of the Manifesto of Seville (1987). Main concepts. New perspectives.
- Reading and critical analysis of the UN Resolution A/53/Oct 1999 Declaration and Programme on the UN
Decade for a Culture of Peace . Main proposals. Practical Agenda. Implementation.
- Selection of national documents by course participants where peace concepts and/or Culture of Peace
framework were reflected ( chosen by each student)
Wrapping up the contents of two days classes. - How will you build CULTURE OF PEACE using and applying all this learnings?
- Summary and conclusion.
- Envisioned activities and futures on these themes.
- On going reflections.
Teaching and Learning Methods
- Lectures
- Dialogue and exchange within course attendants and with the Instructor.
- Comments and discussions on lectures and power point presentations
- Individual a/o group written work: summaries, opinions, analysis .
- Brief individual expositions on new ideas, comments and alternatives
- Exercises (e.g. case studies, critical incidents, simulations, international practices)
- Role playing and cooperative games.
- Critical analysis of documents, newspapers, tables, templates & matrix, media resources, on-field
testimonies & brief interviews.
- Non-traditional dynamics applied in active small groups
6. Aleksandar Weisner is a Ph.D. candidate, Peace Study, Human Rights and Human Security (European Centre
for Peace and Development/University for Peace UN); M.Sc., Conflict Study (Faculty for Media and
Communication); MA, Strategy and Methods for Social Change (Faculty for Political Science. International
trainer for peace education, intercultural learning and conflict transformation. School Without Violence - director.
Founder member, president and coordinator of Pancevo Peace Movement (1991-2006, Yugoslavia/Serbia).
Topic for I Summer Academy: 7 - 17 August, 2015 (1 Day):
- Systematic Approach to Interpersonal Conflict Transformation (SAICT)
Topic for II Summer Academy: 17 - 27 August, 2015 (1 Day):
- Integrative Approach to Strategic Peacebuilding and Social Change (IASP)
Brief Description of the Topics
- SAICT means to understand and to use personal identity and integrity as fundament for intrapersonal and
interpersonal conflict transformation and how (dis)Obedience, Values and Attitudes, Needs and Motives, as key
elements in a communication, can be potential for constructive transformation and development.
- IASP is about critical reflection on actual Peace-building strategies and innovative model for social development
in a post-conflict societies; it is also about how to create infrastructure for social mediation.
7. Edit Komlósi is a full-time lecturer at the University of Pannonia in Veszprém, Hungary receiving her MA in
English and American Language and Literature (2001) and the MSc in Manager Expert Engineering Human
Resources (2009). She was involved in multicultural education in Birmingham, UK between 2000-2001. She is
also an ESP teacher specialised in Business and English for Tourism and Catering and developed course materials
and wrote a book in this field entitled Test on European Tourism and Business in English (2005, Kredit). Between
2005-2008 she was an International Relation Officer of The International Association of English as a Foreign
Language-Hungary (non-profit organisation). Since September 2008 She is leader lecturer of the following
courses: Comprehensive Business Studies, Improving Negotiation and Presentation Skills, Business
Communication and International Business Communication in Hungarian and English. She started her PhD
studies in 2010 at the University of Derby, UK. The research focuses on relationship between hotel functional
managers’ trait emotional intelligence and their task and contextual performance within organisational culture. As
a visiting lecturer she has experience in lecturing and giving seminars internationally and has close working and
research tights with the University of Fontys in the Netherlands and the University of Derby in the UK. Edit is
also a practising wellness and life trainer and an ontological coach emphasising the triangulation of body-mind
and soul.
Topics for II Summer Academy: 17 - 27 August, 2015 (2 Days):
- Day 1 Mediation, ontological approach and emotional intelligence
- Day 2 Intercultural dialogue within generations, FOMO and the role of social media
Brief Description of the Topics
Day 1 Mediation: psychological aspects of mediation and negotiation; how to mediate with symbols and
metaphors; the power of active listening; how to ask the (right) questions; the extended mind; emotional
intelligence
Day 2: Cultural intelligence: cultural intelligence, generational differences in culture and communication, the
role of social media in international/intercultural communication elements of culture, culture vs traits and
experience, FOMO, fear of missing out as a new phenomenon.
8. Prof. Dr. Irena Zaleskiene is a professor holding PhD in Education at Lithuanian University of Educational
Sciences. She is actively involved in developing national as well as international policies and practicies for
democracy and citizenship education, serving as a Director of NGO Center for Civic Education under the
patronage of UNESCO.
Professor is conducting research in youth active civic participation, in building the peaceful society and identities
construction in the globalized world: publishes the research articles as well as textbooks and manuals for students,
teachers and teacher trainers and presenting the research results on the local and international level (more than
100 publications and 50 presentations at the international conferences). At the meantime professor Irena is a
member of the EU academic network “Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible Living”
(http://www.perlprojects.org) and gets the Fulbright fellowship in 2015 at the Seaton Hall University (USA)
working together with Ukrainian team of educators on intercultural understanding and peace building. She serves
as an expert in the field of democracy developments at the Institute of Civil Society, at the Ministry of Education
and Sciences of the Republic of Lithuania as well as at PhD committees and research journals at national as well
as at international level. s
Topics for I Summer Academy: 7 - 17 August, 2015 (2 Days):
Day 1: Cultural differences - what can be done by educators?
