Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation Course
24th-29th, November 2014, Vietnam
Agenda
Day 1, Monday: 24th November
Inauguration: Opening remarks, Key note speech and vote of thanks and Orientation, Challenges and
Opportunities
Time
09:00-09:10
Session I
09:10-09:20
09:20 -10.00
Session II
10.00-10:15
10:15-12:00
Session
Resource Person
Opening Remarks:
Welcome to Participants, Resource Persons and Guests
Brief Remarks on IIPDS and VASS Cooperation in Peace
Studies
Keynote Speech:
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Challenges and Prospect for Peace In ASEAN
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Questions and Answer
Prof.Nguyen Xuan Thang
President of VASS
M. Abdus Sabur
Convener of IIPDS
Vote of Thanks
Director of Department of
International Relations, VASS
Tea break
Group work of the participants:
 Let participants to know each other and express
their expectation from the course
 Review the program and make adjustments if any
to cover the participants’ expectation
 Familiarization and team building exercises +
Communications skills
H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh,
ASEAN Secretary General
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Director, IIPDS
Ms Binh
VASS, International Relational
Department
Mr. Dirgha Raj Sigdel
[Formation of the working group for the Curriculum IIPDS
Development]
12.00-13.30
Session III
13:30-15:00
Session IV
15.00-15.00
15:15-17:00
Lunch break
Understanding the concept of Conflict and Violence
(including social conflict, economic-political conflict,
territorial conflict)
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Director, IIPDS
Tea Break
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Tools of analyses of Conflict

Ways to transform Conflict
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Director, IIPDS
End Day I
Day 2, Tuesday: 25th November
Critical Peace & Conflict Studies and Peace from Gender Perspective
Time
Session I
09:00-10:15
Session
Critical Peace and Conflict Studies
Resource Person
Prof. Francis Lee
Sungkung Hoe University, Korea
10:15-10:30
Tea Break
10:30-12:00
Critical Peace and Conflict Studies contd…
Prof. Francis Lee
Sungkung Hoe University, Korea
12.00-14.00
14:00-15:00
Lunch break
Peace from Gender and Political Science Perspectives Prof. Grace Cheng
Session II
Hawaii Pacific University
15:00-15:15
Tea Break
15:15-17:00
Peace from Gender and Political Science Perspectives Prof. Grace Cheng
Hawaii Pacific University
End Day II
Day 3, Wednesday: 26th November
Perspectives of Peacebuilding and Group Work
Time
Session I
09:00-10:30
Session II
10.30-10:45
10:45-12:00
Sessions
Peace from Social Science Perspectives
Resource Person
Dr. Van
Director of the War Remnant
Museum, Ho Chi Minh City
Peace from Ethnic Perspectives
Dr. Phuong Cham
Deputy Director General of Institute
of Cultural Studies (VASS )
Archeological Heritage as Resource for
Peacebuilding
Dr. Bui Thi Lien
Tea Break
Group reading, analyzing following case studies and
drawing lessons:
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5.
6.
7.
8.
Mindanao
Aceh
South China Sea
Cambodia –Thai Border Conflict
Chittagang Hill Tract – Bangladesh
Northern Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Southern Sudan
Institute of Archaeology (VASS)
Facilitators:
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Ms Binh
Mr. Dirgha Raj Sigdel
12:00-13:30
13:30-15:00
Lunch break
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Session III
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15:00-15:15
15:15 -17:00
Presentation of case analyses by each group
Questions, clarifications, comments
Facilitators:
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Ms Binh
Mr. Dirgha Raj Sigdel
Tea break
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Presentation of case analyses by each group
Questions, clarifications, comments
Facilitators:
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Ms Binh
Mr. Dirgha Raj Sigdel
End of Day III
Day 4, Thursday: 27th November
Peace and Human Rights
Time
Session I
09:00-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-12:00
12.00-13. 30
Session II
13:30-14:30
14:30-15:15
Session III
15.15-15.30
Session
Peace from Human Rights Perspective
Resource Person
Dr. Seikh Altafur Rahman
Executive Director, Human Security
Alliance
Tea Break
Peace from Human Rights Perspective
Lunch break
Critical reflections on Vietnamese struggle for
freedom and Peace
Academic disciplines and courses currently offered
and possibilities of integration of Peace Studies
Dr. Seikh Altafur Rahman
Executive Director, Human Security
Alliance
Prof. Vo Khanh Vinh
VASS Vice President
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Viet Hanh
Deputy Director General of the
Graduate Academy of Social Sciences
Tea break
15:15-16:15
Self-reliant community is a myth or a foundation for
peace building?
A debate between selected
participants
16:15-17:00
Mid way evaluation of the course
Facilitators:
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Ms Binh
Mr. Dirgha Raj Sigdel
End of Day IV
Day 5, Friday: 28th November
Visit to Community and Museum
Day 6, Saturday: 29th November
Integration of Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation in Academic Institutions
Session I
Time
Content
Resource Person
09:00-09:45
Sustainable Development as a Strategy for
Enduring Peace
Prof. Xuan Thang
The President of VASS
09:45-10:30
Presentation by the Working Group for the
Curriculum Development
Facilitators:
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Ms Binh
Mr. Dirgha Raj Sigdel
10:30-10:45 Tea Break
10:45-12:00 Presentation by the Working Group for the
Curriculum Development
12:00-13:30
Networking and resource mobilization in taking
forward the follow-up ideas
15:15-15:30
Tea Break
15:30-16:00
Evaluation , reflections on the course
Session
II
Session IV
Lunch break
13:30-15:15
16:00-17:00
Facilitators:
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Ms Binh
Mr. Dirgha Raj Sigdel
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Mr. Mohammad Abdus Sabur
Facilitators:
Mr. Ekraj Sabur
Ms Binh
Mr. Dirgha Raj Sigdel
Prof. Xuan Thang
President , VASS
Concluding Remarks
Distribution of certificate
End of Day VI