 Mission/Vision
The EPU and its primary goals
The EPU (European University Center for Peace Studies) is an international, non-governmental organisation with UNESCO status, and is affiliated to the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), also located at Stadtschlaining. It...
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The EPU and its primary goals
The EPU (European University Center for Peace Studies) is an international, non-governmental organisation with UNESCO status, and is affiliated to the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), also located at Stadtschlaining. It was founded in 1988 by Gerald Mader in his capacity as president of the ASPR, with the support of European UNESCO commissions. The original curriculum of EPU was designed along the lines of Johan Galtung’s ”Plan for a Master of Peace and Conflict Resolution” which he developed for the University of Hawaii.
The EPU has been offering postgraduate programs in Peace Studies since 1990.
In 1995, EPU was co-winner of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education. The EPU’s UNESCO Chair on Peace, Human Rights and Democracy was established in 1996.
Primary goals of the EPU are:
- spreading the idea of peace in the spirit of the UNESCO;
- giving scientific and educational support to peace building in Europe as inspired by the OSCE process;
- promoting a "world domestic policy" based on sustainable development, cooperative responsibility and ecological security;
- contributing to the development of a global peace culture;
- training and improving individual capabilities in peace-making and conflict resolution.
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What does the organization do?
The EPU (European University Center for Peace Studies) is an international, non-governmental organisation with UNESCO status, and is affiliated to the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), also located at Stadtschlaining. It was founded in 1988 by Gerald Mader in his...
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The EPU (European University Center for Peace Studies) is an international, non-governmental organisation with UNESCO status, and is affiliated to the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), also located at Stadtschlaining. It was founded in 1988 by Gerald Mader in his capacity as president of the ASPR, with the support of European UNESCO commissions. The original curriculum of EPU was designed along the lines of Johan Galtung’s ”Plan for a Master of Peace and Conflict Resolution” which he developed for the University of Hawaii.
The EPU has been offering postgraduate programs in Peace Studies since 1990.
In 1995, EPU was co-winner of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education. The EPU’s UNESCO Chair on Peace, Human Rights and Democracy was established in 1996.
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Opportunities for Youth
Opportunity to Youths
A limited number of scholarships is offered by the Foreign Ministry of the Austrian Government as part of the Austrian Development Cooperation Program for students from Africa, Asia and Latin America unable to finance themselves.
This program...
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Opportunity to Youths
A limited number of scholarships is offered by the Foreign Ministry of the Austrian Government as part of the Austrian Development Cooperation Program for students from Africa, Asia and Latin America unable to finance themselves.
This program aims to reinforce and connect the capacity of individual institutions and organizations in developing countries through the further training of their personnel. This is how the multiplying effect of the training can be ensured and a contribution can be made to permanent development processes.
Please visit: www.epu.ac.at for more information on scholarship and admission
The financial support covers tuition, accommodation, meals and medical insurance for one person (no dependants.) Travel expenses are covered fully for nationals of priority countries of the Austrian Development Cooperation. These scholarships can be granted for one semester only and cannot be prolonged.
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