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Press Call Notice

Date: Saturday 2nd November 2002
Place: Dubrovnik Hotel, 3 Oak Lane, Bradford BD8 7AQ
Time: 12.30 pm
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ROTARY PEACE SCHOLARS WELCOME LUNCH

Eleven Rotary World Peace Scholars, who have recently enrolled at Bradford University Peace Centre MA programme, will be given an official welcome at a lunch on Saturday 2nd November.The scholars are from Argentina, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Nigeria, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and USA, and represent a wide range of occupations including education and training, diplomacy, journalism, law and the military.

In total, seventy Rotary World Peace Scholars have been selected to participate in the two-year MA graduate programme related to peace and conflict resolution at seven universities throughout the world. Bradford University, chosen from more than 100 universities world-wide, is running the Peace Centre MA programme in the UK.

Recent conflicts in Israel, Afghanistan, and the Middle-East have dramatised the devastating effects of war. The future ability of world leaders and diplomats to resolve conflicts is critical to achieving peace in the world. The vision of the Rotary Peace Centres is to train scholars to address the issues related to peace and conflict, and to then implement policies which will help to prevent future conflicts.It is hoped that the courses will produce potential employees for key peace making organisations such as, the United Nations, UNICEF and the Red Cross.

Each Rotary World Peace Scholar is funded by the Rotary Foundation for the two-year programme at a cost of $50,000. The Peace Centres in total will cost $3.5 million a year. Funds have been raised by Rotary clubs throughout the world and through private and corporate donations. Each year the Rotary Foundation provides scholarships and grants amounting to $100 million for education programmes throughout the world.

Photocall and interview opportunity with the scholars at 12.30pm on 2nd November
Press enquiries to Judith Diment Mobile 07860 162313 or David Astin 01484 318658