If granted, this project would last six years (2021-2026) and funded with about 20 million NOK. The six-years project is entitled: "Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies".
This will be a cooperation coordinated by NCHR together with PRIO, partnering with five leading institutions in three different parts of the world, including Africa (Makerere University, Uganda; African School of Economics, Benin; and Mekelle University, Ethiopia), Latin-America (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) and the Middle East (Birzeit University, Palestine).
Will develop a global network
Together we will organize PhD courses, train junior faculty staff, develop relevant curricula and arrange academic exchanges. This cooperation will take place in the context of a research school focusing on peace and conflict and human rights issues. The project shall develop a global network for enhancing academic capabilities in the fields of Peace and Conflict and Human Rights research.