{"id":1431,"date":"2025-07-03T19:23:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2025-07-03T19:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:24:31","slug":"hdf-signs-strategic-partnership-with-kings-college-london-to-advance-peace-and-dialogue-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/hdf-signs-strategic-partnership-with-kings-college-london-to-advance-peace-and-dialogue-research\/","title":{"rendered":"HDF Signs Strategic Partnership with King\u2019s College London to Advance Peace and Dialogue Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-call-to-action alignfull stk-block-call-to-action stk-block stk-32147d5 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"32147d5\"><style>.stk-32147d5 {background-color:linear-gradient(to right, #d7d2cc 0%, #304352 100%) !important;background-image:url(http:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bush-house-night-hero.x87a18ab7.webp) !important;min-height:600px !important;align-items:center !important;margin-bottom:60px !important;display:flex !important;}.stk-32147d5:before{opacity:0.4 !important;background-image:linear-gradient(to right, #d7d2cc 0%, #304352 100%) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-block-call-to-action__content stk-content-align stk-32147d5-column alignfull stk-container stk-32147d5-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-32147d5-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-8fe2db5\" id=\"strong-strong-strong-strong-london-may-2025-strong-strong-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"8fe2db5\"><style>.stk-8fe2db5 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:90px !important;color:#FFFFFF !important;font-weight:600 !important;font-family:\"Lato\", Sans-serif !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-8fe2db5 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:50px !important;}}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-white-color has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>London \u2013 May 2025<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2fcee62\" data-block-id=\"2fcee62\"><style>.stk-2fcee62 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:30px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-2fcee62 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:30px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-2fcee62 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:23px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-justify\"><strong>The Humanitarian Dialogue Foundation (HDF) proudly announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with King\u2019s College London, one of the UK\u2019s leading academic institutions, to enhance collaborative efforts in the fields of peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, and civic education.<br>The partnership was formalized in a signing ceremony held at King\u2019s College London in May 2025, attended by senior representatives from both institutions, including faculty from the Department of War Studies and HDF\u2019s Board of Trustees.<br>The MoU establishes a framework for joint research projects, guest lectures, policy roundtables, and student engagement programs. It also enables both institutions to collaborate on knowledge production around conflict resolution, transitional justice, and the role of dialogue in post-conflict societies.<br>\u201cThis partnership reflects a mutual commitment to creating spaces where academic research informs real-world impact,\u201d said Dr. Firas Al-Husaini, HDF Director of Programs. \u201cBy combining HDF\u2019s field experience with King\u2019s renowned academic expertise, we aim to co-create knowledge that supports sustainable peace.\u201d<br>The collaboration will also support internship opportunities for students, offering practical exposure to peace work in the UK and abroad. A series of co-hosted events, including public lectures and practitioner roundtables, is set to launch in Autumn 2025.<br>King\u2019s College London expressed its enthusiasm for working with an organization rooted in humanitarian values and grassroots engagement. \u201cWe see HDF as a vital partner in translating theory into practice \u2014 especially in regions affected by conflict and division,\u201d noted Professor Jonathan Marks from the Department of Global Affairs.<br>This strategic partnership marks an important step in HDF\u2019s mission to connect academia with the practice of inclusive dialogue and conflict transformation. It signals a deepening of HDF\u2019s presence in the UK\u2019s intellectual and civic landscape \u2014 and a shared belief in the power of dialogue to build resilient societies.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Humanitarian Dialogue Foundation (HDF) proudly announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with King\u2019s College London, one of the UK\u2019s leading academic institutions, to enhance collaborative efforts in the fields of peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, and civic education.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"blocksy_meta":{"page_structure_type":"type-4","styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1431"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1434,"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431\/revisions\/1434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hdf-london.uk\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}