In post-conflict zones, reconciliation between past and present, individuals and communities, can sometimes take several generations. For a long time it has been considered the task of governments to promote this process, but the part that education has to play needs to be re-evaluated and enhanced, as do the resources and methods available to teachers. In various parts of the world, for example, schools that mix children from previously hostile communities have proven highly effective. There are many other examples of reconciliation initiatives in post-conflict zones that deserve study and duplication.

Moderator : Dr J. Michael Adams, President-Elect, International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), USA

Speakers: 

• Dr Fanie du Toit, Executive Director, Institute for Justice & Reconciliation, South Africa

• John Gregg, Interim Director, Education Above All, Qatar

• Ms Joke Van Der Leeuw-Roord, Founding President and Executive Director of EUROCLIO - The European Association of History Educators, The Netherlands.

• Prof. Brandon Hamber, Director, The International Conflict Research Institute (INCORE), University of Ulster, UK