Academic Programs

 

Special Lecture Series

A variety of topics are discussed by guest lecturers on a weekly basis. The guest lecturers are either nationally or internationally distinguished and recognized. Topics have included contemporary issues in the Asia-Pacific, foreign affairs and trade, the search for a UN identity, the future prospects of world citizens, and the status of refugees - especially as they pertain to the Korean peninsula and research on peace ideology.

Those who have given a special lecture include former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali; HE. Rodrigo Carazo- Odio, former President of Costa Rica; Prof. Robert A. Scalapino of the University of California, Berkeley; Dr. Donald Puchala of the University of South Carolina; and Ms. Elaine Valdov, former Co-Convenor of the Seoul NGO World Conference and a member of the Board of Directors for UN-DPI, and Prof. Robert Laughlin, a Nobel prize winner.

 

International Academic Conferences

International academic conferences have focused on issues related to peace, the Pax UN and the East Asian region. These conferences have provided a venue for prominent domestic and foreign scholars to gather together for a discussion on the above issues.

 

World Civic Forum

Peace BAR Festival

Annual Peace Conference in celebration of the International Day of Peace UNAI-Kyung Hee International Symposium