The International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation, founded in October 2009, teaches students from around the world the fundamentals of conflict resolution.<ref name="References">[httphttps://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/studying-conflict-resolution-living-the-conflict-1.364744 'Studying conflict resolution, living the conflict', Profile of the International Program], [[Haaretz]]</ref> Consisting of three consecutive semesters, the International Program aims to provide students with the insight and skills needed to address the assessment, management, and resolution of conflicts in the international arena.
The first semester exposes students to a comprehensive survey of conflicts and their resolution from diverse perspectives, including international law, psychology, political science, anthropology and economics. The second and third semesters gives students the chance to choose from a variety of courses according to their interests. Throughout the semesters, special focus is placed on combining practical experience to the theoretical knowledge through interactive teaching, culminating in the intensive mediation workshop taught in smaller groups and through simulations.
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Courses are taught in the afternoon, four days per week, allowing students to pursue volunteering and internship opportunities, as well as language courses in [[Hebrew]] and colloquial [[Arabic]].
Interviews with students<ref>{{cite news|last=Hersh|first=Nathan|title=Jews who dismiss anti-Israel art put a lid on Zionism|url=httphttps://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jews-who-dismiss-anti-israel-art-put-a-lid-on-zionism-1.410962|accessdate=7 February 2012|newspaper=Haaretz|date=7 February 2012}}</ref> and alumni<ref>{{cite news|last=Habib|first=Mia|title=Sitting in Israel, seeing Norway|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4099460,00.html|accessdate=7 February 2012|newspaper=Ynetnews.com|date=25 July 2011}}</ref> are regularly featured in Israeli<ref>{{cite news|last=Yesawich|first=Avi|title=The art of disproportion|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4054327,00.html|accessdate=7 February 2012|newspaper=Ynetnews.com|date=9 April 2011}}</ref> and international<ref>{{cite news|last=Monaghan|first=Robyn|title='Our Garden' Combines Hands-on Planting with History and Philosophy|url=http://plainfield.patch.com/articles/our-garden-combines-hands-on-organic-planting-with-history-and-philosophy|accessdate=7 February 2012|newspaper=Plainfield Patch|date=20 April 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712130535/http://plainfield.patch.com/articles/our-garden-combines-hands-on-organic-planting-with-history-and-philosophy|archive-date=12 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> media.
