Hiroshima City University accepting applications

• Students from different countries come together for serious academic study and discussion, in English, of issues related to world peace.
• The content is timely and important in the current world situation (e.g., nuclear proliferation, threat of nuclear weapon use).
• Home-stay housing for foreign participants will be provided for free.

Period: July 27 to August 6, 2011

Venue: Hiroshima City University
Credit: 3 credits for both undergraduate and graduate students
Tuition and Material Fee: 20,000YEN for undergraduates and 21,000YEN for graduates.

The Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University, is sponsoring the Intensive Summer Course: HIROSHIMA and PEACE, which is also accredited by the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Participants in the “HIROSHIMA and PEACE” class will be exploring current peace-related issues, in English, under the guidance of researchers and scholars from a variety of disciplines, ranging from international relations (including issues related to Islam) and media studies to nuclear weapons and the environment. This course will be conducted in English, so the ability to use spoken and written English is essential.

UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL: The aim of this course is to provide students with a general understanding of the nature and attributes of war and peace by illuminating various aspects of wartime experiences, including the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and, at the same time, to explore contemporary issues related to world peace in the era of globalization.

GRADUATE LEVEL: In addition to most of the undergraduate lectures and special programs, graduate students will attend several more advanced lectures and discussion sessions and will pursue research in a specialized area under the guidance of a faculty advisor.

The deadline to apply is May 20, 2011.  Family home-stays are being offered, along with a full range of extra-curricular activities, including participation in the August 6 ceremony commemorating the victims of the world’s first atomic bomb attack.

Detailed information including course descriptions is available at the

Website:

www.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp/Hiroshima-and-Peace/index.htm

Contact Information:

Office of Intensive Summer Course, Faculty of International Studies,
Hiroshima City University, Ozuka-higashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima,
731-3194, JAPAN
Phone: +81-82-830-1505, fax: +81-82-830-1657
Email: Hiroshima-and-Peace@office.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp