Timetable
Program Curriculum (3 Modules in 1) | Explanation |
| Preliminary Program Orientation | Online |
Week 1. Mandatory Module | |
| Day 1: Theories of Peace and Development Studies | |
| Day 2: Peace Research Methodology | |
| Day 3: Instruments and Institutions | |
| Day 4: Challenges and Prospects for Peace and Development in the MENA | |
| Day 5: Community Engagement Event 1 (in Istanbul) | Option 1: IPA – Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Workshop |
| Option 2: Weaving Art and Design Workshop by Fırat Neziroğlu “Perpetual Peace” | |
Week 2 & 3. Sustainable Development Module | |
| Day 6: Putting Sustainable Development into Practice – Institutions and Instruments for Partnership (partnership) | |
| Day 7: Issue Area 1: Equitable Economic Development (prosperity) | |
| Day 8: Issue Area 2: Gender, Peace and Development (people) | |
| Day 9: Issue Area 3: Migration/Refugee Crises: Challenges to Peace and Development (people) | |
| Day 10: Community Engagement Event 2 (in Istanbul) | NGO Visit (KAGİDER/Women’s Entrepreneurs Assoc. of Turkey & ASAM/Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants) |
| Day 11: Issue Area 4: Environmental Crisis: Challenges to Peace and Development (planet) | |
| Day 12: Case Analysis: Sustainable Development Issues in the MENA | |
| Day 13: Case Analysis: Best Practices in the MENA | |
| Days 14-15: Giresun / Kulakkaya Visit | Environmental focus; sustainable agriculture |
Week 4 & 5. Conflict Resolution Module | |
| Day 16: Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution and Conflict Transformation | |
| Day 17: Legal Dimensions of Conflict Resolution | |
| Day 18: Negotiation and Mediation Skills | |
| Day 19: Western and Middle Eastern Conflict Resolution Mechanisms | |
| Day 20: Community Engagement Event 3 (in Istanbul) | Option 1: HLO/ULMER Academy of Local Governance – Thematic Cohort Workshops |
| Option 2: Meeting with Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (Turkey Antenna) | |
| Day 21: 3P+R: Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, Peacebuilding and Reconciliation | |
| Day 22: Role of Cultural Intelligence in PVE/CT | |
| Day 23: Regional Peacekeepers in the MENA: Pros and Cons | |
| Day 24: Community-led Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation in the MENA | |
| Day 25: Community Engagement Event 4 (in Istanbul) | Option 1: Aromatic Scent Workshop “Scent of Peace” |
| Option 2: NGO Visit: Hayata Destek Derneği/Support to Life Association | |
Week 6. | |
| Şanlıurfa/Mardin Visit | Cultural heritage & disaster management |
| Hatay/Adana Visit | Cultural heritage & disaster management |
Week 7 & 8. Diplomacy/Cooperation Module | |
| Day 31: Methodologies, Means and Modes of Diplomacy | |
| Day 32: Diplomatic Practice and the New Global Challenges | |
| Day 33: Diplomacy of Normalization | |
| Days 34-35: Ankara Visit: Governmental Institutions, NGOs, Foundations, UN | Policymaking in peace & development |
| Day 36: Citizen Diplomacy in the MENA | |
| Day 37: Science Diplomacy in the MENA | |
| Day 38: Migration/Refugee Diplomacy in the MENA | |
| Day 39: Workshop on “Roadmaps to perpetual peace and achieving our commitment to global multilateral solutions.” | |
| Day 40: Community Engagement Event 5 (in Istanbul) | ULMER/HLO – Thematic Cohort Workshops (Gastrodiplomacy for Refugee Integration) |
Week 9. | |
| Day 42-44: North Cyprus Visit | Frozen conflict area |
| Day 45: Community Engagement Event 6 (in Istanbul) | Choir Istanbul (Its repertoire represents the cultural mosaic and versatility that nourish the roots of Anatolian and Turkish music) |
Week 10. | |
| Preparation week for Social Change Initiative (Introduction to field research, RRA/PRA, PPI, project management etc.) | |
| End of the Program | |
