The British High Commission funds the Conflict Resolution and Peace Prepardeness Diploma course at the University of Bradford.

The graduation ceremony of the 2007- 2009 batch of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution and Peace Preparedness (CRPP) of the University of Bradford was held at the at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka in Oluvil on 18th July 2009. This course catered specifically to students from the East involved in academia, law, development and public service. The new Vice Chancellor of the South Eastern University, Dr. S. M. M Ismail graced the occasion.

18 students graduated with this batch and over 160 have graduated across the country since 2003. The Diploma was implemented by the Peace Studies Program of the Social Scientists’ Association (Sri Lanka) in collaboration with the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford (UK), and is funded by the British High Commission in Colombo. Funding is drawn from the Conflict Prevention Pool (CPP) of the UK government, which is jointly managed by the Department for International Development, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence.

The academic focus of this programme was mainly on peace preparedness and participants where able to develop an understanding of the key debates and literature of the field, acquire skills in the critical methodologies of conflict analysis and design and evaluate their own approaches for peace preparedness and conflict transformation. All teaching was effected within a framework of interactive lecturing and active student participation through the use of small group work, role-plays and simulations.  At the graduation, many of the students reflected on a novel experience that has helped them in problem solving and addressing real life conflict situations. They hoped that their new knowledge would assist them in promoting peace and reconciliation in a new context.