Centre services

The Centre for Dialogue’s commitment to both pure and applied research enables it to provide a range of practical services to academic, governmental, business and non-profit clientele. The Centre is able to draw on its extensive network of contacts and the expertise of its staff, to provide the following services.

For scholars

  • Assistance in staging conferences and symposiums;
  • Interdisciplinary research collaborations and joint funding submissions;
  • Hosting visiting scholars and international delegations;
  • Assistance with publications through the Centre for Dialogue’s Working Paper Series or the interdisciplinary peer reviewed journal Global Change, Peace and Security;
  • Assistance in the preparation and submission of funding applications;
  • Promotion of events through the Centre’s extensive networks.

For governmental agencies

  • Assistance in hosting dignitaries, VIPs and international delegations;
  • Facilitation of community consultations involving diverse communities;
  • Research for policy review;
  • Assistance in the preparation and submission of funding applications.

For the business community

  • Formulation of strategies and programmes aimed at improving cultural sensitivity in the workplace;
  • Assistance in communicating with leaders from culturally diverse communities;
  • Research into culturally diverse communities;
  • Advising on networking and partnership building;
  • Facilitation and negotiations with diverse communities.

Community organisations

  • Assistance in staging community consultations and public workshops;
  • Providing advice for those lobbying policymakers;
  • Research into culturally diverse communities;
  • Providing networking strategies for those looking to engage culturally diverse communities;
  • Promotion of events through the Centre’s extensive networks.