• UPEACE News
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • Archival
• Press Releases
• UPEACE in the News
• Newsflash

Current News

- UPEACE Campus, Costa Rica.

As educators, can we create learning experiences to equip our students for a future that is constantly changing? Join this 1-week intensive seminar!

- UPEACE Campus, Costa Rica.

The University is opening the course Peace Building and Conflict Recovery to all interested.

- UPEACE Campus, Costa Rica.

On Sat 17th April, the University for Peace will be hosting the Climate Change: Disaster or Opportunity? conference at our beautiful campus near Ciudad Colon.

22 July 2013 - Costa Rica (July 22-27, 2013).

The world is changing at an extremely rapid pace, affecting the essence of how we learn, interact, and work. As educators, can we create learning experiences to equip our students for a future that is constantly changing? This week-long course is designed for educators working in formal and informal settings, within institutions and in grassroots community contexts.

21 May 2013 - Campis Rodrigo Carazo.

OAS/UPEACE Scholarships

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the University for Peace (UPEACE), through the OAS Partnerships Programmes for Education and Training (PAEC), have decided to support outstanding individuals of the Americas by offering scholarships to further their education.

09 May 2013 - Dakar .

University for Peace is pleased inform that on 13 May, 2013 UPEACE in collaboration with Femmes Africa Solidarite and the University Cheikh Anta Diop is launching, the first MA Programme in Gender and Peacebuilding, similar to the GPB Programme we have at UPEACE.

08 May 2013 - UPEACE Costa Rica.

3rd Annual Indigenous Peoples' Rights Course and Field Visit in Costa Rica

03 May 2013 - Campus Universidad para la Paz, Costa Rica.

The visit was made under the framework of the Conference of the World Day of Press Freedom that took place in San Jose

02 May 2013 - San José, Costa Rica.

Freedom Day 2013 Conference kicks off with the opening ceremony, the opening statements conveyed and reemphasized the importance of “securing freedom of expression in all media.”

29 April 2013 - New York.

Freedom of expression, enshirned in Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is essential for empowering individuals and building free and democratic societies. A fundamental rigtht on its own, freedom of expression also provides the conditions for protecting and promoting all other human rigths. But its exercise does not happen automatically; ot requires a safe environment for dialogue, where all can speak freely and openly, without fear of reprisal.

26 April 2013 - UPEACE Campus .

The UPEACE Alumni Affairs Unit is organizing a series of webinars offered by UPEACE Alumni called “CONNECTING”; the webinars will consist of a daily presentation of various topics from Monday April 29, 2013 to Friday May 3, 2013 free of charge.

17 April 2013 - Dubai.

17-18 April, 2013. Dubai. Dr. Amr Abdalla represented UPEACE in the First Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Peace Award Forum in Dubai. The Forum was held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and was opened in the presence of Shaikh Majid Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Chairman of Dubai Culture.

16 April 2013 - Paris.

Imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu is the winner of the 2013 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Ms Alemu was recommended by an independent international jury of media professionals in recognition of her “exceptional courage, resistance and commitment to freedom of expression.”

10 April 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo.

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the University for Peace (UPEACE), through the OAS Partnerships Programmes for Education and Training (PAEC), have decided to support outstanding individuals of the Americas by offering scholarships to further their education. For more information

04 April 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo.

El Centro Carta de la Tierra de Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible y el Departamento de Estudios para la Paz y Conflicto de la Universidad para la Paz invitan a la conferencia: “El Paradigma Emergente del Saber Cuidar”, la cual será impartida por el reconocido teólogo brasileño Leonardo Boff, quien realiza una visita al país durante esta semana.

06 March 2013 - Municipality of San José, Costa Rica.

As part of the Capstone Workshop in Urban Affairs, Professor Dr. Victor Valle, took students in the MA in Sustainable Urban Governance and Peace to visit the building of the Municipality of San José, Costa Rica´s Capital City.

05 March 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo.

The 11th Annual University for Peace Model United Nations Conference (UPMUNC) took place February 28- March 2nd on the UPEACE main campus in El Rodeo, Costa Rica. This year’s theme, The Path to peace in an increasingly connected global society received a considerable amount of time and attention.

