[1] Created by Pascal Gemperli and Uri Ziegele in 2007,[2] the organization focuses on promoting conflict transformation and peacebuilding through peace mediation courses and trainings.
[5] It is active in the following countries: Switzerland, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Morocco, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The advanced training Die Kunst der Konfliktbearbeitung (The Art of Conflict Transformation) [7] is recognized by the Swiss Federation for Mediation Associations (SDM-FSM) [8] and organized in partnership with the University of Basel.
This one-week course allows participants to attend classes about peace mediation and to take advantage of the skills and knowledge of international experts in the field.
The Institute for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding is jointly involved with the Universities of Basel, Belgrade, Sarajevo and Zagreb in the creation of a regional Master in Peace Studies in South-East Europe [12]