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Rotary's
New Program:
To Create Future World Leaders
The Rotary World Peace scholarship
supports students seeking a two-year master's-level
degree at one of the Rotary Centers for International
Studies. This inaugural class of 70 Rotary World
Peace Scholars were selected from thousands
of applicants worldwide.
NEW
YORK - The end of the Cold War has brought increased attention
to the over 30 armed conflicts currently raging throughout
the world. Since
1945, over 100 million people have been either killed
or seriously injured due to national and international
struggles. There is a major shortage in trained mediators, who are an
essential element of any peace process.
Rotary has undertaken a major long-term initiative
aimed at filling that void.
To
help prepare this next generation of diplomats and future
leaders, Rotary has teamed up with eight universities
around the world to establish new centers focused on peace
and conflict and will annually award scholarships
to promising leaders.
The first class of 70 World Peace scholars announced
on April 18 at the United Nations Plaza.
"Today,
there are still far too few mediators who are experienced
practicioners
in conflict resolution. There is an urgent need to produce
another
generation of people who can play a mediating role in
the future," said Professor Paul Rogers, University
of Bradford. "This program is the most significant development in graduate
work in conflict resolution in decades."
The
Rotary World Peace scholarship supports students seeking
a two-year master's-level
degree at one of the Rotary Centers for International
Studies. This inaugural class of 70 Rotary World
Peace Scholars were selected
from thousands of applicants worldwide.
The scholars are from 32 countries and represent
a wide range of occupations including lawyers, educators,
diplomatic staff, and former international peacekeeping
soldiers.
"Wars
in the Middle East, Angola, and other regions underscore
the urgent need for conflict resolution skills in the
world's leaders and diplomats," said Luis Giay, chairman
of The Rotary Foundation.
The
eight universities that have been chosen to host the Rotary
Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict
resolution are:
*
Duke University and the University of North Carolina
at Chapel
Hill, North Carolina, USA (both universities jointly host
one Rotary Center)
*
International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
*
Sciences Po (L'Institut d'Études Politiques),
Paris, France
*
Universidad del Savador, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*
University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
*
University of California-Berkeley, California,
USA
*
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
All
Rotary World Peace Scholarships are for two academic years
and include tuition and fees, room, board, and other expenses.
Rotary
is currently looking for the second class of World Peace
scholars. Interested persons should contact their local
Rotary club or visit www.rotary.org <http://www.rotary.org>
for more information.
Rotary
uses education as a tool for world peace.
Today, The Rotary Foundation
operates the world's largest privately funded international
scholarships
program with grants totaling approximately US$20 million
annually.
**EDITOR'S
NOTE - The list of Rotary World Peace Scholars, the countries
they
are from and the university they will attend, is available.
Rotary
is an organization of business and professional leaders
united worldwide
who provide humanitarian service, and help to build goodwill
and peace in the world. There are approximately 1.2 million
Rotary club members of more than 30,000 Rotary clubs in
163 countries.
For
more information, please contact Christine Sobolak at
sobolakc@rotaryintl.org
or tel: 847-866-3023.
ROTARY
AN
ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERS * UNITED
WORLDWIDE 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE * 163 COUNTRIES * PROVIDING
HUMANITARIAN SERVICE * BUILDING
GOODWILL AND PEACE IN THE WORLD
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