You will find an overview of the current and past courses offered by the institute in the university's course catalogue. For the courses offered to students of the MAPIR, please select "Peace Research and International Relations - Master of Arts (Version 2024)". You can find it by first selecting "6 Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät" and then "Politikwissenschaft". In the following list of study programmes you will also find MAPIR.

Ever wanted to learn how to resolve a conflict? Negotiations supported by third parties help to de-escalate and transform inter-personal, societal and international conflicts. Mediation is a key mechanism of conflict management and transformation and, under specific conditions, enables solutions and prevents violence. Every two years, this module of MAPIR’s study program introduces students to concepts and approaches of international conflict management and transformation as well as to the practices of actually mediating a conflict between political parties. During a simulation and role play students can test their knowledge of and competencies for managing and transforming a present and real conflict. 

Past simulation cases include the Yemen conflict, the war in Ukraine or the conflict in Sudan. 

Although funding is commonly granted, students have to cover an affordable amount of the simulation costs (about 150 Euros – subject to change). The payment modalities of students’ share of the costs is negotiable.

Are you interested in contemporary challenges to security and peace in Europe and would like to discuss approaches and strategies with policy makers, experts, activists and journalists? Every two years, this module of the MAPIR’s study program focuses on European and global security institutions from a variety of theoretical perspectives and with a broader understanding of security’s political meaning. A complementary study trip provides students with the opportunity to meet policy makers, experts, activists and journalists in Europe’s political power centers. In Summer Term 2020, the study trip encompassed a visit to the European Council in Strasbourg, the EU Commission, Parliament and NGOs in Brussels, the NATO-SPAPE Headquarter in Mons, and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as well as the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Although funding is commonly granted, students have to cover an affordable amount of the study trip’s cost (about 350 Euros – subject to change). The payment modalities of students’ share of the costs is negotiable.

Would you like to find out how it feels to be an international diplomat? Then the Model United Nations Conference (NMUN) might be something for you. NMUN is held once a year in New York City. Since more than 40 years, NMUN brings together about 5000 students from all over the world in order to simulate the work of various UN committees. NMUN, thus, is the largest conference of its kind at university level. It offers an extraordinary opportunity for students who are interested in international relations to gain practical knowledge about the functioning of the United Nations and about the practice of international diplomacy. Some sessions of the main conference will even be held in the UN Head Quarters.
The Institute of Political Science at the University of Tübingen has been sending a delegation to NMUN since 1997. As part of the preparation process the students learn about the foreign policy objectives of a particular country and they acquire the necessary tools to diplomatically represent particular state interests in UN committees, such as the Security Council, the General Assembly, the WHO, UNEA or UNHCR. The workshop will also provide specific training of rhetorical and negotiation skills. Training simulations are an essential part of the preparation process. NMUN provides a valuable opportunity to combine practical preparation with the theoretical expertise about the functioning of the United Nations. So far, NMUN has received significant external funding in order to facilitate the participation of the students. With funding available, students’ share for the trip is around 1.300 Euros.
The Tübingen delegation has received several awards in the past.
More detailed information on past simulations and the current delegation can be found on the Tübingen NMUN website: https://nmun-tuebingen.de/