Three years later it had to temporarily interrupt its operations and was forced to relocate to Bunia because of the 1964 Simba rebellion.The university continued to develop and in 1973 it changed its name to Institut Supérieur Théologique de Bunia (ISTB).During the violent tribal fighting in Bunia during the Ituri Conflict, ISTB was seen as a neutral ground where warring tribes could meet and talk.[5] Then, in 2007, the school took its current form as Shalom University of Bunia, offering five faculties.[6] Shalom University again played an active role in diffusing hostilities by hosting a public debate production put on by Radio Okapi that involved local politicians and humanitarian workers addressing the violence and how to bring it to an end.