Academic Partnership with the
University of Peace (UPEACE)
MIU is pleased to announce a new partnership with the University for Peace (UPEACE). UPEACE is an institution of higher education dedicated to the study of peace.
Created by UN General Assembly Resolution 35/55, the University for Peace has been training leaders for peace for the past four decades. It is a unique global academic institution with over 2,000 Alumni hailing from more than 120 nations. Through its Master’s and Doctoral degree programmes, UPEACE trains future leaders to explore and formulate strategies and practices in various contexts to address the causes of multiple problems affecting human and global wellbeing, and thus contribute to the processes of peacekeeping and peace-building.
Under the partnership, MIU will be delivering both self-paced and instructor led courses to its students in its current locations, Kosovo, Cameroon, Lebanon and Nigeria. MIU will offer students in-class or online support to ensure they have the best possible chance for success. MIU will also offer a number of scholarships to students in each location.
MIU is currently sponsoring the enrolment of a number of students from each of its locations onto its Human Rights for Peacekeepers programme.
UPEACE X MIU Human Rights courses
will be taught by Professor Kenneth Omeje. Professor Omeje is a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and at the University for Peace Addis Ababa Programme (UPEACE). He has over 25 years experience as a professional scholar of Peace and Conflict Studies.Human rights represent both a responsibility and an opportunity in today's peace operations.
CERTIFICATE COURSES
Human Rights ★
The international human rights system has become an important part of the legal, moral, and political landscape. Human rights talk is everywhere: it is the language we use to express our needs, our desires, and what we see as our entitlements. It provides a way for us to think about tragic events, a lens through which to view and critique our society, and a set of aspirations that make up the core of liberal ideology. This course is intended to be a short guide through the “babble of international instruments” that make up the text of human rights theory and practice.
Human Rights for Peacekeepers ★
Peace operation's personnel must avoid committing violations or harming the population by abusing their power or simply by not observing peace operations' guidance. By applying human rights in their work, they can protect the conflict-affected population and particularly individuals and groups most at risk, build the capacity of national actors and empower civil societies and marginalized groups.
Multicultural Awareness ★
Peace workers will often confront culturally challenging situations, due to the nature of their work. It is imperative that peace workers understand and are able to work in environments that are fundamentally different from their own. The objective of this course is to help build the capacity of peace workers to be sensitive and respectful of diversity and to enable them to better manoeuvre themselves within different cultural contexts.