Members include 150 scholars and practitioners from 50 countries involved in peaceful conflict transformation. TPU's purpose is to prepare participants with the knowledge and skills required for undertaking professional peacework, focusing on the creative transformation of conflicts. While it emphasizes graduate level courses, it also provides educational programs suitable for motivated non-academic participants.
All courses place heavy emphasis on professional practice.
Most participants have had relevant experience in the field. They are expected to be not only learners but also teachers and resource people, drawing on their own experience as they expand that experience through the course work. TPU globalizes peace education, reaching participants around the world. Each of them can be viewed as a node in the network. The hub of the network is the TPU Global Center.