Center for Peace Studies Wins USIP Grant for African Universities

The Center for Peace Studies (CPS), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), Nigeria wins the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) grant for Africa Universities. The grant was

announced on May 2014 “Strengthening Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution in Sub-

Saharan African Universities.” In a highly contested competition of several African

Universities, the CPS collaborative project with the School for Conflict Analysis and

Resolution, George Mason University titled “Strengthening Graduate Education in Peace

Studies and Conflict Resolution in Northern Nigeria” was approved for funding in

September 2014.

Faculty Members of UDUS with a Representative of GMU (middle)

The primary objective of the CPS project is to strengthen UDUS graduate peace and conflict resolution program; through recruitment and training of instructors, curriculum updates, and the establishment of peace studies and conflict resolution networks in Nigeria to facilitate information sharing. The beneficiaries of the project are graduate students, instructors, researchers, government, and institutions. The added value of the project includes an update of the teaching curriculum, improved skills and capacity to drive experiential and reflective practice activities using northern Nigeria case studies, and the establishment of a platform for information sharing. The outcomes from the project are qualified instructors and researchers to drive graduate programs, an updated curriculum, and a functional Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Network (PS&CRN) in Nigeria.