IAMSCU 2014
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From IAMSCU
Peace education for a new generation of global leaders will be the focus of the tri-annual conference of the International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges and Universities May 24-28 in Hiroshima, Japan. With a theme of "Peace, Reconciliation and Human Rights," the conference will touch on broad themes of interest to an international audience with special attention to Hiroshima’s historic connection to peace as well as efforts for reconciliation in the Asian Pacific context.
Hiroshima Jogakuin, a Methodist school with deep roots in Hiroshima and international peace education, will host the conference, offering venue space at both its high school and university campuses. The event will also use the International Conference Center Hiroshima within the hallowed grounds of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, and have ample opportunities to explore Hiroshima’s rich legacy of peace and reconciliation.
The opening ceremony on May 25 will be held at the centrally located Hiroshima Jogakuin High School. Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia and a Methodist keenly interested in education, has been invited to be a keynote speaker.
The Pre-Conference Seminars on Saturday, May 24 will involve educators, leaders, scholars and chaplains from around the world to engage on a variety of related topics:
- Global Chaplains Gathering
- Human Rights
- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Theology and Peace
Additional conference details are available on the association's website.