Curriculum · 5–15 January 2027
Four professional training courses taught by African and US-based Scholar/Practitioners. Choose one course in each of the two sessions.
Professional training only: participants receive a certificate of completion. No academic or graduate credit is awarded, and courses cannot currently be transferred to a degree programme. Credit-bearing options may be introduced in future cohorts.
Session 1 · Course 01 · January 5–9, 2027
5 days · 8 am–5 pm
Explore what drives conflict and where change becomes possible. Through conflict mapping, systems thinking and examples from real world contexts, participants examine power, history, relationships and their own role as practitioners. Build practical tools to understand complex situations and identify opportunities for peacebuilding.
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Facilitator
Session 1 · Course 02 · January 5–9, 2027
5 days · 8 am–5 pm
How can we respond to harm in ways that support accountability, healing and stronger relationships? Explore restorative justice principles and practices within community and legal justice settings. Through dialogue, case studies and practical exercises, participants consider whose needs matter, who holds responsibility and how people can move forward together.
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Co-facilitator
Session 2 · Course 03 · January 11–15, 2027
5 days · 8 am–5 pm
Build skills to help people navigate conflict and create possibilities for change. Practise listening, mediation and community dialogue while exploring how power, identity and history shape disputes. Engagement with real community contexts connects classroom learning to local practice, with attention to transforming relationships and addressing the conditions that sustain conflict.
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Session 2 · Course 04 · January 11–15, 2027
5 days · 8 am–5 pm
Explore how trauma affects our bodies, beliefs, behaviour and societies, and how to break cycles of violence. STAR brings together neurobiology, conflict transformation, human security, spirituality and restorative justice through theory and practical exercises. Participants gain tools to bring a trauma-informed perspective to their work, address current and historical trauma, and build individual and collective resilience, including through self-care.
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