In partnership with CAPADESO, the Centre for Executive Education at the University for Peace certifies the Diplomado en Gestión Avanzada e Innovación Social en Organizaciones sin Fines de Lucro. CAPADESO is a leading national network of over 110 nonprofit organizations in Panama, working across diverse areas such as health, education, human rights, and the environment. This 8-month diploma is designed to strengthen the strategy, leadership, and impact of civil society organizations through a hands-on, mixed-format program. With academic validation from UPEACE, the program reflects our shared mission of advancing sustainable social development and innovation in the region.
Academic Validation and Diploma Partnerships
The UPEACE Centre for Executive Education has partnered with several innovative, exciting programs around the globe to academically endorse their programs and, in some cases, jointly offer Diplomas with our partners. These partnerships allow us to combine efforts with like-minded organizations to create incredible new programs, full of changemakers eager to make a difference. We carefully review and validate program content to offer a joint certificate, strengthening recognition for participants. Check out some of these innovative collaborations!
The VISIONS Learning Institute offers the Transformational Leadership Program, a yearlong, cohort-based experience designed to cultivate equity-driven leaders who can drive meaningful change in their institutions and communities. Grounded in over 40 years of DEIJ+ expertise and VISIONS’ multicultural process model, the program blends personal reflection, experiential learning, and systems-level strategy. Delivered in a hybrid format, participants engage in immersive workshops, mentorship, and peer learning across four phases—building from individual insight to institutional transformation. This program is academically validated by the UPEACE Centre.
Wellth Living offers the Wellth Living Academy Leadership Program, a six-month leadership journey grounded in well-being, inclusion, and social impact. Academically validated by the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, this program combines immersive workshops, mentorship, wellness practices, and cultural connection. Participants explore the “9 Elements of Wellth”, from mental wellness to conscious business and environmental stewardship, and culminate their experience with a collaborative social impact project designed to empower heart-centered, inclusive leadership.
The Euphrates Institute offers a six-month peace leadership experience called the Peace Practice Alliance that is academically vetted by the UPEACE Centre. This incredible program brings together an international cohort of peacebuilders collaborates through an intensive virtual learning and community building journey exploring and developing peace leadership theories and practices.
The Circula – Center for Restorative Leadership offers a 6-month certificate program academically validated by UPEACE. This program integrates technical management and organizational content focused on Transformational Leadership.
The Life Experiment helps individuals intentionally design a life they love through design thinking, coaching and positive psychology. The UPEACE Centre for Executive Education has certified their program WorkWell™ Experience for online coaches, creative and wellness entrepreneurs that want to make an impact with their online business while prioritizing their well-being.
Align Coaching Certification – The 9-month Align Coaching Certification™ where you study UpLevel Meditation™ modalities + powerful science-backed coaching frameworks to become a certified meditation teacher and spiritual psychology coach. This program is academically vetted by the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education.
Value-aligned Partners
The UPEACE Centre has a strong desire to empower individuals to have a positive impact on this world. We recognize that there are many other organizations and institutions out there that strive to do the same, and whose values align inextricably with our own. We make it a priority to stay connected with and continuously collaborate with amazing initiatives like these – click on the links below to learn more!
