In a discussion about transferability of degree modules, it got me thinking about the history of universities and how 900 years ago one could switch between Bologna, Paris and Oxford universities willy-nilly because they offered the same curriculum.\u00a0 Now it is really hard to get one university to give credits fro study in another even in the same country.\u00a0 Division and protectionism, even in education.<\/p>\n
Anyway, international peace degrees.<\/p>\n
The University for Peace<\/a> or UPEACE is (according to Wikipedia<\/a>) “an intergovernmental organization with university status established in 1980 and based Costa Rica<\/em>“.\u00a0 I have looked at it before and eliminated it primarily on not having $US15,000<\/a> and partly because of lack of recognition for the qualification.\u00a0 I also wasn’t too impressed with the course content<\/a>.<\/p>\n The United Nations University<\/a> or UNI is (according to Wikipedia<\/a>) “the academic and research arm of the United Nations, established in 1973.\u00a0 Based in Tokyo, Japan, has since 2010 been authorized to grant degrees. It provides a bridge between the UN and the international academic, policy-making and private sector communities.<\/em>”\u00a0 Most of its programmes seem to be about international development with the exception of the Institute for Sustainability and Peace Tokyo (Wikipedia<\/a>) (their web site<\/a> is down as I write this).\u00a0 Even their Master’s Degrees<\/a> are about the environment, sustainability and public policy rather than peace.\u00a0 So, no conflict prevention type degrees.<\/p>\n Both are dead ends for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a discussion about transferability of degree modules, it got me thinking about the history of universities and how 900 years ago one could switch between Bologna, Paris and Oxford universities willy-nilly because they offered the same curriculum.\u00a0 Now it … Continue reading