United Nations mandated University for Peace offers CSR workshops in Costa Rica (Dec 10-12) and London (Nov. 27-28)

Published 11-06-07

Submitted by UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education

The scenic University for Peace (UPEACE) campus, Costa Rica

November 6, 2007 - for Executive and Professional Education has chosen London as the site to offer a 2-day intensive workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), in partnership with UK CSR specialists, Ideal Media. This will be the first in a series of internationals workshops and seminars and will be followed closely by a 3-day workshop in San Jose, Costa Rica. The two workshops have been designed as an executive education offering to help fill the gap in hands-on professional CSR education. Interested participants may register for either one of the workshops.

The workshops are designed to give those working or looking to work in CSR practical knowledge on how to plan and implement a CSR strategy. The course’s limited enrolment is designed to maximise participant interaction, but will also bring industry insights with expert speakers from the field. This initiative is also seen as a contribution to the cross-sectoral approach recommended by UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). The main topics that will be addressed include:

Leading Frameworks for CSR: Looking at the pros and cons of selected international CSR frameworks

Leadership in CSR: Bringing values to the workplace and developing leadership skills

CSR communications: Engaging and inspiring stakeholders and developing your brand

Engaging NGOs: How to structure for win-win alliances

Case Studies of CSR in practice: Learning from best practices

CSR strategy: Developing a CSR strategy for your organization

For more information and to register for the limited enrollment workshops, please visit the website: www.centre.upeace.org.

The University for Peace (UPEACE) was created by the General Assembly of the United Nations to provide an educational framework for the largest challenge faced by humanity: to ensure a secure and equitable world for ourselves and for future generations. It currently offers nine master's programmes in multi-disciplinary courses taught by international faculty use engaging and participatory teaching models.

The UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education was set-up to offer shorter-length workshops to leverage UPEACE's growing experience and expertise in skills-based training. The Center’s mission is to work with leaders from around the world to offer the knowledge, perspectives, and skills to prepare them to be more effective in their professional environments, with a new spirit of understanding, cooperation, and sensitivity to our global interconnectedness

UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education

Located in Costa Rica, within the United Nations-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE), the UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education delivers dynamic courses to leaders from around the world. The Centre reaches out to nonprofit leaders, business executives, educators at all levels, UN staff, students and other professional audiences. The approach to all courses is innovative, interactive, and participant-centered, using case-studies and field trips when appropriate. The Centre aims to develop key leadership skills by incorporating the following crosscutting themes: - Intercultural Communication - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution - Teambuilding Our courses provide the necessary tools and resources to put theory into action.

United Nations mandated University for Peace offers CSR workshops in Costa Rica (Dec 10-12) and London (Nov. 27-28)

United Nations mandated University for Peace offers CSR workshops in Costa Rica (Dec 10-12) and London (Nov. 27-28)

UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education

UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education

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