Activities
National University Management Reform Promotion Project
Hiroshima University has been selected for the 2022 National University Management Reform Promotion Project. The Centre will be in charge of ‘Building a Platform Hub to Overcome the Fragmentation of the International Community’ within this project. As the war in Ukraine and the violence in the Gaza Strip show, the current international community is in chaos, and there is a sense that the times are turning backwards, from cooperation to a cycle of violence and division. In this context, we want to explore the causes of division, seek and propose solutions. To this end, we are actively developing international conferences, study groups and public lectures for citizens.
Symposiums
The 49th International Symposium 2024
National University Management Reform Promotion Project Hiroshima University 75+75th Anniversary Project
“A Divided International Community: Seeking Solutions”
July 27, 2024, at M401, Higashi Senda Center for Future Creation, Hiroshima University
<Speech1> Pham Lan Dung (Acting President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam)
<Speech2> Hidemitsu Kuroki (Professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
<Speech3> Hirofumi Tosaki (Associate Professor at the Center for Peace, Hiroshima University)
<Discussion> Moderator: Noriyuki Kawano (Director of The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University)
Flyer
Research Seminars
The 246th CPHU Research Seminar
May 22, 2026, at Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, Hiroshima University
Hidemitsu KUROKI (Professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
‟Is “what if” possible in history?
Mark Sykes and the British Triple-Tongued Diplomacy toward the Middle East “
Flyer (Japanese Version)
Public Lectures
“Women and Children: The Atomic Bombing and Reconstruction
The Long-Term Social Impact of the Bombing and the Resilience of Citizens as Revealed Through Historical Records” in January 2026 (Sponsored by the Center for Peace, Hiroshima University)
(Co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum)
<Date & Time> January 31, 2026, 3:00-16:00
<Venue> Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Memorial Hall
<Speeker>
Yoshifumi ISHIDA (Director, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum)
“The Suffering of Women and Children Caused by War and the Atomic Bomb: Insights from Museum Exhibits”
Luli van der DOES (Director, The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University)
“Reconstruction of the A-bombed Communities, Women’s Livelihoods, and the Impact on Children.”
Hibiki YAMAGUCHI (Program-Specific Associate Professor, Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University)
“The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki and ‘Reconstruction’: How Have Women Lived Through It?”
Chie SHIJO (Associate Professor, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University）
“The Nishiyūkaku District and the Damage It Suffered, as Seen Through Visual Records.”
Kazuko HIRAI (Visiting Researcher, Center for Gender Research and Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University)
“Atomic Bomb Damage, the Mobilisation of Women for ‘Reconstruction,’ and Their Exclusion.”
Takemasa MATSUNAGA (Graduate Student, Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Osaka）
“Why Have the Children of the Bombed Cities Continued to Be the Subject of Discussion?”