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Ibero-American Center for Advanced Peace and Innovation Studies (CIEPI)
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The Ibero-American Center for Advanced Peace and Innovation Studies – CIEPI will stand as the most advanced and prominent center in the Ibero-American community for the creation of new knowledge and the promotion of peace from a constructive, scientific, and holistic perspective.
The Ibero-American Center for Advanced Peace and Innovation Studies – CIEPI is a strategic initiative of the Forum of Universities for Peace (FOUP), bringing together higher education institutions from across the Ibero-American world, including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Panama, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela, Spain, Portugal, Equatorial Guinea, and Andorra.
University research and scholarship play a fundamental role in building a culture of peace. Universities are crucial agents of change — shaping conscious, peace-committed individuals and serving as spaces for knowledge generation, creativity, and innovation. By bringing together universities, businesses, and governments, this initiative drives cross-sector collaboration in advancing knowledge about peace, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach.
CIEPI aims to strengthen academic networks and drive institutional alliances that consolidate positive peace policies — guided by the universal principles of fraternity, equality, and the pursuit of knowledge.
The creation of the Ibero-American Center for Advanced Peace Studies and Research is an innovative initiative that will make a significant contribution to building a lasting and sustainable culture of peace.
CIEPI Advanced Research and Study Lines
Structural Thematic Pillars and Guidelines:
General Objectives
- To define collective strategies for promoting peace education and the cultivation of a culture of peace — grounded in peace itself.
- To define specific actions for harmonizing a scientific and holistic vision of peace across universities in Ibero-America and Europe.
- To promote the mainstreaming of peace across all educational, academic, and research models at Latin American universities.
- To advance peace from a foundation of peace, generating social innovations that embed peace as a framework for social well-being.
Specific Objectives
- To conduct institutional visits to introduce FOUP (Forum of Universities for Peace) and raise awareness among universities and partners about the importance of their active participation in CIEPI.
- To foster the creation and strengthening of academic programs, research initiatives, and outreach projects oriented toward a culture of peace within higher education institutions.
- To establish strategic alliances between universities, businesses, civil society organizations, and government bodies to strengthen FOUP's reach and broaden its social impact.
- To create a productive environment for dialogue and cooperation between higher education institutions (HEIs) and governments, promoting the exchange of experiences and best practices that contribute to the consolidation of peace-oriented institutional policies.
- To establish the physical space of the Ibero-American Center for Advanced Peace Studies — an innovative, open-to-visitors hub for peace research.