MASTER PROGRAMME

PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES

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

We would like to inform you that some minor changes took place as follows:

• Admission to PACS and the motivation letter requirements
• Enrolment for new students is now possible in winter and summer semester
• Introducing the requirements of the practical experience (previously named internship) as part of completing the study programme: internships, volunteer work, and language course as options to complete this compulsery module
• Thesis preparation and submission
• Renaming some modules

To see more in details you are welcomed to visit the amendment (only in German for now)