Event Category: Centre for Peacebuilding & Dialogue (CPD)

Trends of Human Trafficking in Iraq and KRI

As part of the continued collaborative efforts between UKH Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) and the SEED Foundation to raise awareness on human trafficking, a joint panel discussion will take place in UKH on Trends of Human Trafficking in Iraq and KRI. Join us on Wednesday March 27, where experts and stakeholders from SEED, […]

March 24, 2024

Film Screening: “Secret Slaves of the Middle East”

Every year, millions of people are trafficked around the world. Human traffickers prey on individuals of all ages and backgrounds including women, men, and children; exploiting them for their own profit. Human trafficking, Trafficking in Persons (TIP) or ‘modern slavery’ is a growing challenge in Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), both as […]

January 23, 2024

Peacebuilding, Dialogue, and Heritage: Documentation of Oral Culture in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

The University of Cambridge Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH), the Centre for Peacebuilding & Dialogue (CPD), are delighted to announce their collaboration in organising a workshop and event on ‘Peacebuilding, Dialogue, and Heritage: Documentation of Oral Culture in the Kurdistan Region – Iraq’, which will take […]

June 20, 2023

Research Season on Contemporary Studies on Kurdistan and Iraq

Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) at UKH presents its first Research Season on Contemporary Studies on Kurdistan and Iraq. As part of this academic event, 13 scholars from top universities in Iraq and the world will present their research conducted on a range of topics which include ethno-religious minorities, Islam, religious movements, Kurdish history, […]

April 19, 2023

The Statesmanship and Religious Freedom Seminars

The Statesmanship and Religious Freedom Seminars (SaRF) are high­ impact, student-focused programs for university students that combine interactive sessions with religious freedom scholars, multi-sensory and immersive experiences at world class locations, and meetings with public officials and civil society leaders working to advance religious freedom around the world. The programme is a joint effort of […]

April 10, 2023

Integration Governance in the Context of Science, Society and Policy Advice, an Exchange of Experiences

Although many European countries have had various waves of immigration for more than 50 years, there was no active integration policy for a long time. It was not seen as a relevant policy field and the negative consequences are partly felt until today. Over the last 20 years, however, integration has become an increasingly important […]

March 27, 2023

CPD Seminar Series: Book Analysis: Iran and Turkey: International and Regional Engagement in the Middle East

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) is hosting Dr. Marianna Charountaki to deliver a seminar titled: “Book Analysis: Iran and Turkey: International and Regional Engagement in the Middle East”, on 28 March at 3:30. Dr. Marianna is a Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Lincoln (School […]

March 26, 2023

Online Conference and Publication: Syrian Religious Communities and the Transnational War

This conference is organised by the Center for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH), in collaboration with Socialists and Democrats Group (S&D) at the European Union Parliament, and the Religious Freedom Institute (USA). The axes of the conference revolve around the Syrian religious minorities experience since the Syrian Spring/ Civil […]

November 27, 2022

Book Booth

In cooperation with Ideas Beyond Borders, UKH Centre for Peacebuilding & Dialogue is organising the Book Booth event on UKH premises. 600 books with different titles will be showcased for UKH students. Each student can get a book free of charge.

November 8, 2022

Imagining Things Differently: Contemporary Art in Kurdistan

We invite you to submit your artwork for our forthcoming exhibition “Imagining Things Differently: Contemporary Art in Kurdistan”. The exhibition will be organised as part of our conference titled “Youth, Art and Women’s Activism in the Kurdistan Region: What is Moving?”, taking place at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) from 10-11 November 2022. In […]

October 24, 2022