On the invitation of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Corinna Hauswedell between 26 November and 10 December 2018 spent two weeks teaching as a guest lecturer (‚flying faculty‘) at the Deutsch-Kasachische Universität (Kazakh-German University) in Almaty. The course given at the Masters Educational Programme for Regional Studies in Central Asia was titled Peacebuilding – History and Practice Today and comprised three parts: (1) genesis and criticism of the concept, its academic background and politico-practical implementation at UN level; (2) case studies such as the OSCE as a multilateral context, and the peace process in Northern Ireland as a Western European example endangered by the recent development of Brexit; (3) validity of the concept vis-a-vis a rapidly changing world. Among the topics discussed  were the relevance of intercultural dialogue / mediation, and the specific regional resources for cooperation in Central Asia.