Deadline:
August 28, 2014
The Asian Peace builders Scholarship (APS), a Dual
Campus Master of Arts Programme, is a shared initiative of The Nippon Foundation, the UN
Mandated University for Peace (UPEACE), and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU).
The objective of the programme is to train young Asian professionals to become
peace building practitioners, ready to take up leading positions in
organisations across the globe.
The programme offers intensive, specialized
language training to facilitate participation of professionals with lower
levels of English proficiency, as well as the hands-on design and
implementation of an intensive field project in Asia. MA coursework in an
area related to peace building (various specialisations available) and global
politics are undertaken at UPEACE and AdMU respectively.
Description of the Scholarship
This 18 - 21 month (depending
on English proficiency) intensive academic programme begins in March 2015 and
is accomplished in five terms:
1.
Language
training at AdMU in the Philippines (6 months for candidates with intermediate
English, 3 months for candidates with advanced English).
2.
MA
coursework at the UPEACE Campus in Costa Rica (various specialisations
available).
3.
MA
coursework at the AdMU campus in the Philippines.
4.
The
implementation of a field project.
5.
MA
coursework at AdMU campus in the Philippines.
Thirty admitted applicants will
be granted a full scholarship, provided by The Nippon Foundation. This includes: all tuition
fees, the language-training module, academic materials, air travel, living
expenses and basic insurance during the period of studies.
The APS offers theoretical and
practical post graduate education to young Asian professionals from diverse
cultures and backgrounds, providing them with a deep understanding of the
central issues of peace building. Participants will broaden their knowledge
base and will be able to engage with the major concepts, themes and debates
within peace studies, preparing themselves for work with NGOs, governments, aid
agencies, the UN and other organizations.
Furthermore, this programme
empowers participants to conceptualize the key challenges faced by the
international community, as well as the most promising potential courses of
action through an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective.
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