Creating Safer Space has supported a new Partnership for Peace Education and Research between Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) and Universitas Syiah Kuala in Indonesia.
USK has launched a Master’s programme in Peace and Development, creating new pathways for academic inquiry and practitioner-oriented learning in peacebuilding and conflict transformation. In support of the programme’s establishment, NP facilitated ongoing learning exchanges between USK scholars and Creating Safer Space (CSS) researchers, including Prof Rachel Julian, Prof Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, and Prof Chantana Banpasirichote Wungaeo. NP also provided substantive input into the programme’s curriculum development and academic planning.
The November 2025 agreement signed by NP and USK outlines a framework for long-term cooperation in areas of shared interest, including:
- Staff and student exchanges to support cooperative education and mutual learning.
- Joint academic initiatives addressing peacebuilding, humanitarian action, social justice and development, conflict resolution, human rights, and civilian protection.
- Collaborative research, including joint academic meetings, workshops, and publications.
- Knowledge sharing, through the exchange of information, experiences, and academic materials to advance shared objectives.
Read more about this exciting new partnership in the NP Press Release and the USK Press Release.