There are multiple sins here: an old-fashioned mindset, a lack of integration into the curriculum and evidently no training for the teachers.

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Some of the topics discussed in the meeting were conflict transformation and intercultural dialogue studies in the Arab region, in what way is education a major tool for peace building and the international perspective on the integration of conflict transformation into the academic curriculum.

UNESCO: Culture of Dialogue in the Arab States to be included in higher education curricula | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Experts and academics from the participating Lebanese, Arab and International universities discussed ways to introduce concepts of peace-building in higher education and the integration of a culture of dialogue and conflict transformation in the curriculum of Lebanese universities.

UNESCO: Culture of Dialogue in the Arab States to be included in higher education curricula | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization