The BCIS has undertaken collaborative research on the “ Peace Process and Capacity building “ The Academy for Educational Development with financing from the U.S. Agency for International Development regularly supports the efforts of the BCIS to provide a forum in the from of round-table discussions, Seminars, public speeches etc.

June 2007

Panel Discussion on “United Kingdom's Peace Building Efforts in Sri Lanka " held at the BCIS Auditorium on15th June 2007.Key-note Speaker H.E Dominick Chilcott -British High Commissioner. Complete Discussion >>

February 2007

Public forum on Diplomatic Immunity held at the BCIS Auditorium on the 27th February 2007. more

Skills development in negotiation, mediation is an important means to support societies that are in the midst of war or shifting away from war. The Diploma in Conflict Resolution: Skills Development offered by the BCIS aims at supporting the peace process by training various actors in highly practical skills and techniques. The course moves from an engagement with different conceptions of conflict and different ways of thinking about conflict resolution to skills training that will allow participants to be positive contributors for the sustainable transformation of conflicts.

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20th & 21st December 2005 Colombo, Sri Lanka

A high-level Conference on “China-South Asia Relations” was organised by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) in association with the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) and the Asia Foundation on the 20th and 21st December 2005. The Chief Guest at the inauguration of the Conference was Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ports and Aviation. read more>

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16th and 17th of December 2005

A seminar organized by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies in collaboration with the United States - Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission (US-SLFC) on the 19th and 20th March, 2003. read more>

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A panel discussion organised by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo on 17th February 2004 with financial assistance form the Academy for Educational Development (AED) and USAID. Focus: the conditions required for an enduring peace and negotiations process and on how to build a solid foundation for peace. read more>

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A seminar jointly organized by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies and Centre for Strategic & International Studies, New Delhi on the 4th and 5th December, 2003. read more>

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The next course will starting on the 19th January 2008 and will be held every Saturday from 9.00am to 1.00pm until July 2008.

Course Fee

The cost of the full programme per participant is Rs. 120,000/- payable in full at the time of registration. However, the BCIS is pleased to offer concessions of 75% and 50% for officials nominated by Government Departments and registered NGOs respectively through a project grant.

Contact details

For more information, please call-over at the BCIS, new building (opposite Bandaranaike Museum, BMICH), Tuesdays through Saturdays between 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. (Kindly note that the BCIS office is closed on Sundays and Mondays.) or write to:

Head of the Department
Department of Peace and Conflict Studies
BCIS, BMICH, Bauddhaloka Mawatha,
Colombo 07.
Tel.: 2676980, 2698019
Fax: 2691176
E-mail: sanath@bcis.edu.lk

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