- Morning Session: Developing and deepening the knowledge of the role of education in understanding the
cultural differences.
- Afternoon Session: Practicing the acceptance of cultural differences (case studies).
Day 2: Intercultural Dialogue - how to meet the stranger?
- Morning Session: Developing and deepening the understanding of the deliberative methodology “Structured
Academic Controversy”.
- Afternoon session: Practising the deliberation as a way to meet different people, to hear the different opinions,
to make a decision about the controversial issues in the societies.
Brief Description of the Topics
1. Education as a mean for building peace and intercultural dialogue. Multiculturalism, socially and politically
dissadvantaged communities. Networking and social responsibility. Educational policies and practicies for
educating the intercultural understanding. International dialogue – is it possible to develop it in post-soviet
societies?
2. Democracy and multiculturalism. The democratic power of discussion. Controvercial issues in multicultural
societies. Methodologies for educating the deliberative skills: structured academic controversy. What and how it
can be deliberative in the multicultural society?
NOTE: Depending request from Companies, State Organs & INGOs there could be additional training days in
below stated topics from our experts.
1. Commercial mediation: Decreasing inner conflicts with business partners, with potential clients, between
employers and between employer-leadership etc.
2. Community, family and state level mediation.
3. Dispute resolution and conflicts transformation.
4. Diversity at work and society: Understanding culture and cultural differences.
5. Negotiation, litigation and arbitration processes.
6. Cross cultural presentation skills. Audience falling asleep or falling apart: How to avoid that?
7. Working with or in intercultural teams and intercultural management.
8. Inner peace, inner power and tolerance: Profiling vs. stereotyping.
9. Confidence building measures, leadership and teambuilding.
10. Constructive and nonviolent communication.
11. Conflict transformation in interpersonal and intragroup relations (for instance with customers, colleagues or
partner companies).
12. Human rights, justice and respect.
13. Peacebuilidng missions, arms control, disarmament and security sector.
Institute for Peace and Dialogue, IPD
International Summer Academy in Peacebuilding, Mediation, Conflict Resolution & Intercultural Dialogue
Baar, Switzerland
Call for Participants
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Please write “Peace” in your own language: _______________ Declaration of the Applicant: By submitting this Application Form I confirm that all the information given in this form is correct and complete. I also confirm that I agree to the following conditions of participation: I am motivated, willing and available to engage in mediation, peace education, conflict resolution and
intercultural dialogue afterwards the summer academy program. I will not arrive late or depart early. I understand that the training institution reserves the right to exclude the participant from the course in case
information given in the form proves to be incorrect or because of misconduct at the summer academy. Cancellation Rules & Dates of Participation Please note that after submission of the application in any case of the participation cancellation till the 10 July, 2015 the charge 450€ (Plus bank transfer costs will be extra charge) will be deducted from the participation fee for the administrative charges. Participation cancellation between 10 July, 2015 till the 06 August, 2015 (for I Summer Academy) or after 16 August, 2015 (for II Summer Academy) the charge will be 650€ (Bank transfer costs will be extra charge) from the paid participation fee. Participation cancellation after 06 August, 2015 (for I Summer Academy) or after 16 August, 2015 (for II Summer Academy) the charge will be 1000€ (Bank transfer costs will be extra charge). Name, address and telephone numbers of two person whom we may contact as personal references and in emergency situations.
I Person: II Person:
Special needs Do you have any special needs or requirements that the organizers should take into account during the summer academy (e.g. dietary, vegetarian, disability, etc.)? Yes No If Yes Please specify Accommodation Request: Please choose your accommodation type: - Participation fee 2000EUR to stay in a Double Room (1 Room for 2 participants) Yes No - Participation fee 2200EUR to stay in a Single Room (1 Room for 1 participants) Yes No Visa: Do you need visa for travel Switzerland? Yes No NOTE: Please note that the expiry date of your passport should not be less than six months after the Summer Academy. Deadline: Deadline for submission of filled application via email ([email protected]) and payment of participation fee is 01 June, 2015. Only selected candidates will be informed about the next steps and receive additional materials on coming IPD International Summer Academies. Please send your application in WORD format with your CV, Passport Page (Only photo page) and name the documents as “NAME” “SURNAME” “COUNTRY” “DOCUMENTS NAME” Bank account information to transfer the participation fee After evaluation of your application we will send you the conditional invitation letter to start the payment of the participation fee to the below stated bank account. After receiving the participation fee we will send the unconditional invitation letter to the participants by email and post to them mail address and also by fax to the relevant embassy which you mentioned in your filled application form. Bank account information to transfer the participation fee Bank Name: PostFinance AG Address: Mingerstrasse 20 3030 Bern, Switzerland Account number: 91-806816-2 IBAN: CH50 0900 0000 9180 6816 2 SWIFT code: POFICHBEXXX Signiture: (Name & Surname) Date: _______________
We will be glad to see you among us in Switzerland!
Project Organizer: Institute for Peace & Dialogue
Contact Person: Fakhrinur Huseynli - Director of IPD Address: Schachenstrasse 36,
6010 Kriens, Switzerland E-mail: [email protected]
www.ipdinstitute.ch
