University of Peace
Introduction to the University of Peace
September 8, 2011
I wanted to let you know about the University of Peace. We live in exciting times and I feel it is important to focus on the experiences, tools and resources that support and encourage you as an individual and our shared world. So, here is some information about the University of Peace. The University offers a distance Learning Degrees including a Master of Arts in Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World. The University is Headquartered in Costa Rica, the United Nations-mandated University for Peace was established in December 1980 as a Treaty Organization by the UN General Assembly. As determined in the Charter of the University, the mission of the University for Peace is: “to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations.”
To ensure academic freedom, the University was established under its own Charter, approved by the General Assembly. UPEACE is not subject to UN regulations and is directed by its own Council of renowned personalities with expertise in peace and security matters. This has allowed the University to move rapidly and to innovate, focusing its new, rigorous academic programme on the fundamental causes of conflict through a multidisciplinary, multicultural-oriented approach. Click here for the University's main web page.
Sincerely,
Kevin Ryerson
