Women Scholarship for Peace 2016

What will participants learn?

This online and in-person course introduces participants to key conceptual and practical aspects of disarmament, non-proliferation and development-related issues, such as:

• Weapons of mass destruction
• Conventional weapons
• Disarmament and development
• Gender and disarmament
• Peace and development-related technologies
• Induction courses about entities contributing to disarmament, non-proliferation and development, such as the IAEA, CTBTO, OPCW, etc.

How are the training courses organized?

The training courses are composed of:

• 1-month introductory online training (about 20 hours)
• 1-week in-person training (about 40 hours)
• 1 month advanced online training (about 20 hours)
• Optional: 1 final examination essay to obtain university credits (about 40 hours)

The online component includes self-paced webinars with weekly sessions, reading the material, and exams, interaction with the instructor and the fellow students.

What do participants need to follow the training courses?

Online:

• a computer or mobile device, with audio
• reliable internet connection
• no special software is required

In-person:

• travel to the in-person location for 5 working days to attend workshops and training sessions

What kind of certification will the participants receive?

Certificate of completion: all participants successfully completing the online and in-person training courses will receive an official certificate of completion from UPEACE.

Voluntary diploma: eligible participants who successfully pass the additional voluntary examination will receive an official diploma from UPEACE, carrying university credits.

When and where are the training courses scheduled?