Third
Capacity Building Seminar for Urozgan Governmental Staff
There was a capacity building seminar from 6th June to 16th June of
2010 on “Management, Law (Constitution – Administrative Law) and Public
Budget” at NCPR. 12 people of Urozgan Governmental Staff attended
this seminar. The seminar was sponsored by GTZ IS. It was the second
seminar for this staff in current year. The first seminar was held
in April 2010 for two weeks.
Fifth
Afghan Students Forum in Istanbul-Turkey
The NATO Public Diplomacy Division would like to hold NATO Afghan
Students Forum. The Forum will take place in Turkey, at the Kadir
Has University of Istanbul, from 18th to 24th October 2010 this year.
The announcement of this program was distributed to Heart, Nangarhar,
Balkh, Khost and Albironi as well as Kabul Universities by NCPR.
This Forum is dedicated to bring together students from Afghanistan,
Pakistan, NATO Member and Partner countries as well as troop contributing
nations to discuss NATO's engagement in Afghanistan.
GARF
V Training Program for Students
The German- Afghan Research Forum V (GARF V), research methodology
in social sciences started on 25th of April, at NCPR’s conferences
room for 45 top students of social sciences faculties of Kabul University.
After finishing this program on 5rd of June, the participants will
conduct some practical projects. The NCPR would like to hold GARF
program in other provinces of Afghanistan as of last year.
Trip
to Pakistan
KAS- Partner and donor of NCPR invited 4 young lecturers and 28 top
students of Kabul University’s two lecturers and 4 students from Herat
University to participate in two separates conferences which were
held in Islamabad, Pakistan. The first conference held from 23rd to
25th of April 2010 on role of youth in leadership, the second conference
was held from 27th to 28th of April 2010 about views and challenges
of Afghanistan and Pakistan relationship. The participants appreciated
the program and said that it was a successful step for neighborhood
relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The
Monograph Writing and Scientific Seminar Presentation Program
Approximately 500 senior students of six social sciences faculties
of Kabul University participated the 10 days training program in April
2010. In these Programs Writing Monograph and presenting Scientific
Seminar was taught to participants.
Introduction
of Handbook “Election in Afghanistan” in Provinces
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
and NCPR, held one to three days seminars, for introduction of republished
handbook “Election in Afghanistan” in provinces. These seminars were
conducted in provinces of Herat from 3rd -5th, Kapisa on 7th, Balkh
on 10th, Samangan on 11th and Bamyan on 17th of April 2010.Approximately,
350 participants were briefed about the details of this handbook and
1500 editions were distributed for the interested people. The Pashto
version is under process and after publication it will be introduced
mainly to Pashton areas of Afghanistan.
Second
Capacity Building Seminar for Governmental Staff of Uruzgan Province
NCPR and GTZ IS held the second Capacity Building Seminar for Governmental
Staff of Uruzgan Province on “Good Governance: Public Administration”
from 17th to 21st of April 2010.
The participants of this program were 14 Governmental staff who participated
in the capacity building program held at NCPR last year.
Common
Voice for Peace
A conference titled “Common Voice for Peace” was held in Ballroom
Hall of Intercontinental Hotel from 10th to 12th April 2010. The conference
was organized and facilitated by Peace Department of NCPR that brought
together international and national experts on peace and reconciliation
issues, representatives of concerned civil society organizations and
tribal and local leaders from all around Afghanistan. The finance
for conference came from Canada’s ‘Peacebuild’.
First
Capacity Building Seminar for Governmental Staff of Uruzgan Province
NCPR
and GTZ IS held Capacity Building Seminar for Governmental Staff of
Urozgan Province, on ‘’Management, Working Skill and Accounting’’
from 4th to 14th of April 2010 in conference room of NCPR. There were
17 participants in the seminar and they were taught by NCPR’s lecturers.
The
Roundtable about Monopoly and Hoarding
NCPR & CIPE, held a roundtable on 30th of March 2010, at Kabul
Serena Hotel for more than 70 lecturers of Kabul University, Parliamentarians,
other Governmental Staff, Journalists and Representative of Commercial
Unions and Civil Society. The participants discussed the Monopoly
and Hoarding and its effects on the economy of the country. Their
comments and suggestions for the solution of this problem were accumulated.
Peace Studies Workshops
In continuing its peace building activities, the Peace Studies Department
of NCPR accommodated a workshop on “Peace, Conflict and Oral History”
for a group of students of Psychology and Educational Science Faculties
of Kabul University on 8th – 9th of March to enhance the awareness
and skills of participants, to gain the vision and ability to apply
peace building projects.
