Reactions from previous participants
Many participants from many countries have
participated in the TCC course. They included personnel from MSF (Doctors
Without Borders), military personnel, the UNDP, OSCE, the Red Cross,
several NGOs, many local NGOs, journalists, academics and students:
"The course has stimulated me to be more questioning/enquiring
about the context in which I'm working and to recognise my own biases
and emotional attachments. I've learnt a lot about the research/information
available on-line. "
Mick Hauser, US Army officer
"This course brought together people from different backgrounds
and experiences and this gave a very interesting and useful impetus to
the discussions online. The site was easy to navigate and the different
topics and issues were addressed in a very concise and accessible way."
Juliette Verhoeven, Employee at the European
Centre for Conflict Prevention
"Looking at the tools we got offered, however rudimentary they may be,
I have tried to use and apply them to see if this would get us any further
in understanding conflicts as in (parts of) Sudan, Colombia, Nigeria and
Angola. I have discovered that posing structure-attitude-behaviour and
the positions-interests-needs triangles as mental model, have been very
helpful for me and field practitioners to increase our understanding,
identify the gaps in understanding and thus, identify our information
needs in order to get a clear contextual understanding."
Max Glaser, Employee of Doctors
Without Borders
"I have learnt so much during the
course. There is so much on Sudan which I have just realized I've been
absorbing in the Kenyan dailies. You know we read it and take it for
granted until one looks at it as all those newspaper reports indicate
sources of suffering for civilians and the sudanese residents. ...I
feel strongly that Netuni comprises a wonderful team of experts who
are trully committed in imparting learning on conflict studies to as
many people as possible."
Muthoni Riungu, Policewoman,
Kenya
"I really apreciate the structure of the
course and the help from the supervisors. It was a program who brought
people from different areas and perspectives to deal with conflicts
which are devastating the lives of thousands and millions of peoples.
It was really a contribution not only to the acadamics of this field
but also to find peace and solutions to the problems in different
parts of the world."
Gebeyaw Nigussie, Ethiopian
Teachers Association (exiled in Belgium)
"The university has tried its level best to
give the participants the participants the adequate knowledge on the
conflicts.Thanks for that and the care it offers."
Vincent Rutaremara, Pan
African Alliance Against Violence (AYAP), student, Rwanda
"The attraction is that ideas of
participants with very different backgrounds can come together... It is
fascinating to read the experiences of people that are currently in a
conflict area. ...The enormous range of Internet resources I have learned
about through other participants is interesting. ...For me as a student
the participation of so many professionals is the most attractive aspect
of this course."
Saskia Welschen, Graduate
student
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