Not a day goes by when I don’t rely on the professional and personal growth achieved at the Rotary Peace Centre at Chulalongkorn University. Not only the growth during the 12-week fellowship but my continued learning through being connected to a global network of Rotary Peace Fellows. The program shifted my professional identify from identifying with my employer to identifying with peace building as my vocation.

Diversity, friendship and negotiation stood out for me. Realistic simulation training shaped my thoughts on issues concerning conflict, peace and sustainability. Such ideas helped me contribute more in different ways. Miss every minute of it.

The three-month program at Chula amounts to that of Master’s one. It iscomprehensive, intense and intellectually stimulating. All is delivered by world renown experts. Chulahas opened up all possible connections with so many other motivated people in the field of peace from all over the world.

The Rotary Peace Fellowship at Chulalongkorn was the perfect opportunity and journey to learn about myself and get inspired by fellows, professors, staff, experiences and communities who taught me different ways and tools of building peace. It gave me the confidence to follow my own path and expand an incredible network around the world

The Rotary Peace Fellowship program came at a point in my life where I wanted to validate my work. Some of the skills I took back from the fellowship include better communication in the nonviolent space. I feel supported by this community and can reach out to any peace fellow in the world

The Fellowship ushered me to diversity and a new breed of cultural competency. With it, I acquired knowledge and skills that have helped me in my project management work and in my personal life. Peace to me is everything.

The Rotary Peace Fellowship training has broadened my knowledge in my peace work, empowered and equipped me with the necessary skills and tools to effectively reached out to many young people in Ghana, Liberia and South Africa that I worked with. Through this program, I have met other likeminded peace fellows from different part of the globe that are in constant contact with me, having joint projects together and supporting each other like a family.

The Rotary Peace Fellowship at Chulalongkorn University for mid-career professionals was the most international learning experience of my life. As a 25+ year veteran of the peacebuilding field, I appreciated that the faculty, my fellow students, and the curriculum offered new ideas, new case studies and new approaches. I gained 24 new brothers and sisters in peacebuilding from 20 countries who are senior professionals in their fields and with whom I continue to communicate and collaborate regularly. I also very much enjoy being a part of the global Rotary Peace Fellow community – it is a source of inspiration and hope in a challenging world.

My fellowship at the Rotary Peace Centre at Chulalongkorn University was a windfall; one that I continue to be grateful for. It provided me with the time and the space to pause in my career and think; to recalibrate and process and learn with a number of like-minded professionals. This experience was as rare as it was rewarding. The depth and variety of the experiences of the other participants—veterans, teachers, administrators, journalists, psychologists, practitioners of everything from counterinsurgency to trauma healing—brought an energy and nuance to our class discussions and group work that I found immensely beneficial. Ten years on, we are all still friends. Add to this the expertise of a diverse set of guest lecturers; the lessons they imparted upon us continue to impact my thinking. I remember my time at the RPC with great fondness, and I continue to recommend the program to current colleagues.