INU Student Seminar on Global Citizenship & Peace 2025
2025 Student Seminar on Global Citizenship & Peace
THEME: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
DATES: 1-10 August, 2025
The INU Student Seminar, held each year at Hiroshima University, is an interdisciplinary course, which aims to allow students from INU universities to learn about the concept of global citizenship through discussions, workshops and cultural activities.
The year 2025 will mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Seminar Program
The International Student Seminar for Global Citizenship and Peace is a unique immersion program which is hosted by Hiroshima University in Japan. The seminar welcomes students from around the world from INU member universities and is structured around the 6th August commemoration of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which in 2025 marks the 80th anniversary.
The 10-day program, with a different theme each year, includes lectures, case studies and small group discussions. The program also offers the chance to visit local attractions and engage in intercultural learning experiences, and culminates in a United Nations role play where groups of students represent different countries and negotiate to pass a UN draft resolution related to the seminar theme.
The INU Student Seminar features:
· Lectures and workshops with academic experts and guest speakers from around the world;
· Cultural activities, visits to local sights in Hiroshima
· Being in Hiroshima to mark 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing
· Interactive workshops that encourage stimulating discussion and learning;
· A role-play of a session of the United Nations General Assembly;
· A truly international student body and experience
Eligibility
URV’s Bachelor full-time students from 3rd year, Masters degree students and PhD candidates who are willing to be challenged by an intensive academic and cultural program.
Who should apply?
The student seminar is designed for highly motivated students who are interested in:
- Increasing their understanding of political, economic, social and cultural challenges emerging in an increasingly globalized world
- Understanding the notion of global citizenship and considering their potential as global citizens
- Deepening their appreciation of the challenges and payoffs of cross-cultural and international engagement
- Sharing reflections with students, academics, and other seminar participants.
HOW TO APPLY
Fill in the Application Form attaching the following documents:
- Proof of English level
- Transcript of records in English (last academic year or semester)
The application must be completed in English.
Deadline: 10 March 2025
Criteria for the selection of candidates are the following:
- Demonstrated high academic standards
- Motivation stated in the appliction form (including an explanation on how the applicant intends to use the experience to support a study and career plan)
- Good knowledge of the English language (minimum B2)
- Engagement in global issues
- Students who have already participated in the Hiroshima Seminar or the UNPAR Conference will be placed at the end of the list of selected students.
- URV's Bachelor full-time students (4th year) and postgraduate students, who are willing to be challenged by an intensive academic and cultural program.
- Since there are only 2 spots available, 1 undergraduate and 1 postgraduate student will be selected.
Students whose nationality is not included in the exemption list cannot apply to this seminar.
Participants are in charge of their airfare arrangements. We strongly recommend that you take out a travel insurance or that you buy your flight ticket through a URV homologated travel agency. The URV will hold no responsibility or refund for any travel cancellation.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!
I-Networks
Only selected students can apply for the I-Networks URV scholarship to get a scholarship covering this activity expenses. Once the process selections is closed the selected students will recieve an invitation to fill in the form and follow the instructions of the I-Networks call.
JASSO: Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short - Term Study in Japan) 2025
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
To compensate, the INU Network organization is working on an alternative that will be notified to selected participants.
