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- Mahmoud
Hamid (Sudan): Mahmoud Hamid, assistant professor in the
Environmental Security and Peace program, discusses the engaging
and open educational climate at UPEACE and shares some background
on his personal research focus – the socioeconomic consequences
of water scarcity in Africa.
- Pujya
Jennifer Pascal (India): Pujya, a graduate of the International
Peace Studies program, discusses her reasons for applying,
the uniqueness of the UPEACE experience, and the need for more
resources for the library.
- Kazutoshi "Koe" Yoshino
(Japan): Koe talks about his immense satisfaction
with the peace education program and the University for Peace.
He also shares some details about a local educational project
he carried out with young children from a nearby Nicaraguan
refugee community called La Carpio.
- Dominic
Stucker (USA): Dominic discusses how teaching
in the Peace Corps in Central Asia where he met his wife
(Abigail Stucker ‘06) led him to pursue a career in
peace studies and to apply to UPEACE. Dominic also underscores
the need for more institutions like UPEACE to balance out
the amount of resources that go into military type work and
he values the deep relationships formed at UPEACE. His twins
are now 6 months old!
- Saleh
Bala (Nigeria): Saleh is a colonel who took
leave from the Nigerian army to study in the International
Peace Studies program. He discusses the importance of his
UPEACE masters degree in providing him with new tools and
approaches for the AU peacekeeping missions he frequently
participates in. He appreciates the direct and diverse nature
of dialogue at UPEACE and is very grateful to have learned
so much about the many elements of conflict resolution and
the scope of gender issues in the world today.
- Sujata
Thapa (Nepal): Sujata, a graduate of the Gender
and Peace building program, talks about why she was attracted
to the gender program as an activist and researcher in Nepal.
She explains why this program is unique and how she will
utilize the tools she has acquired in her country.
- Ajit
Singh (Canada/India): Ajit from the International
Law and Human Rights program talks about the incredible diversity
on campus. According to Ajit, UPEACE is the only place in
the world where intense diversity provides a productive and
positive clash of cultures that incites intense debate but
opens up tremendous possibility for deep relationships that
will improve the world.
- Zahid
Ahmed (Pakistan): Zahid decided to study Peace
Education at UPEACE after a textbook case study with teachers
materials from India and Pakistan revealed to him the power
of education in shaping and perpetuating conflict. He values
the smiles, laughter and singing that goes on at UPEACE.
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