The PACS department has over $10,000 in scholarship money for students registered in PACS each year. Scholarship applications for Fall 2019 awards are due Friday, February 25 at 9:00am.
Peace and Conflict Studies is an interdisciplinary academic program offered collaboratively by Conrad Grebel University College (Grebel) and the University of Waterloo which aims to explore why conflict and violence occur, and to understand how conflict can be transformed by "collaborative decision-making" to accomplish constructive ends.
Volunteers Needed for PACS Open House
The Peace and Conflict Studies Department is looking for PACS students to volunteer at the March Break Open House! Your role as a volunteer will involve talking with prospective students and their families and the PACS program (and how awesome it is). Click "Register" below to sign-up.
I am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts is a documentary that follows fourteen Rohingya youth in their efforts to use the stage to depict their families' torment as they escaped from Burma. The screening of this film will be followed by a question and answer session with director and Laurier Alumnus, Yusuf Zine, as well as with cast members of the film.
If you’re passionate about social justice and human rights, you might be interested in this PACS special topics course!
Interested in peacebuilding and social innovation? This PACS special topics course may be of interest to you!
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Muhammad Amin Khan began his Master of Peace and Conflict Studies in 2016. He is interested in cross-culture understanding, the advocacy of democratic values, conflict analysis, and conflict resolution. Amin has previously completed a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Politics from International Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan.
PACS bi-weekly newsletter, November 12, 2018