British and Colombian universities met at the Institute of Political Studies and International Relations of the National University of Colombia for the fifth Embrace Dialogue Academia seminar. Together with members of the Truth Commission and representatives of social organisations, they discussed the achievements and challenges of the Truth Commission Gender Working Group. They concluded that, although the Commission has innovated in its gender approach, its biggest challenge is to strengthen a communication and pedagogy strategy, which should be coordinated with civil society.

British, German and American universities met at the University College London Institute of the Americas in the fourth Embrace Dialogue Academia seminar. The discussion centred on the state-society relationship and the capacity of state institutions in Colombia to deliver on promises, in particular, the gender commitments of the Peace Accord.

German, British, Swiss, Spanish and Colombian universities met in the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt, to discuss the peace process in Colombia. There, the second meeting of Embrace Dialogue Academia (EDA) was held, centred on the reincorporation of members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP).