Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD)

In collaboration with KRG High Council for Women and Development and UN Women, UKH Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) organised an intensive three-day training titled “National Women Peace Mediators Network in the KRI.” This initiative aims to train and empower women mediators to actively contribute to peacebuilding, mediation, and conflict resolution across the Kurdistan […]

On Thursday 6 February 2025, the head of the European Union Delegation’s Erbil Liaison Office Radu Butum Visited the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH), where he was warmly welcomed by Dr. Bayar Mustafa, Dean of UKH’s Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD). Mr. Butum was introduced to CPD and its activities and partnerships. They also […]

The Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the High Council for Women and Development (HCWD) to establish the National Women Peace Mediators Network in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The MoU was signed after a meeting with HCWD delegation […]

UKH Dean of Research and External Engagement and the Director of Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) Dr. Bayar Mustafa Sevdeen traveled to Kyoto, Japan, in December 2024 to participate in an international symposium, titled “Infrastructures of Coexistence in the Indian Ocean World” (KINDOWS). Dr. Bayar was awarded travel grant to fund his research on […]

In recent years, Kurdish studies have gained increasing scholarly attention as the geopolitical, cultural and social dynamics of Kurdistan continue to shape, and to be shaped by, the regional and global context. This surge in academic and political interest takes place against the backdrop of rapidly changing balance of power and shifting geopolitical dynamics in […]

On Sunday 6th October 2024, UKH Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) renewed its existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Germany-based Forum ZFD . The new agreement was signed in a meeting attended by UKH Vice President for Academic Affairs Prof. Dr. Christopher Chris Bridle, Dean of Research and External Engagement Dr. Bayar Mustafa and […]

UKH Dean of External Engagement and Research, Dr. Bayar Mustafa has recently participated in a three-day workshop titled “State Asymmetry Workshop” at the Eurac Research Centre Bolzano in Italy. Dr. Bayar presented a study on Kurdistan’s autonomy, titled “Assimilationism vs. Autonomy: Contrasting Kurdistan Accommodation Strategies in the Turkish and Iraqi States.” The workshop was co-organised […]

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) has forged its first-ever Cooperation Protocol with Portugal through the esteemed I-Piaget Institute. This partnership spans six countries of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, and Mozambique. This historic collaboration marks a new chapter of international cooperation for UKH, uniting the Kurdistan Region with regions renowned for their […]

In collaboration with ForumZDF, UKH Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) is thrilled to announce a series of trainings with the forum which is one of the globally active peace organisations. The series of world-class insightful trainings on conflict resolution and peacebuilding will take place in May, June, and July 2024. The training series will […]

UKH Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) is expanding its collaborative projects. On Monday, April 28th, 2024, CPD and ForumZFD, one of the globally active peace organisations, engaging in international peace efforts in 70 countries, signed a Memorandum of Understanding. CPD and Forum ZFD will be implementing a joint capacity-building project and communal activities on […]