MASTER PROGRAMME

PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES

We would like to invite you to PACS End-of-Semester Party & a Farewell Celebration for Prof. Dr. Heiko Schrader. 

When: Wednesday, 24th January, 6:30 pm

Where: Room 332, G40

As usual please bring something to eat and drink, maybe something traditional from your country that you would like to share. Don't forget to bring tableware and cutlery too. You are very welcome to entertain your fellow PACSies with a song, dance, or any other performance you might think of. 

We will open a Spotify playlist and share the link with you in the coming weeks.

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions please send an email to .

On January 23 at 4pm, the Office for Erasmus Traineeships will be hosting an online Info-Event about Erasmus internships abroad for International students.

Info and registration here.

Please be informed that the examination office forms that you will need throughout your studies are now available in English as well. 

Lecture and Workshop on the Intersections of Gender and Violence in Kygyzstan

The lecture provides an overview on the current state of gender
inequality in Kyrgyzstan. The workshop aims to facilitate a more
in-depth conversation about potential strategies for addressing and
preventing gender-based violence in the area, as well as providing an
opportunity to discuss other questions which arise from the lecture.

TRIGGER WARNING: Both lecture and workshop will discuss sentitive topics such as gender-based and sexual violence, including shorter video sequences (five minutes in the lecture) that are potentially triggering for some individuals.

Wednesday, 13.12.2023, 15-17:00, Room: G40B-326

Guest Lecture "Current Status of Gender Inequality in Kyrgyzstan",
Galina Gorborukova, American University of Central Asia (AUCA), Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan

Thursday, 14.12.2023, 15-17:00, Room: tba.

Workshop "Understanding gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan: finding
solutions and prevention", Makhinur Mamatova, American University of
Central Asia (AUCA), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The events are open to everyone and do not need pre-registration.

You can prepare both events based on Elena Kim (2020) Re-feminizing the
post-soviet women: identity, politics and virginity ceremonies in
contemporary Kyrgyzstan, Journal of Gender Studies, 29:6, 706-716
(attached). To link to this article:
https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2020.1758043