International students who have been studying on prestigious Rotary scholarships at the University of Bradford to help promote world peace and understanding have been sharing their experiences of work in the field.
The 10 Rotary World Peace Fellows from around the world are coming to the end of their Peace and Conflict Resolution masters degree at the University’s Rotary Centre for International Studies, one of seven Rotary peace centres based across the world.
The students shared their experiences during a day-long Bill Huntley Memorial Peace Seminar at the University’s Norcroft Centre on Saturday (November 1) where they handed the baton to the 11 new students ready to take up their courses.
Some 150 Rotarians and VIPs attended the event with special guests including Ian Thomson, President of Rotary International inGreat Britain and Ireland, and Wilf Wilkinson, Rotary’s immediate past international president.
Rotarian David Pollard, Rotary Host Centre Coordinator, said: "Rotary has been promoting peace ever since it was first founded in 1905. Rotary’s reason for being is to encourage peace and world understanding through fellowship and humanitarian projects.
"Through these scholarships, Rotary hopes to train a new generation of leaders, charged with promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through their service activities."
The Peace Scholarships are highly regarded around the world. Each year, Rotary clubs sponsor up to 60 fellows to study at one oftheir centres. More than 280 fellows from over 50 different countries have taken part since the programme launched in 2002.
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