International Summer Certificate Program in Identity-Based Conflict...

Synopsis: This unique interdisciplinary four week program (July 5-30, 2015) offers 11 academic credits (five courses, including an internshipin peace NGOs and leading think tanks) and a certificate in Conflict Resolution. Individual courses can also be taken. Applications are open to holders of undergraduate/graduate degrees and current graduate students, worldwide, from all disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities. To get some context, see short videos on Tel Aviv city,Israel and Bar-Ilan University. For more information, contact us.

Description *

Conflicts over collective identity - including issues of religion,narratives and culture - abound in our world today. Taught by leading scholars and practitioners, this unique program offers five intensive conflict resolution courses focusing on such conflicts and how to creatively engage them. It is the only international summer certificate program in Israel taught in English in the field of conflict resolution.

The program (see flyer) will examine local, national and internationalconflicts with a focus on identity-based conflicts and a particular emphasis on conflicts based in Israel. It offers a diverse student environment and consists of seminars, workshops, simulations, guest lectures, and an internship course (with two full day study tours), providing theoretical insights and conflict resolution training. The program is interdisciplinary, addressing various perspectives such as law, psychology, religion and culture. Moreover, the program will organize various social events such as receptions, meetings with Israeli Jewish/Palestinian students and cultural activities. The program provides a certificate upon completion and/or graduate credits. It is tailored to holders of undergraduate/graduate degrees (and those who are entitled to them), current graduate students who seek credits in an international setting, professionals and the general public.

The summer credits will be recognized for the international Mastersand PhD tracks in conflict resolution at BIU (planned for the near future) or for the current Hebrew-taught Masters and PhD tracks.

Why the Conflict Resolution Program at BIU, Israel?
Launched in 2000, the Conflict Resoluiton, Management and Negotiation (CRMN) Graduate Pro..., which  is operating this Summer Program, is the most fully established Israeli CR program. Its distinguished faculty merge theory and practice and its students come from all realms of Israeli Jewish, Muslim and Christian societies. The program awards Masters and PhD degrees (in Hebrew), sponsors research, training programs and international conferences, and operates a Mediation Center. It has also founded the Israeli Association of Conflict Resolution, launched the first Religion and Conflict Resolution Masters Track in an Israeli university, and publishes the International Journal of Conflict Engagement and Resolution.

The CRMN Program is located at BIU, established in 1955, which is a tremendously diverse and dynamic university with some 30,000 students, including many international students. BIU has 8 faculties, over 120 Departments and Centers, and offers over 8,000 courses. It is located only 15 minutes away from Tel Aviv city, the lively cultural, academic and business hub of Israel.

Israeli universities and BIU among them enjoy worldwide scholarly and practical prestige, in particular with regard to conflict resolution studies.

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* Summer 2015 program is pending upon enrollment numbers and may be subject to changes.