Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies

Our Programmes

The Institute currently has cross-cutting course units in all degree and non-degree programmes, namely, Philosophy, Law, Ethics, Social Justice, Human Rights, Legal Perspectives to Business and Education Management and Administration Ethics, Environmental Law and Policy, Gender, Psycho-social Therapy, Counseling and Guidance etc.

There are also overlapping course units related to peace and conflict studies, being run with human resource expertise input from the Institute.  These include Land Law, Land Use and Management, Ethics, Political philosophy, Human Rights, Justice and Governance, Democratization and Political Participation; Decentralization, Business, to mention.

This inter-disciplinary approach portrays the academic identity of the Institute and, ensures that a big number of students gain conflict transformation knowledge and peace–building skills.  Such inter-disciplinary transactions show how engaged the Institute is.

Many of the students, especially those in the private scheme who are mainly government officials and, employees of various civil society organisations, humanitarian agencies, religious leaders etc., have continued to benefit from the conflict mitigation in the various programmes and courses they pursue.

IPSS is currently offering the following programmes:

Post-graduate Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies More ...

Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation More ...

We intend to launch a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Strategic Studies soon. Consultations with relevant stakeholders, practitioners and academics are at advanced level.

Here at the Institute, we believe in a cross-disciplinary, comparative educational regime. Students are encouraged to do independent research and bring their own professional background to discussion sessions. Our lecturers are highly educated and practiced in their specialities, and course work is supplemented with guest speakers and trips to the field.

Enrolment and Capacity

With a sizable number of students, our programmes aim at developing, implanting and inculcating in the students and the academic staff, sound theoretical and practical professional skills of conflict management, peace-building and conflict transformation. 

Besides, they aim at harnessing human rights observance, promotion and respect; promotion of social justice, and development of the culture of peace in work and leisure places, at home, in the community while contributing to global peace. Specifically, beneficiaries of the programme are expected to gain abilities to analyze and resolve conflicts constructively, monitor and promote observance of human rights, ethics and social justice.

In line with the University’s functions and mission, the programmes cover the concern about ecological soundness with a critical mind to conservation of biodiversity and sustainability of the environment.

Significance

Since the students come from diverse back-grounds, namely from Germany, Kenya, and Sudan and within, there are usually very lively inter-disciplinary interactive dialogue and discussion on peace and conflict. As a result, the impact of these programmes are commendable and reckonable.

Most of the former students have either secured or maintained employment relevant to the dissemination of the ideas of peace, conflict and development. Their field performance indicators and benchmarks reflect the sedulous commitment and dedication of peace advocates, campaigners, practitioners and social activists.