Presentación del Centro Global de Innovación para la Paz y del libro “Innovación para la Paz”
El 1 de abril, la Universidad para la Paz (UPAZ) celebró en su Aula Magna el evento “Innovación para la Paz”, orientado a reflexionar sobre cómo responder a las nuevas realidades en materia de paz mediante la colaboración interdisciplinaria. El Vicerrector, Dr. Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo, presentó la visión del Centro Global de Innovación para la Paz, creado en 2022 para fomentar un mundo donde paz, innovación y sostenibilidad se sustenten en acción ética y cooperación intercultural. La actividad dio continuidad a los debates que inspiraron el libro Innovación para la Paz. Reflexiones e ideas, presentado en la ONU en 2024, y que en Costa Rica sirvió de base para mesas de discusión sobre áreas prioritarias de innovación (investigación constante, vínculo academia-empresa, capacitación tecnológica y políticas públicas innovadoras), formación de alianzas estratégicas con actores diversos, y exploración de fuentes de financiamiento nacionales e internacionales. Entre los proyectos replicables surgieron laboratorios de innovación tecnológica y programas de microcredenciales. El Rector, Dr. Francisco Rojas Aravena, cerró destacando la importancia de nuevas narrativas para la paz, el arte como medio de expresión pacífica y un desarrollo sostenible centrado en las comunidades.
Remarks by Professor José Riera-Cézanne on Migration
Remarks by Professor José Riera-Cézanne on Migration for the The Humboldt School, San José Costa Rica Author: José Riera-Cézanne 24 September 2022 I have participated in many model-UN exercises, at the Doctoral level, Master’s level, as a participant, and now as a speaker. I am the child of immigrant parents. My father moved to New […]
El derecho a la educación, una mirada desde la educación híbrida de la Universidad para la Paz
El derecho a la educación, una mirada desde la educación híbrida de la Universidad para la Paz Escrito por: Josselyn Estrada, Fátima Vásquez y Mauricio Rosales En un mundo de constante globalización y con dinámicas cambiantes en todas las áreas de la sociedad, es importante poner sobre la discusión el rol del derecho a la […]
UPEACE Doctoral Candidate – Hassan Shekh Mohamud wins Somalia’s presidential election
UPEACE Doctoral Candidate – Hassan Shekh Mohamud wins Somalia’s presidential election Author: Samuel Ewusi Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was declared the winner of the Presidential election on Sunday, May 16th, 2022 to become the country’s new president. Mohamud beat the incumbent Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo by 214 votes to 110 in the third round […]
Ideas for Peace From Bettina Tucci
In this edition, we present an interview from 2019 with Betinna Tucci, Assistant Secretary-General and Controller of the United Nations Department of Management’s Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, in her first visit to the University for Peace. She shared her experiences as a woman in leadership positions in the United Nations, ideas about […]
Ideas for Peace Series – The role of the United Nations in Venezuela
Ideas for Peace Series – The role of the United Nations in Venezuela Venezuela is going through one of the most complicated crises in the world. There is a constant and progressive deterioration of the legal and political institutions and the economic situation; which has increased social inequalities and poverty. Considering this situation, and in […]
Positive Peace: A Quantitative Approach to Peacebuilding
Positive Peace: A Quantitative Approach to Peacebuilding The Executive Director of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) (USA), Michael Collins gave a talk entitled “Positive Peace: A Quantitative Approach to Peacebuilding” as part of the optional course offered by the University for Peace, Peacebuilding, Organized Crime, and State Fragility. Thinking about peace from a […]
Ideas for Peace from Dr. Melania Guerra
An interview with Melania Guerra to discuss the future of environmental diplomacy, education, and sustainable development
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry is an innovative approach to creating deep connections and building bridges with others. While the Artificial Intelligence process feels quite intuitive, it is rarely applied systematically in practice. We will explore The Simultaneity Principle which says that inquiry and change are not truly separate moments but are simultaneous. The moment we ask a question, we begin to create a change.
Ideas for Peace Series – Right to Development
This is the 15 publication of the Ideas for Peace Series “Towards a Legally Binding Instrument on the Right to Development” it was written by Dr. Mihir Kanade and it seeks to explain the overall context for the adoption of an international biding treaty to ensure this right