“At its best, mediation offers faster, more cost-effective, and more constructive outcomes while preserving relationships that are often lost in litigation and arbitration. But mediation cannot function in isolation. It needs structured frameworks, profess...”

Delcy Lagones de Anglim Founder and Managing Director of the Australasian Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC), Australia

“It is very exciting how much our program has expanded since going online and IMI is to thank for much of that growth. Our applicants are from across Canada and various countries in the world. Last year we had two students from Malaysia and one from France...”

Paula Drouin IMI Certified Mediator and Founder and Director of ADR Learning Institute, Canada

“IMI has undertaken a task of immense importance, not merely in developing standards of practice for conflict resolution, but in creating the foundation for an enormous increase in international conflict resolution capacity. If we are to solve global probl...”

Kenneth Cloke Former President of Mediators Beyond Borders International, USA

“Mediation has come a long way, but still has much further to go. The field now needs to evolve quickly into a true profession. High minimum practice and ethical standards need to be set, made transparent and achieved internationally; users – customers – o...”

Lord Woolf of Barnes Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 2000-2005, UK