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SIPRI co-hosted 2024 Armament and Disarmament Summer School

Participants of the 2024 Armament and Disarmament Summer School.
Participants of the 2024 Armament and Disarmament Summer School.

On 26–30 August 2024, SIPRI and the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament at Uppsala University  hosted the 2024 Armament and Disarmament Summer School. The 2024 summer school was held in cooperation with the Odesa Center for Nonproliferation.

The course featured a variety of opportunities and activities. These include lectures and discussions on armament and disarmament by leading experts in the field; skill-building workshops and training sessions; and visits to institutions working with these issues.

About the Armament and Disarmament Summer School

The summer school is an annual fixture within disarmament education. Structured as both a course and a networking opportunity, the summer school is focused at young and emerging professionals in the fields of disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control. The programme aims to develop participants’ knowledge and skills, empowering emerging specialists to further expand their expertise in these critical issues.