The Academy for Conflict Transformation
The Academy for Conflict Transformation is a learning space for professional, international peace and conflict work. The Academy is part of the international peace organisation forumZFD (Forum Civil Peace Service). Aside from the qualification in the Academy, we are working with peace consultants in 13 countries worldwide. Through campaigns, lobby work, peace education and public relations we actively advocate civil peace policy.
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At our Academy, we train experts in the field of civil conflict transformation. Our educational work is an expression of our conviction that non-violent, constructive ways of dealing with conflicts can be both taught and learned. Our graduates make important contributions to creating a society that takes a non-violent approach to resolving conflicts. They are deployed around the globe in all areas of peace and conflict work.
Our approach
Our goal is to provide specialists who (want to) work on international peace projects and conflict-sensitive development cooperation with practical tools that allow them to make a contribution to building lasting peace. It is very important to us to be able to work with local partners, who can foster peace in their own countries and gain support from other groups for their cause. Specialists engaged in development cooperation work and humanitarian aid are also able to use our offers to develop and reinforce their knowledge and expertise in conflict-sensitive project work.
In our courses and seminars, we create learning spaces where theory meets practice. Within this, our educational concept focuses on personal development, self-determination, responsibility and the ability to act in conflicts. One of our central concerns is fostering a personal attitude oriented towards peace-related values among all those who participate in our courses and seminars. The international intercultural exchange and participatory learning are particular strengths of our courses and seminars.
Learning goals:
- Extensive knowledge of conflict theories and a differentiated understanding of conflict transformation models
- Personal attitude, self-reflection and understanding of one’s own role
- Confident application of the key methods of concrete peace and conflict work
Participants of the first course of the academy in 1997.
The first peace experts were sent out to regions of conflict in 1999.
The participants of the Full-time Course in Peace and Conflict Work in 2018.
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