ICU Rotary Peace Center

17/04/2026

Thank you for featuring our center! Now, the 1st-year fellows are preparing their AFEs in the summer, and the 2nd-year fellows are working hard to finalize their master's theses.
Sakura has already fallen, unfortunately; however, you can enjoy the full blooms of the Azalea now. If you become an ICU fellow, you can enjoy the changing seasons in the full of nature on our campus!
The application is open now: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships-masters-degree-programs

17/04/2026

Our Peace Center's Fellow Alumni, Rona Karimi, served as a moderator for the event "Refugee Pathways to Japan - from Access to Impact." She continues her doctoral studies at ICU to deepen her academic interests. We truly admire her continued endeavor as one of the Peace Builders.

【元ロータリー平和フェローが示す、対話とリーダーシップの力】
元ロータリー平和フェローのロナ・カリミさんは、難民や社会課題の分野で活躍を続けています。
深い知性と人に寄り添う姿勢をあわせ持つその姿は、ロータリー平和フェローシップが育む、多様性と平和構築に欠かせないリーダーシップを体現しています。
ロナさんは、4月8日に行われた「難民の日本へのパスウェイズ:　教育・就労から社会的インパクトへ」と題されたイベント（主催：国際文化会館［IHJ］、アメリカン・フレンズ・オブ・アイハウス［AFIHJ］／共催：日本ICU財団、米日財団）でモデレーターを務め、難民の背景を持つパネリストたちの想いを情熱的に引き出し、参加者に強いインパクトを与えました。

ロータリー平和フェローシップは、平和や開発に関心を持ち、学びを実践につなげたい人のための奨学金プログラムです。ロナさんのように、専門性と行動力をもって社会に変化をもたらすことに関心のある方を求めています。

応募締め切りは毎年2月1日から5月15日。興味のある方は、ぜひ申請をご検討ください。
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20/02/2026

If you consider applying to the Rotary Peace Fellowship, this should help you apply!!

For anyone applying to the Rotary Peace Fellowship or mentoring candidates, join this webinar on Saturday, 28 February 2026 at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Central Time to learn more!
Register at: http://bit.ly/4kHEtKx

02/02/2026

The application is open!! Please check the details here: https://on.rotary.org/3J6sYLP

It’s time to apply! 📣

The Rotary Peace Fellowship application for fully funded 2027 fellowships is now available for both our master’s degree and advanced professional development certificate programs. The application deadline is 15 May.

Dedicated peace and development leaders can learn more and start an application ➡️ https://on.rotary.org/3J6sYLP

29/01/2026

We are pleased to welcome you, Symbiosis International Deemed University Rotary Peace Center in Pune, India!!
--- From the other Rotary Peace Center in Asia

08/01/2026

Event report is updated: https://rotaryicu.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/peace-seminar-jicas-development-cooperation-and-peace-the-pacific-region/

We welcomed Ms. Mako Hayashi, a JICA officer (Southeast Asia and Pacific Department)/ICU graduate school alumni, as a peace seminar guest lecturer. For more information, please refer to the article.

Ms. Mako Hayashi, a JICA officer (Southeast Asia and Pacific Department), ICU graduate school alumni Date & Venue: ICU campus, on December 12, 2025 MC: Ilan Bass from Class 24 Ms. Hayashi from …

17/12/2025

We very much appreciate your visit to the ICU campus. The ICU Rotary Peace Fellows enjoyed the conversations with the President and the board members. We are truly honored to welcome the Rotary International President for two consecutive years. Thank you very much!!

16/12/2025

[Fellow Blog Update]
HOPE80 in Japan: Confronting the Past, Carrying the Torch – Ilan D. Bass Class XXIV

In September, I was honoured to participate in the HOPE80 tour of Japan, a two-week peace pilgrimage marking eighty years since the end of World War II that carried the Flame of Hope and united the descendants of former enemies to walk side by side in peace...

For more on Ilan's article, go to

In September, I was honoured to participate in the HOPE80 tour of Japan, a two-week peace pilgrimage marking eighty years since the end of World War II that carried the Flame of Hope and united the…

03/12/2025

Thank you very much for posting the article regarding the RI presidential visit to ICU!!

27/11/2025

27/11/2025

We welcomed the Rotary International President, Francesco Arezzo, the Trustee Chair, Holger Knaack, the Director, Isao "Mick" Mizuno, and the Rotary members on November 21, 2025.

We had a greeting and brief conversation with the ICU President, the Vice President, and the Dean of Graduate School, introducing the features of our university to the guests in the memorial building named "The Kiyoshi Togasaki Memorial Dialogue House." Kiyoshi Togasaki was the first Japanese RI President and also the first Chairman of the Board of the ICU.

After enjoying the beautifully colored leaves on campus, the party had a conversation with the ICU Rotary Peace Fellows. Our fellow alumna, Rona, delivered a presentation reflecting on her life as a Peace Fellow. And we had a free discussion session among the Rotary members and the ICU fellows. Fellows expressed their gratitude for the Rotary's generous support and shared their ideas on potential future cooperation with the Rotary through this fellowship program. We spent a precious and fruitful time with the Rotary members.

We appreciate their visit to the ICU. Thank you very much!!