Invite foreign high school students and Japanese high school students to think about international peace, share ideas, deepen mutual understanding, and spread a message of peace around the world in order to bring about a world without nuclear weapons.

Please refer to

https://hiroshimaforpeace.com/en/hjif2022

Dates

August 16(Tues)to August 20(Sat) ,2022

Method

Web Conference System (Online)

Theme

What can we do to achieve global peace?

(Initiatives toward the abolition of nuclear weapons, reconstruction and peacebuilding)

Schedule (tentative)

Date	Program Details
August 16(Tues)	Orientation, Teambuilding Workshop  Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Testimony Online Guided Tour of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Speech about Reconstruction & Peace Building
August 17(Wed)	Lecture and Group Discussion on  Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
August 18(Thu)	Lecture and Group Discussion on  Reconstruction & Peace Building
August 19(Fri)	Draft the “Hiroshima Declaration”
August 20(Sat)	Present the “Hiroshima Declaration”

 

Participation fee

Free

Number of participants:

・Foreign high school students               20

Priority will be given to high school student applicants from regions with friendship agreements with Hiroshima Prefecture, namely:

Sichuan (P.R. China); Hawaii (USA); Guanajuato (Mexico) 

 

 (Reference) Other participants

・Japanese high school students    40

 

Facilitators

Facilitators

 

Application period

Applications must be received by May 31(Tues) , 2022.

 

Requirements for application:

(1) Must be under 19 years old (preferably high school students)

(2) Have not previously participated in this forum

(3) Highly interested in realizing global peace (nuclear weapons abolition etc.)

(4) Have internet access at their residence

(5) Can actively participate in discussions in English

(6) Can join in group activities according to the program

(7) Must attend the entire program 

(8) After the forum ends, will continue to proactively take action towards global peace, widely share said information through social media, and can report on said activities to Hiroshima Prefecture 6 months post-forum. 

 

How to apply

The application form must be submitted to the address below by post or by email to the International Affairs Division, Hiroshima Prefectural Government.

–Application Form

* The office will carefully manage any personal information submitted, and will use such information only within the objectives of this program.

By Post

International Affairs Division, Hiroshima Prefectural Government

10-52 Motomachi, Nakaku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 730-8511, Japan

By Email

h-jif@pref.hiroshima.jp

　

Selection process

(1) Selection of participants:

After an examination of the application documents, participants will be chosen.

The results of the selection will be sent to all applicants.

(2) Revocation of participant status:

Even after being selected, if a chosen participant performs an action unbecoming of a participant at any time or experiences a serious health issue, their status as a participant may be revoked.

Contact

International Affairs Division, Hiroshima Prefectural Government

10-52 Motomachi, Nakaku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 730-8511, Japan

E-mail: h-jif@pref.hiroshima.jp

TEL: +81-82- 513-2361  FAX: +81-82-228-1614

Homepage:https://hiroshimaforpeace.com/en/hjif2022/

 

Download

HIJF2022fromoverseas.pdf

Application Form for foreign high school applicants