22 February 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo, San Jose, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace is pleased to announce its first online campaign to raise funds for a tuition scholarship. The “UPEACE Scholarship Fund” is an initiative led by the Alumni Affairs Unit from the University for Peace using Indiegogo as a platform for its campaign.

21 February 2013 - Amsterdam,The Netherlands. .

The University for Peace (UPEACE) is pleased to announce that Dutch Postcode Lottery has awarded UPEACE a grant to conduct the project “Conflict Resolution in the Karamoja Cluster of Uganda and Kenya through peace and sport”.

15 February 2013 - San José, Costa Rica.

A University for Peace student delegation visited the Office of the President of Costa Rica, Madame Laura Chinchilla, as part of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

15 February 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo, San José, Costa Rica.

Del 11 al 15 de febrero, 50 jóvenes costarricenses entre los 18 y 30 años se capacitaron en temas de seguridad humana y promoción a la democracia. El taller fue impartido por el Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad para la Paz (UPAZ) y financiado por el Fondo Canadiense de Iniciativas Locales (FCIL).

11 February 2013 - San José, Costa Rica..

A University for Peace student delegation visited the Office of the President of Costa Rica, Madame Laura Chinchilla, as part of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

07 February 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo Odio.

On Oct 10, 2010, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/65/5, which affirmed that “mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of peace” and proclaimed “the first week of February every year the World Interfaith Harmony Week between all religions, faiths and beliefs.” Since its commencement, this annual event has been observed worldwide by diverse faiths and spirituality traditions through prayers, forums, rallies, conference and musical and other artistic performances. http://worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com/

06 February 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo, University for Peace, Costa Rica. .

The University for Peace (UPEACE) received His Excellency Pertti Torstila, Finish Ministry of Foreign Affairs who addressed the academics, staff and students of UPEACE on the topic of : "International Crisis Management: The Finnish Experiences".

28 January 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo.

UPEACE is very pleased to present the latest development in Distance Ed: the launching of three new automated courses, entitled "Multicultural Awareness", "Introduction to Human Rights", and "Human Rights for Peacekeepers". These three courses offer a different modality of teaching, and the main reason for introducing them is to meet the needs of our diverse and growing student population. These particular courses offer extensive material to students who have a genuine interest in life-long-learning and are looking for self-study training opportunities.

24 January 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo Odio, Costa Rica..

UPEACE announced the first APP developed for Windows 8 or Windows RT.

“A Glossary of Peace and Conflict Terms” includes the most commonly used terms in this specific area, and provides, for those interested in the subject, a good understanding of the terminology commonly used in a simple manner. More than 100 terms are described.

22 January 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo, San José, Costa Rica.

22 January, 2013, Campus Rodrigo Carazo, San José, Costa Rica. The Human Rights Centre of the United Nations mandated University for Peace is conducting an advanced capacity-building workshop for 50 Costa Rican youth aged between 18 and 30 years. The project is funded by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), a program managed directly by the Canadian Embassy in San José to contribute to greater economic opportunities for youth and women, to address insecurity and to advance democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The workshop will take place from February 11-15, 2013 at the UPEACE campus.

15 January 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo, San José, Costa Rica.

Del 11 al 15 de febrero, 50 jóvenes costarricenses entre los 18 y 30 años se capacitaron en temas de seguridad humana y promoción a la democracia. El taller fue impartido por el Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad para la Paz (UPAZ) y financiado por el Fondo Canadiense de Iniciativas Locales (FCIL).

08 January 2013 - Campus Rodrigo Carazo, Ciudad Colón.

The annual Model United Nations simulated conference of the University for Peace 2013 is now open for application. This highly anticipated event will be held for the 11th time in February 28- March 2, 2012 at United Nations Mandated University for Peace campus in El Rodeo de Mora, Ciudad Colón. San José, Costa Rica.

Support UPEACE | Jobs
University for Peace. All rights reserved 2012