Maastricht Negotiation & Conflict Resolution Clinic

Are you interested in negotiation, conflict resolution, or learning more about creative problem solving? MNCRC offers:

Multistakeholder negotiation simulations using materials developed by Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation
Mediation training and simulations using content from the International Chamber of Commerce
Workshops and seminars with academics and practitioners in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution and much more.

If you are interested, stay up to date by following our page or get in touch with us. We look forward to seeing you at our future events!

Objective

Universities need to do more than to simply provide substantive knowledge to our students. “Book knowledge” must be complemented with practical skills. Some refer to these skills as soft skills, 21st Century skills or Global Citizenship skills. Regardless of what you call them, students need to hone their skills, from creative thinking, active listening, empathetic understanding, perspective taking, stakeholder assessment, conflict resolution, and so on.

A formal classroom environment, while conducive to imparting theories, is not particularly well suited for the practicing of these skills as the dynamism of the real world cannot be scripted nor emulated within the confines of a classroom. In other words, we need to create a different type of a learning environment to sharpen our soft skills. This is where the Maastricht Negotiation & Conflict Resolution Clinic (formerly the Maastricht Mediation Clinic) comes in.

Events

In furtherance of our goal, we organize negotiation trainings, seminars, and assortment of other events on topics ranging from de-escalating conflicts, finding BATNAs and ZOPAs, the intersection of cross-cultural communication and conflict resolution, culture mapping, and so on. While the MNCRC is embedded within the law faculty, we find inspiration from other fields including but not limited to psychology, behavioral economic, and neurosciences, just to mention a few. If you're interested, come join us!

For our upcoming events and other relevant information, visit our site through this link or the RQ code

Contact information

Director
Mark Kawakami

MNCRC Student Board

President: Natalia Podstawka
VP of Operations: David Fastriok
VPs of Community & Engagement: Szymon Gorny & Iris Cecconi
VPs of Education & Professional Development: Anna Haesaert & Vera Varesmaa

External Advisory Board

Jasmine Qiu
Joan Duhaylungsod
Lara Draskovic
Bas van Zelst

Email
mncrc-law@maastrichtuniversity.nl