A three days workshop on “Human Rights” was held for students of Social
Science Faculty of Kabul University on 2nd – 4th of Marc h to increase
the awareness of them about different issues of human rights, AIHRC
and human rights conventions signed by Afghanistan.
The Roundtable about Informal Taxation
NCPR & CIPE, held a roundtable on 28th of February 2010 at Pamir
Saloon of Inter Continental Hotel. The participants discussed the
informal taxation and its effects on the economy of the country and
private sector activities. Their comments and suggestions for the
solution of this problem were accumulated. After editing the suggestions
will be shared with the related authorities. The lecturers of Kabul
University, Parliamentarians, other Governmental Staff, Journalists
and Representative of Commercial Unions and Civil Society participated.
The Visit of High Ranking Pakistani Delegations from Kabul
University
KAS, the Partner of NCPR, invited an academic high ranking delegation
from Pakistan to visit Kabul on 22nd to 25th of February 2010. These
delegations were including of Chancellor of Peshawar University, the
Ex Chancellor of Qaed -e-Azam University, and the Professors of these
universities and representatives of Institute of Strategic Studies
of Pakistan. These representatives visited Kabul University on 23rd
of February and met Professor Hamidullah Amin. The Chancellor and
a team of Professors of Kabul University exchange their ideas on dual
academic relations. The delegations had a meeting with the students
of Faculty of Law & Political Sciences in that faculty and listen
to their comments and suggestions.
The NCPR’s Research Topics 2010
The Departments of NCPR will conduct fallowing projects in 2010:
• Insuring Security by Afghans after the Foreign Troops Return to
Their Countries (Law)
• Economical Achievements and Challenges of Afghanistan during 2002-2009
(Economic)
• Social Impact of Returning Refugees and Internally Displaced People
(IDPs). (Social Sciences)
• The Role of Religious Scholars and Tribal Elders in Supporting the
Peace Process (Peace Studies)
The Pathways to Peace in Afghanistan Research Project
NCPR and the Peacebuild Institute of Canada conduct on a two months
research project “Pathways to Peace in Afghanistan” started from 21st
of January 2010. Thirteen Provinces including Kabul are considered
for field research and twenty five questions including open questions,
are asked from the experts. In addition, research questions in focus
groups are discussed and the quantative and qualitive results of research
will be analyzed.
Workshop
on Non Violent Communication
This workshop has been held at the NCPR Conference room on 11th and
12th of January 2010. Fourteen students of the Kabul University participated
in the workshop. During the workshop the participants discussed about
these important issues: What are the importance and benefits of having
good communication? What are the effects and influence of understanding
for good communication? What are the obstacles of having Non violent
communication?
Workshop
on Oral History
The
Department of Peace Studies conducted the 4th follow up Oral History
workshop at the University of Balkh from 6th to 7th of January 2010.
Ten students and four lecturers participated. This workshop was a
start-up of the research project on ‘Collecting Experiences of the
People who are involved in the Peace
Process by Conducting Oral History Interviews” which has been suggested
by the Peace Studies Network members of Balkh University.
Workshops
on Peace Building
The
Department of Peace Studies conducted a 3-days workshop on Peace Building
at the University of Balkh from 3rd to 5th of January 2010. Twenty
six students and five lecturers of different faculties participated.
The following topics had been discussed within lectures and group
work:
What are causes of wars and conflicts in Afghanistan? What are the
obstacles of the
peace process? How to contribute to the peace process? What is the
responsibility and possibility of academics and universities to the
peace process?
Workshops
for Selection of NCPR’s Research Topics of 2010
The departments of Economics, Social Sciences, Peace Studies and Law
&Political Sciences of NCPR held workshops for selection their
research topics of 2010, on 14th, 15th, 16th, and 20th of Dec 2009.
In these workshops, the participants voted for 64 topics related to
four departments Around hundred of experts from Government, NGOs,
Economists, Lawyers, Sociologists and Lecturers of Kabul University
and Researchers of Science Academy were attended these workshops.
Capacity
Building Seminar for Governmental Staff of Uruzgan Province
NCPR, partner der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung held capacity building
seminar in “Management, Law (Constitution-Administrative Law) &
Public Budget” from 20th–31st of December, 2009 in conference room
of NCPR. It was the second seminar on Capacity Building for Governmental
Staff of Uruzgan Province this year similar to the first one which
was held in March. This seminar was sponsored by GTZ IS and Netherlands’
Embassy in Kabul.
