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== International activities ==

In addition to the activities at the Costa Rica campus, the University for Peace has several international offices and partners.

=== Africa ===
The University for Peace established its Africa program in 2002. The programme aims to stimulate and strengthen the capacities in Africa to teach, train and conduct research in areas of peace and conflict studies. As part of the programme, the university has established capacity-building agreements with 27 institutions in Africa, mainly universities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UPEACE- IPSED launches a New MA and PhD Programmes in the Puntland State of Somalia. - Institute for Peace, Security & Development (IPSED) |url=https://ipsed.org/upeace-ipsed-launches-a-new-ma-and-phd-programmes-in-the-puntland-state-of-somalia/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The first five years of the program focused on the development of curricula and teaching materials and the delivery of a range of short courses, workshops, conferences and seminars in various parts of Africa. Within this period, the program attracted close to one thousand participants from academia, policy-makers and civil society organizations.

Since 2007, the Africa programme has worked with a number of partner universities to develop master's degree programs to be based at African universities. The principal aim of this endeavour is to further strengthen the African capacity and build a wide expertise for a better understanding of conflicts in Africa, their prevention and the creation of the environment favourable to lasting peace and development in the region.

In partnership with the Institute for Peace, Security and Development, UPEACE offers master's and PhD programmes related to the university's academic profile in Somalia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UPEACE- IPSED launches a New MA and PhD Programmes in the Puntland State of Somalia. - Institute for Peace, Security & Development (IPSED) |url=https://ipsed.org/upeace-ipsed-launches-a-new-ma-and-phd-programmes-in-the-puntland-state-of-somalia/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, 166 students graduated from the Somalia programme.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=More than 100 Somali students graduate from University for Peace, including country's president {{!}} Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs |url=https://dppa.un.org/en/more-100-somali-students-graduate-university-peace-including-countrys-president |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=dppa.un.org}}</ref> The incumbent president of the Somalia, [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]], defended his Ph.D. thesis at the University for Peace.<ref name=":1" /> The university announced its intention to start a Ph.D. scholarship programme named after Hassan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aweys |first=Khadar |date=2023-05-28 |title=Historic agreement signed for presidential PhD Scholarship in Somalia |url=https://sonna.so/en/historic-agreement-signed-for-presidential-phd-scholarship-in-somalia/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Somali National News Agency |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Europe ===
In January 2012, UPEACE opened a centre in [[The Hague]], Netherlands, which is housed at the Academy Building of the [[Peace Palace]]. It promotes the activities of the university in Europe and works on education and research in peace studies, cooperating with academic and policy-oriented institutions in The Hague region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upeace The Hague - UPEACE Centre The Hague |url=https://www.upeace.nl/index.php?page=who-we-are&pid=286 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.upeace.nl |language=NL}}</ref> 

The Geneva Office of the University for Peace was established in 2001. The focus of  the Geneva office is to contribute to the development of programmatic activities of the university in Africa and the Middle East, engaging with the academic community in Geneva, and facilitation of institutional relations within Europe and with the United Nations system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University for Peace {{!}} The United Nations Office at Geneva |url=https://www.ungeneva.org/en/blue-book/missions/intergovernmental/university-peace |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.ungeneva.org |language=en}}</ref>

=== Asia ===
Until 2023, the University for Peace jointly organised the Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship Programme (APS) with the [[Nippon Foundation]] and [[Ateneo de Manila University]]. APS graduates obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University for Peace and a master's degree in Transdisciplinary Social Development from Ateneo de Manila University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University for Peace |url=https://www.upeace.org/departments/asian-peacebuilders-scholarships |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=www.upeace.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship {{!}} Ateneo Global |url=https://global.ateneo.edu/dual-degree |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=global.ateneo.edu}}</ref>