Facilities
The Public Education Center
The Education Center will be accessible to all visitors, with a particular focus on students and teachers. Its goals are to:
- Raise awareness about the nature and sources of international conflicts
- Educate about nonviolent approaches to conflict management
- Highlight the work of the Institute and other organizations with similar missions
- Attract young people to careers in international affairs and conflict resolution
- Encourage public discussion about international conflict and global affairs
The Center will use multimedia exhibits, simulated games, films, lectures, and other learning techniques. There will be at least 20,000 square feet of exhibit space on two levels, as well as the public plaza and garden dedicated to the center.
The Center will sponsor outreach programs for teachers, students, and others through "virtual" programming even if they cannot visit the center in person. Teaching modules and other educational resources will be developed and online materials will be made available to the public. Distance learning and webcasts will also bring the Center’s learning experience to diverse and dispersed audiences.
The Conference Center
The conference center will include:
- A 230-seat auditorium and a 45-seat amphitheater for conferences, symposia, public lectures, film screenings, and public addresses
- Eight meetings rooms to support education and training programs, facilitate dialogue, mediation, and working sessions
- Advanced information and communication technologies
- State-of-the-art technology for simultaneous interpretation and translation of meetings conducted in multiple languages
- Enhanced broadband Internet services to support the Institute’s expanded use of webcasting to a wired global audience
The Working Spaces
The building’s three upper floors will house the Institute’s working Centers, as well as a research library and archives.
The Institute currently employs nearly 200 people engaged in over 400 peacebuilding projects annually. Staff come from the government, military, NGOs, academia and the private sector. Three-quarters of the Institute’s experts have operational experience; two-thirds have worked in the research sector; and 40 percent have both operational and research experience.
A dozen senior research fellows from around the world are also in residence at the Institute annually. Fellowships are awarded to outstanding scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and journalists through a competitive fellowship program.