Elections
in Afghanistan
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung the partner of NCPR recently published the
Handbook “Election in Afghanistan”, regarding Parliamentarian Election
of Afghanistan in 2010. The intention of this handbook is to increase
the general knowledge of public regarding the election process.The
first and second introduction ceremony of this handbook held on 2nd
-3rd and 9th-10th of December 2009 in NCPR’s Conference Room. The
participants were the Parliamentarians, Professors of the 9 afghan
universities and representatives of other national and international
organizations. This foundation would like to distribute the handbook
to all over the country with the cooperation of NCPR.
The
GARF Closing Ceremony in Herat University
The research methodology program (GARF)
which was started on 14th of November.2009 in Herat University finished
after five weeks. In closing ceremony on 16th of December 2009 in
Commercial Chamber Hotel of Herat, the certificates distributed for
38 participated in that program
The
GARF- Program in Kadahar University
For capacity building of young lecturers and students of Kandhar University,
NCPR held a research methodology program for 32 lecturers and 16 students
from 21st to 27th of Dec. 2009 in that University.
Roundtable
with CIPE
NCPR
in cooperation with the Center for International Private Enterprise
(CIPE) had a round-table on 23rd of November 2009 at Pamir Hall of
Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. This roundtable was on “Governance
and Corruption- Challenges and Solutions”.
More than 50 participants attended this roundtable from Parliament,
Lecturers of Kabul University, some Governmental High Ranking Members,
Journalists, the Commercial Union some delegations and members of
Civil Society. The suggestions and comments of the roundtable were
collected that will be form as a policy paper and then it will be
distributed to related offices.
GARF
Program in Provinces’ Universities
NCPR the partner of KAS launched the
GARF program in Alberoni University, Kapisa Province started from
18th Nov for six consecutive days for thirty eight lecturers.
The inauguration ceremony of the GARF program sponsored by NCPR was
launched
at Herat University on 14th Nov 2009. Director and administrator of
NCPR attended the ceremony. The program started from 14th Nov 2009
and thirty
five lecturers are the participants. The program includes 24 lecture
days and it will finish on 16th of Dec 2009 as well.
This
program started from 31st of Oct -5th Nov 2009 in Balkh University,
Mazar-e- Sharif for forty three lecturers which was highly appreciated
and the trainers received appreciation letters from the Chancellor
of Balkh University.
The GARF Program was also launched in Shaikh Zayed, University in
Khost, started on 31st of Oct. 09 and finished on 5th of Nov. 09.
Seventeen lecturers and twenty three students attended the program.
This program was held in Nangraher University from 10th -15th October
2009 for forty lecturers and from 27th Sep – 2nd Nov 09 for around
thirty lecturers, students and other governmental staff in Kabul University.
Two hundred twenty eight (228) participants are the beneficiaries
of the program.
NCPR’s
New Publications
The Research Project 2008 of the department
of Law & Political Sciences of NCPR “Rule of Law in Afghanistan
and How to Improve It” has been published. This research
project observes the reasons of non implementation of law in the country,
seeks the ways of solving this problem, and present suggestions for
the policy makers of the country.
As per high demand of readers; the research projects (2007) of Law
& Political Sciences and Economics Departments; “Causes
of Political Instability in Afghanistan” and “Causes
of Poverty in Afghanistan and Possible Ways of Reducing It”
has been re-printed.
Monograph
Writing and Seminars Presenting Courses
More
than 400 senior students of Seven Social Sciences Faculties of Kabul
University participate in Monograph Writing and Seminar Presentation
Courses which were held for ten days. These courses are launched by
NCPR in related faculties. The course started on 18th of Oct 09 for
the students of Law & Political Sciences,
Social Sciences faculties and will soon be started for other faculties
as well. (After ending the announced holidays by the government)
Peace
Studies Network
The NCPR’s Peace Studies Department
had a workshop in Bamyan Province on 17-19 October 2009. It was the
follow up of the seminars which were launched in Universities of Kabul,
Herat, Nangarhar and Balkh, that initiated a peace network in Afghanistan’s
Universities level
Celebration
of the International Peace Day
On Thursday, 15th of October, the NCPR-Peace Studies Department
and students of the Peace Studies Network organized a celebration
in order to present activities and initiatives they had conducted
in the occasion of the International Peace Day. The celebration took
place in the Library of Kabul University in participation of Prof.
Amin, the chancellor of Kabul University, 150 guests – students, lecturers.
Prof. Amin appreciated the activities of the Peace Studies Department
and the members of the Peace Studies Network.
Capacity
Building of the Parliamentarian
NCPR, partner der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung,
has launched a course on 4th of October 2009, in Capacity Building
for Parliamentarian (15 participants) in Parliament House, Kabul.
This course is sponsored by CIPE and the themes are included Market
Economy, Governance and Markets, Private Property and Economic Development,
Corruption, Tax Policy, Trade and Globalization, Encouraging Entrepreneurship
and Role of Business in Society.
This course is for 12 weeks and two days a week.
GARF
Training Program in Kabul and Provinces
NCPR, the partner of KAS has held the
Research Methodology in Social Sciences Training Program, German-Afghan
Research Forum IV (GARF IV) from 27th of September 2009 for around
40 participants including lecturers and top students of six social
sciences faculties of Kabul University at NCPR. The program will be
for five weeks and all methods of a Scientific Research will be taught
by experts. The
NCPR has started GARF training program for 6 consecutive days for
35 lecturers and top students of Nangerhar University from 10th of
October 09 at the Nangrahar University for the first time.
NCPR'S
Participation in Islamabad Session
From 27th to 29th of September there was a seminar
held in Islamabad, Pakistan by KAS.
The Director and Heads of department of Economic and Peace Studies
of NCPR attended the seminar. The seminar was on the “20-60 anniversary
& Federal Elections in Germany” for decision makers from Pakistan
and Afghanistan.
Complete information was given about the post-war Germany and its
method of election to the Afghan and Pakistani experts, so they could
utilize from their experiences in future.
Some suggestions and comments were collected about straightening of
Afghsan and Pakistanis close cooperation in future.
Follow
up of Contest of the Talents
The NATO Diplomacy Division has selected
as Manfered Woerner Award winners10 proposals from twenty five. Among
them, five proposals are from Law and Political Sciences, one from
Economics, three from Social Sciences and one from Sharia faculty
of Kabul University as well as one proposal from Balkh University.
All the winners are informed by NCPR to start their project. The deadline
for the finishing the projects is 1st April 2010.
R
esearch Methodology Program (GARFIV)
After Holy Ramadan,
NCPR has decided to launch Research Methodology Training Courses in
Social Sciences for the lecturers and students of Kabul, Herat, Nangrahar
and Balkh Universities. This centre has launched this program to build
the capacity and train the young researchers since 2006 and more than
350 young researchers
have been trained. Around 150 young researchers might be trained in
this year program
Setting
up Peace Studies Network
There was a Symposium
about "Setting up Peace Studies Network in Afghanistan Universities"
from 1st to 3rd of August 2009 at NCPR’s conference room through Peace
Studies Department. The Lecturers and Students of Kabul, Balkh, Herat
and Nangrahar Universities who attended the workshops of the Peace
Studies Department of NCPR in their provinces were the participants
of this symposium. On
the third day, the first anniversary of establishing this department
was celebrated.
Certificate
Distribution of GARF III with CPHD
The certificates of
Research Methodology in Social Sciences and Human Development were
distributed in a ceremony on 22nd of July 2009. This course was held
by NCPR and CPHD last year. 40 Lecturers attended this course from
Social Sciences Faculties of Afghanistan Universities and at the end
the participants were divided into groups and completed small practical
research projects.
NCPR’s Further Cooperation with Rurh-Universitaet-Bochum
NCPR would like to expand his cooperation with the Institute
of Development Research and Development Policy of Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum
of Germany. In a meeting on 19th of July 2009 at NCPR, Dr. Hamidullah
Noor Ebad and Prof. Loewenstein, Chief of this institute exchange
their ideas to intensify dual cooperation.
Follow up Contest of Talent
In the Project of Contest of Talents has been launched by
NCPR and NATO Diplomacy Division Committee; around 25 interested persons
from Kabul and Balkh Universities have written their creative suggestions
about security and reconstruction of Afghanistan in 2-3 pages and
sent them to NCPR. These proposals have been observed by this centre
and then were sent to NATO Diplomacy Division for selection of 12
best projects. The final result will be announced in near future.
Certficates
Distribution for GARF III (Lecturers)
The joint
NCPR-CPHD, GARFIII Program for 40 Lecturers of Afghanistan Universities,
which was held in May last year, ended after the evaluation and completion
of the participants' research projects.
Through the program, the Research Methodology in Social Sciences and
Human Development Studies had been taught by Afghan and Foreign Experts.
In the certificate distribution
ceremony held on 22nd of July 2009, in the conference room of CHPD,
Dr. Noor Ebad and Dr. Ali Wardak talked about the importance of the
program and wished both research centres further cooperation in future.
NCPR's
Cooperation with Heidelberg University of Germany
NCPR and the
Heidelberg University, Institute of Educational Science, cooperate
for education and peace building research projects. Ms. Birtsch, Head
of the Department of Peace Studies participated in a seminar at the
Heidelberg University of Germany from 7th to 11th of June to discuss
the questionnaire and the structure of the research. Regional coordinators
from Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Northern
Ireland, Palestine, and Ruanda took part in this seminar.
Press
Conference on Results of Public Poll about Presidential Elections
2009
The
Konrad -Adenauer-Stiftung and the NCPR had launched a survey about
the Presidential Election 2009, which was conducted in Kabul, Herat,
Nangarhar, Balkh and Khost provinces. This poll was done by the participation
of lecturers and students of Universities of these provinces. As many
as 5040 persons were interviewed by a questionnaire with 16 questions
about Afghanistan’s political, security, military, economic and elections
issues. The poll results was brought into the notice of media in a
press conference held on 28.05.2009 at KAS-Kabul office. This result
was also broadcasted in Germany.
Talents
Contest (The Manfred Woerner Award 2009)
The
NCPR and NATO Diplomacy Division, finished the Manfred Woerner Award
for Afghanistan successfully in 2008. Both would like to launch this
program together for 2009 as well. This program will give the chance
to young lecturers and students of Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar and Balkh
Universities to write their inventive proposals
in 2-3 pages about the security and reconstruction of Afghanistan.The
participants shall submit their proposals to NCPR till 10th of June
2009. The twelve selected articles will be awarded 1000 Euro after
completion of a research project of 30-40 pages.
The
Two Lecturers of Kabul University Trip to Germany
Two
trainers of ''Presidential Election-Duties and Responsibilities of
Media'' seminar and lecturers of Journalism Faculty of Kabul University
traveled to Germany through DW- AKADEMIE by mediation of NCPR for
two weeks. The journalists of the mentioned program are also included
among the 12 invitees. This group
will perceive the duties specially the reporting of German Journalists
in European Parliamentary Elections that will be held on 7th of June
2009.
Certificates
Distribution for GARF III (Lecturers)
The joint NCPR-CPHD,
GARFIII Program for 40 Lecturers of Afghanistan Universities, which
was held in May last year, ended after the evaluation and completion
of the participants' research projects.
Through the program, the Research Methodology in Social Sciences and
Human Development Studies had been taught by Afghan and Foreign Experts.
In the certificate distribution ceremony held on 22nd of July 2009,
in the conference room of CHPD, Dr. Noor Ebad and Dr. Ali Wardak talked
about the importance of the program and wished both research centres
further cooperation in future.
NCPR’s
Publications
The
Peace Studies Department of NCPR established in 2008, has printed
out its first issue on ‘Human Rights, collection of Articles and Interviews'.
The suggestions and articles of the Professors and Students of Kabul
University about Human Rights, Democracy, Islam and Human Rights are
published in this issue.
The NCPR has also printed its Catalogue of Studies for 2009-2010.
The issue includes the
summary of NCPR’s activities and more than 60 research topics of its
departments in the relevant fields.
The
NCPR's First Workshop in Nangarhar University
In the follow up of NCPR's
Peace Studies Department workshops about Education and Peace Studies
at Universities which were held in Kabul University, the same workshop
was held from 18th to 21st May 2009 at Nangarhar University. There
were 30 participants (6 Lecturers and 24 Students included 8 female).
Same workshops will be held in Balkh and Herat Universities too.
NCPR's
Cooperation with the Kabul University
NCPR, the partner of
KAS has decided to sponsor the Scientific Magazine of Kabul University.
Two published issues of this magazine were financed by NCPR, and the
issues which will be published after every two months will also be
sponsored by NCPR.
NCPR
has Published his Research Project 2008
The
research project 2008 of the Social Sciences Department ‘‘The Criteria
of Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan” is published. This policy research
has observed the causes of insecurity in order to find out the solutions
and to seek for a sustainable peace in the society. The suggestions
and comments are presented for the involved authorities and policy
makers.
Peace
Education Workshop
The Peace Studies Department of the National Centre
for Policy Research (NCPR) with the cooperation of Afghanistan Independent
Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has conducted a workshop on “Peace
Education and Peace Studies at Universities” with 5 Lecturers and
23 Students from the Social Sciences Faculty of Kabul University.
The workshop was held from 11th to 13th of May 2009. The same workshop
will be held from 18th to 21st of May 2009 in Nengarhar.
