Academic University for Non-Violence & Human Rights - AUNOHR

33 years of pioneering experience of its founders, on theoretical and practical level, and is considered as a first-of-its-kind in Lebanon and the region and unique on international level. The AUNOHR project was launched in 2009, with an objective to remain, for generations to come, a professional academic incubator and for constructive social change. Teaching and disseminating the culture of peace and non-violence became an existential need, a horizon, in the Arab region as well as in the whole world, whereas there is a lack of specialists, educators, trainers and mediators, with high level of professionalism in these issues, in order to undertake this challenging work at the academic level in particular and in governmental and community decision making in general. Language of teaching: Arabic. Many lectures are delivered by foreign languages with simultaneous translation. Note: projects, exams and thesis could be delivered in Arabic, English or French. Programs
AUNOHR offers three levels of formation:
1. Master Degrees MA,
2. University Diploma UD which consists of the same Master curricula without the Thesis.
3. Distinctive and innovative Training certificates among which unique ones through its specialized Training and Development Center. Certificates encompasses one of the master courses or customized material from one of these courses. Course offerings
All courses consist of 3 academic credits, 15 contact hours each, totaling 45 contact hours. Courses are available all year thru under two different tracks (calendar to be assigned):
1. Over 15 weeks, one session (3 hours) per week,
2. Summer intensive courses over 7 full days. Candidates to the Master Degrees need to be holders of a Bachelor’s degree of various specialties and horizons along with two-year professional experience.
2. Candidates to the University Diploma UD do not need to be holders of a Bachelor degree.
3. Candidates to the Training certificates do not need to be holders of any Bachelor degree. Fees
Application: USD 100,
Yearly registration: USD 150
Credit USD 350
Scholarships available by application

AUNOHR offers the following Majors, with %60 of the curricula are new and innovative courses:
1. Philosophy and Skills of Non-Violent Education
2. Social Training and Active Methods
3. Conflicts Management & Non-violent Mediation
4. Educational Non-Violence Theater
5. Civic Education & Teaching Citizenship
6. Human Rights Culture & Teaching Skills
7. Philosophy & Strategies of Non-Violence
8. Non-violent Communication & Media Skills
9. Culture of Non-violence & Human Rights

AUNOHR STUDENTS are:
• Educators, program coordinators and directors, especially those involved in civic education, conflict management, mediation, theater, arts, psychology, philosophy, extra-curricular activities.
• University professors in many fields.
• Directors of student affairs in universities, schools and training centers.
• Administrators of civil associations and regional and international organizations.
• Lawyers and jurists who wish to specialize in the legal mechanisms of criminal justice, legal mediation to solve conflicts, and mechanisms for defending human rights violations.
• Directors of civil campaigns management and planning.
• Managers of youth organizations and political activists.
• Media and directors of media programs and policies in different types of mass media. (ICT)
• Researchers in cultural centers seeking to disseminate this non-violent culture with modern methods.
• Religious and responsible figures in different institutions seeking to deepen the dissemination of nonviolence, dialogue and non-discrimination with modern active methods.
• Various individuals, who have a role and influence in society, wishing to expand their culture and disseminate and defend human rights and nonviolence with modern methodologies.
• Decision makers in the community, local and national level, and parliamentarians. Job opportunities
• University students’ affairs
• University instructors and assistants in human rights, conflict prevention and resolution, legal mediation, civic education, economic and political incentives, environment, social studies
• School teachers, directors, pedagogic coordinators and coordinators of non-formal activities
• Teachers and Trainers with art and theater methods, and art therapy
• Trainers in organizations, foundations and syndicates
• Trainers and program managers of children’ associations, women’ associations, youth’ movement
• Managers of civic campaigns
• Experts in new active methods in the public sector
• Company public relations and mediators
• Trainer experts for companies and banks
• Experts in reconciliation and diplomatic mediation
• Media experts and trainers in non-violent media
• Lawyers specialized in human rights and legal mediation and mechanisms of prevention
• Representatives in community, municipal, and national decision making or parliament
• Leaders of non-violent religious action.