THE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA IN PARTNERSHIP

WITH JAPANESE FORUM FOR PEACE

CALL FOR PAPERS

THEME: Peace as a Global Language | DATES: 5th 6th November, 2015

VENUE: Management University of Africa (South C. Campus, Nairobi)
PREAMBLE:

ACCOMODATION:

The Management University of Africa (MUA) in partnership with

the Japanese forum for peace announces an International Peace
Conference which will provide a forum for interdisciplinary
interactions among civil society, peace ambassadors, academics,
researchers, policy makers, government and business leaders.
The Conference will exchange ideas with a view to finding
suitable solutions to some of the challenges facing society
globally.

Accommodation can be arranged in convenient Hotels at

competitive rates.

SUB-THEMES
1. Gender and Peace: Womens role in fostering a culture of
peace in the community
2. Alcohol and drug abuse: Perspectives on prevention,
education, and intervention
3. Rethinking Leadership and Governance: A global
perspective
4. The role of technology in promoting peace and security
5. Promoting peace in local communities: A reflection on
the role of youth and grassroots actors-stories from conflict
affected areas
6. Terrorism: The dynamics of radicalization, recruitment and
prevention
7. Global citizenship and human rights: An International
perspective

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. Abstracts of full paper, not exceeding 300 words, should be
emailed ahead of deadline to: conference@mua.ac.ke
2. Abstracts should clearly highlight the objectives,
problem, methodology, key findings/results, conclusions,
recommendations and at least six key words.
3. Each abstract should include the name(s) of the author(s),
affiliation(s), postal, e-mail and telephone contacts.
4. Each full paper should not exceed 12 pages, 1.5 spacing,
font size 12, Times New Roman; Tables & Figures inserted
near where first cited, and in MS Word format.
5. All references cited in the text should be listed
alphabetically following the APA format; all references
listed should be cited appropriately in the text.
For any enquiries contact:
Dr. Peter Kithae, +254 721 493 984, pkithae@mua.ac.ke
For booking contact:
Ms Gloria Gisemba, +254 714 920 104 ggisemba@mua.ac.ke
Email: Conference@mua.ac.ke Website: www.mua.ac.ke

For Accommodation Contact:

Dr. D. Opollo; dopollo@mua.ac.ke; Tel: +254 70000173

CONFERENCE COST
Students (PER DAY)

1,000

Public(PER DAY)

1,500

Exhibitors(PER DAY)

5,000

Students-paper presenters

5,000

Paper presenters

8,000

International participants

$150

Kindly note that the above charges include conference materials,

refreshments and the cost of publishing in the Journal

PAYMENT DETAILS
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:
ACCOUNT NAME:
THE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA
A/C NO: 01129504445300
BANK: CO-OPORATIVE BANK
BRANCH: MOMBASA ROAD
SWIFT CODE: KCOOKENA

MPESA DETAILS
Business No. 247247
A/C No. 055 029 881 3541

EXHIBITION
Exhibitors from all sectors are highly welcome to exhibit their
products, services and innovations relevant to the conference
theme and subthemes.

IMPORTANT EVENTS
DATE

EVENT until October 16th

extended

Sept. 11 , 2015

Sept. 25 , 2015

Notification of Acceptance

Oct. 16 , 2015

Submission of full paper

Oct. 22 , 2015

Registration

5 and 6 Nov. 2015

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Submission of Abstract