The International Peace Studies Dual Campus Master Program is a shared initiative between the Nippon Foundation and the University for Peace, in collaboration with Ateneo de Manila University, which aims to provide students from Japan and other Asian countries with an opportunity to pursue a peace studies post graduate degree with a content-based language-training module. This offers the support for individuals who do not have a proficient command of English to work in this increasingly common international language and to become comfortable in their professional abilities as they gain academic skills. As part of the program, students have also the opportunity to apply their academic and practical knowledge through a four-month internship at the end of the Master courses.

The reception of applications to the Dual Campus Master Program on International Peace Studies is currently open. Students accepted in the program will be automatically granted full scholarships provided by the Nippon Foundation. A full scholarship includes: tuition fee, the language module, academic materials, and air travel and living expenses during the period of studies.

Program Description
The Dual Campus Master Program on International Peace Studies is designed to enable students from diverse cultures and backgrounds to attain a deep understanding of the central issues of peace and security which will determine the future of humanity. Through their coursework, participants in the program broaden their base of knowledge and engage with the major concepts, themes, and debates within international peace and conflict studies, preparing themselves for work with NGOs, governments, aid agencies, the UN and other organizations where a deep understanding of theses issues is critical.

The program provides students with the required theoretical and practical post graduate education to contribute to the work of building international peace. Furthermore, it empowers students to conceptualize the key challenges faced by the international community, and the most promising potential areas and courses of action through an interdisciplinary and multicultural program.
In this 19-month intensive academic program, the students undertake courses at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines as well as at the San José UPEACE headquarters in Costa Rica. It is accomplished in three terms which start at the end of the language-training module. The program begins in April 2008.

The Dual Campus M.A. program has been planned primarily for receiving students from several Asian countries where English is not a widely used language, such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Exceptionally, students from other Asian countries may be admitted.

Admission Requirements
Interested candidates should submit to the UPEACE Department of Academic Administration the following items: application form; official undergraduate or last degree Transcript/Course of Studies; three letters of Recommendation; Curriculum Vitae; a statement of purpose indicating why they are interested in the Programme; a printed score of the Test of English as a Foreign language (TOEFL) or other recognized English language tests1; financial certification; six recent passport-size photographs; and a Costa Rican Entry visa application form.

Applications should be sent to:

Deadline for receiving application packages: October 15th, 2007