Armament and Disarmament Summer School
The 2025 Armament and Disarmament Summer School will be held on 25–29 August in Uppsala and Solna. Call for applications is now open!
The Armament and Disarmament Summer School is offered by the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament in collaboration with SIPRI and the Odesa Center for Nonproliferation (OdCNP). The Summer School is a course and networking opportunity for the next generation of professionals in the field of disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control. The Summer School consists of a five-day programme of in-person lectures, seminars, and training workshops on armament and disarmament matters that aims to develop knowledge and skills and motivate and empower emerging specialists to expand their expertise in these critical issues and beyond.
What the course features
The course features a variety of opportunities and activities, including:
- Lectures and discussions on Armament and Disarmament by leading experts in the field;
- Skills building workshops and training sessions;
- Visits to institutions working on issues in the field of Armament and Disarmament.
The Summer School seeks to contribute to global efforts to create a community of professional like-minded peace researchers and practitioners from around the world, striving to shape and promote a secure, peaceful and sustainable future.
Testimonials
– The course has been incredibly enriching, and getting to sit in on lectures from experts whose work I’ve been following was simply over and beyond for me! The course was delivered by an incredibly capable and warm team of organizers and instructors who did an excellent job in their delivery.
Dina Tawfik, Program Associate on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) at the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in Africa (CCCPA).
Check out this amazing video by Intan Bedisa from the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), reflecting on her experience of the 2024 Summer School :