In 1999, The RI Trustees approved the plan to partner with universities to establish the Rotary Centers for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution. More than 100 universities around the world were considered. Eight universities – Uppsala University in Sweden, Bradford University in the UK, Duke and University of North Carolina in the States, Queensland University in Australia, International Christian University in Japan, Makerere University in Uganda and Chulalongkorn University in Thailand — were selected based on criteria such as geographic diversity, university reputation, faculty and academic excellence.

 

The Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies at Chulalongkorn University itself was established in 2004/5initially as the three-year pilot program to provide a short professional development training to professionals working in fields related to peacebuilding and conflict resolution.

 

Later in April 2008, the Center was approved as a permanent program of the Rotary Foundation, folded to the pre-existing Rotary Center for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution and the Rotary World Peace Fellowships program.

 

Having adopted its current name as the Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University, the center continues the work on hosting “Rotary Peace Fellows” and on providing such three-month professional development certificate training course in peace and conflict studies twice yearly.

 

Today the Rotary Peace Center at Chula has already produced 537 peace alumni, from81 countries around the world, and still counting the number.

 

The Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University stay committed as a proud partner of Rotary in creating lasting change in communities and across the globe by providing academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities.