The Center develops educational programs, workshops, and consultations to empower communities and individuals to constructively resolve conflicts. Through mentoring and supporting young scholars, it fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in the field of peace studies. The focus is on training new generations of researchers and leaders who will promote positive peace and conflict transformation. The programs are tailored to the specific challenges of Southeast Europe and linked to global scientific and educational initiatives.
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Two-day international conference on inclusive memorialization held in Rijeka
Co-organized by the British Council and the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Rijeka, an international conference titled “Beyond Commemoration: Building the Future of Inclusive Memorialization in the Western Balkans” was held in Rijeka on March 19 and 20. Around 70 participants from across the region took part in the conference.…
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Three-day pilot workshop “Conflict Transformation in Theory and Practice” held for UNIRI staff
Organized by the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, in cooperation with the Institute for Democracy, Social Justice and Sustainable Development of the Faculty of Law, a three-day workshop for the staff of University of Rijeka, titled Conflict Transformation in Theory and Practice, was held in Rijeka from 26 to 28 February. The workshop was…
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Militarization and Conscientious Objection in Rijeka Secondary Schools
In cooperation with the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Rijeka, the Centre for Peace Studies, and the Delta Association, a series of lectures for final-year secondary school students in Rijeka will be held this April and May on the topics of the militarization of society and conscientious objection. The lectures…
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Launch of UNIRI Peace Talks webinar series, with the presentation of the book “Constructive Resistance”
Center for Peace and Conflict Studies of the University of Rijeka (Croatia) is launching UNIRI Peace Talks, a series of online seminars aiming at knowledge dissemination and exchange in the field of peace and conflict studies. Significant recent publications and inspiring practical work will be presented during these quarterly webinars, which are open to scholars,…
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Implementation of the microcredential program “Public Policy Analysis” started
From January 29 to February 1, the first block of lectures was held in Rijeka as part of the implementation of the microcredential program “Public Policy Analysis,” marking the start of the program at the University of Rijeka. This is the first academic program fully focused on public policy, delivered by the Center for Peace…
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Dr. Barbara Frey awarded an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship at CSMK for ENVIJUST-WB
Dr. Barbara Frey has been awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF) by the European Commission for her research project ENVIJUST-WB: Green Transition and Environmental Justice in the European Periphery: Asymmetries and Contestation in the Western Balkans. The fellowship will be hosted by the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CSMK) at the University of Rijeka and amounts to…