7^th International Conference and 8^th Session of the General Assembly of PEACE

The PEACE Programme is pleased to announce its 7^th International Conference to be held on 22 and 23 November 2010 at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona. The 8^th Session of the General Assembly will also be held on 23 November in the afternoon, at the end of the International Conference.

Devoted to International Academic Cooperation and the Palestinian Universities, the conference will focus on the priority needs of Palestinian universities that could be met through international academic cooperation. It will present succesful past experiences and projects carried out with the support of the PEACE member universities, to focus then on prospects and ideas for the future action of the PEACE Programme.

To mark the celebration of 2010 as the International Year of the Raprochement among Cultures, a special session of the Conference will be devoted to the Role of universities in promoting dialogue among cultures and civilizations. Presentations of positive experiences and good practices of universities from various parts of the world will be complemented with a special focus on the role of Palestinian academics in promoting dialogue among cultures and civilizations.

The conference will take place prior to the 5th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education, held in Barcelona from 23 to 26 November 2010, giving participants the possibility to attend the two conferences.

PEACE is looking forward to a very successful event, attended not only by its member-universities but also by many other institutions and individual academics, who are supportive of its efforts to help Palestinian universities overcome the difficulties they have been confronted with for so long.

The full programme of the Conference and the draft Agenda of the General Assembly as well as technical details concerning registration and accommodation arrangements will be sent out soon. 

On behalf of the Steering Committee

Prof. Dr, Radwan Barakat,                   Prof. Frédéric Ogée

Dean of Academic Research,                Vice President for Interantional Relations,

Hebron University                                 Université Paris Diderot (Paris 7)

President of PEACE                             Vice President of PEACE