The Annual INCORE Summer School is an intensive week of
discussion, reflection, learning and networking, facilitated by
leading academics and practitioners. The courses reflect the state
of the art in conflict resolution thinking and practice, bringing
people involved in conflict management together to enhance their
practice and to avail of cutting-edge learning.
The
School provides a unique forum for policy makers, practitioners,
researchers, members of the media and military to meet, creating a
multi-disciplinary dialogue.
Previous participants have
included USAID, European Union DG External Relations, UK
Department for International Development, World Food Programme, UN
Department for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and others.
INCORE invites participants to reflect on their
varied experiences, to contribute to collective knowledge of those
attending, whilst also increasing their individual learning
through the skills and insights of the facilitators.
This year
three courses are offered:
The 2006
Summer School will open on June 12 with a day-long introductory
course on Northern Ireland's history, culture and conflict.
More information on the 2006 School, including how to
apply, can be found here.
The
application deadline is March 10.
INCORE - International Conflict Research - is an
international centre for excellence for peace and conflict
research, based at the University of Ulster and affiliated to the
United Nations University. INCORE addresses the causes and
consequences of conflict in Northern Ireland and internationally
and promotes conflict resolution management strategies. It aims to
influence policymakers and practitioners involved in peace,
conflict and reconciliation issues and to enhance international
conflict research.
Achievements:
INCORE views
evaluation of the International Summer School as an invaluable
learning tool to maximise the effectiveness of the services it
provides. From the 2003 evaluations, INCORE learned that 100% of
participants regarded the Summer School as a positive experience,
95% would recommend the event to colleagues and 94% indicated that
the Summer School would enhance their job performance. The value
the participant’s place on the International Summer School is
evident from some of the comments we received from previous Summer
Schools:
