As the year comes to an end, GCSP's Deputy Director and Academic Dean, Professor Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, is looking ahead to the new ways the Centre will combine its unique offering of both experience and expertise in international security through its courses in 2015.
Ms Heran Song works in Afghanistan as Head of Office in the UNAMA (UN Assistant Mission in Afghanistan) Eastern Regional Office. She joined us for 'Enhancing Leadership for Peacebuilding: 6th Senior-Level Peacebuilding Course' and shared with us her experiences in leadership roles in peacebuilding and how the course helped her to reflect on the challenges she faces in her professional life.
Last week saw the first Geneva Peace Week, where a number of meetings, events and courses were held to discuss peacebuilding practices and to create solutions for resolving conflict. The week's main goal was to emphasise the fact that every individual, institution, and organisation is able to have a significant role in peacebuilding and resolving conflict. As a part of this week, GCSP hosted the Enhancing Leadership for Peacebuilding: 6th Senior-Level Peacebuilding Course.
Ms Zanda Grauze, Director of Personnel in the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and participant in the recent European Roundtable for Professional Development in Foreign Affairs at GCSP, shares some advice on professional development:
"For the younger generation, my advice would be to not forget that you can learn from the experience of your senior colleagues. For my senior colleagues, I would like to advise them to be open to their younger colleagues. They see the world differently."
"Be open and keep a synergy between the two different generations. Then, we are on the right track. Then, we are strong."
