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Qtv / Nobel Peace Prize winner, Martti Ahtisaari, launched new Institute

Former President of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Martti Ahtisaari launched the new Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queen’s University on 21 May.

For many years, researchers at Queen’s have been engaged in transformative work right across the world: in the Middle East, South Asia, Eastern Europe and in Northern Ireland. The new Institute will build on their achievements and create new opportunities, providing a harmonious space where researchers and political figures can engage with society.

The Institute is led by its Director, Professor Hastings Donnan, who is an expert on border areas which have experienced conflict and on how people there have suffered.