Beyond Division:
Constructive Engagement in a
Fragmented World
Beyond Division 2025
Beyond Division was launched in 2025 with 16 events organised by universities and non-governmental organisations across 14 countries. In 2026, the project welcomed dozens of new organisers from around the world. The series retains its decentralised model, whereby local partners organise and facilitate workshops, however a growing focus has emerged whereby facilitators share skills, experiences and examples from their own context thus strengthening the connections between the network of organisers.
Below you can find a summary of the events held as part of the Beyond Division 2025. All events were organised by a local partner who set their own conditions for registration and decides whether an event is public or closed to a specific audience such as university students.
Local Partner | Facilitator | Event Date | City |
|---|---|---|---|
University of Cape Town | Monique Carels and Julie Hassman | 17th September | Cape Town, South Africa |
The Lotus Flower UK and Mediation Plus | Katie Goldfinch | 21st September | Hastings, United Kingdom |
Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology | Primitivo III Cabanes Ragandang | 22nd September | Philippines |
Center for Social Competence, Karl Franzens Universität Graz | Norbert Berger | 22nd September | Graz, Austria |
Love Shack | Katie Goldfinch | 25th September | London, United Kingdom |
Nanjing University | Li Tu | 26th September | Nanjing, China |
TBC | Salma Yusuf | 29th September | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
King Ceasor University | Norbert Berger & Jackline Asiimwe | 30th September | Kampala, Uganda |
Fundación Foro del Sur | Florencia Brandoni and Pablo Stancanelli | 8th October | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Mercury Negotiation Academy and MSc in International Negotiations | Eleni-Maria Kalafati | 11th October | Athens, Greece |
UAB Barcelona | Arantza Danés Vilallonga | 13th October | Barcelona, Spain |
Negotiation Project Twente | Omar Mohamed Fawzy Ahmed Mohamed | 14th October | Enschede, the Netherlands |
Chair of Political Philosophy, Chair of International Relations and Political Economy, University of Zurich, Ambühl Meier Verhandlungsberatung | Jack Williams & Nora Meier | 16th October | Zürich, Switzerland |
University of Padova and University of Ferrara | Filippo Martini | 17th October | Rovigo, Italy |
Vlerick Business School & KU Leuven | Barney Jordaan & Alain-Laurent Verbeke | 17th October & 31st October | Online, Belgium |
Centro de Estudios de Politica Internacional - FSOC-UBA | Paula Cortez | 22nd October | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Institute for Global Negotiation | Beyond Division Team | 24th October (14:00-16:00 CEST) | Online Forum |
Support
The Beyond Division project is supported by the Dr. Tobias W. Langenegger Memorial Society which was founded in honor of the former Co-President of the Institute for Global Negotiation Tobias W. Langenegger. Its mission is to keep alive his memory through the support of projects and events in topics that were important to him, especially in the areas of climate action as well as negotiation and conflict management.
Partners
