Floriane Niyungeko

Research Associate


Since October 2026Research Associate at the Rhineland-Palatinate Peace Academy
Since 2024?Part-time lecturer at the Protestant Institute for Art and Social Sciences (PIASS)
November 2023 – May 2024Intern (volunteer). International Crisis Group – “Great Lakes” Project
11/2017 – 01/2021Peace Programs Coordinator. Center for Research and Action for Sustainable Peace and Sustainable Development (CRASPD) at the Protestant Institute for Art and Social Sciences (PIASS)—a partner organization of the GIZ Civil Peace Service.
11/2014 – 04/2015Professional internship with GIZ/Civil Peace Service. (Assignment location) Never Again Rwanda
2021–2023Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies. University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia). School of Political Science and International Studies
2013–2017Bachelor of Development Studies with honors in Peacebuilding and Development. Protestant Institute for Arts and Social Sciences/PIASS (Huye, Rwanda). Department of Peace and Conflict Studies

In her dissertation, Floriane examines the role of youth work and youth education in reconciliation processes in the Great Lakes region of Africa and will, among other things, discuss which insights from relevant experiences in the field of Franco-German reconciliation can be applied to the African context.