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It is now 18 years after the 1994 genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda. Many things have already been done regarding the national reconstruction process in which every Rwandan is expected to participate. How are educators taking part in this national reconstruction process? This study explores the level of participation of the National University of Rwanda academics in implementing national social cohesion recovery policies. Building from collected data that indicate a relatively low level of inclusion of peace building issues in academic activities due to limited expertise in peace and conflict studies, the study suggests a two-week-workshop as a peace education intervention in order to improve the National University of Rwanda academics' skills in conflict transformation and education for sustainable peace and development.
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Habyarimana, Jean-BoscoJean-Bosco HABYARIMANA is a Rwandan Research Fellow at the Center for Conflict Management of the National University of Rwanda. He got his MA in Peace Education in 2009 from the United Nations mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica. His studies focus on the role of intellectuals in transforming communities for and in which they operate.
