Irene Munz writes: "I have the great pleasure to be with Tahmina in the same program, Gender and Peace Building, here at UPEACE. Although we detected very soon, that our motivations and interests are similar, each of us student is bringing a different background and different visions, enriching our daily

The UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan has recently submitted his Report to the United Nations General Assembly on the University for Peace.

Better late - then never. A couple days after our official start at UPEACE (University for Peace), we noticed another colorful shirt and a new face of a tall strong man. As for many other African students the trip to UPEACE, was anything but easy. Sam’s journey included five stopovers,

Fresh Ideas for Peru Author: Rafael Velásquez Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 02/01/2006 Category: Interview Dr. Francisco Sagasti is President of FORO Nacional/Internacional, an institution that promotes dialogue, debate and consensus on critical development issues, and Director of its Agenda: PERU program on development strategies and democratic

A Solution to my Existential Crisis as a Teacher – Learning Communities Author: Paul Klassen Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 12/04/2007 Category: Comment After having taught in classrooms in both Costa Rica and Canada for nearly ten years, I now find myself as the student here at

My UPEACE Experience Author: Gale Mohammed-Oxley Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 02/02/2011   An Organisation of American States and a University of Peace Scholarship brought me to the shores of Costa Rica. Having heard little of this University I did not have any idea of what to

My Life Story with UPEACE-DIPS Author: Sopheada Phy Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 03/01/2011   It was a mixture of my dream, careful decision, endeavor, opportunity, luck, qualification, and particularly family’s inspiration, encouragement, and support that I could pursue this MA in International Peace Studies Dual Campus.

A reflection on the life and scholarship of Mahmoud El Zain Hamid (1963-2011), reviewing some of his major works and providing a selected bibliography for further reading.

UPEACE Rector John J. Maresca discusses the potential of new communication technologies to transform higher education, emphasizing the particular opportunity that these changes bring for the University for Peace to fulfil its mission of offering higher education for peace "to humanity".

The following excerpts were taken from reflection papers written by the Responsible Management and Sustainable Economic Development class at the University for Peace during a course on Social Responsibility.

Compiled by Professor Nika Salvetti.