Apr. 2, 2021
Signing ceremony with Nagasaki University Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA) and Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace
On March 29, International Christian University (ICU) Service-Learning Center, Nagasaki University Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA), and Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace signed the Basic Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the service-learning program. The purpose of this agreement and MOU is for the continuous implementation of the service-learning program in Nagasaki to build mutual cooperation on peace activities.
The signing ceremony was held online in both Nagasaki and ICU, attended by Dr. Susumu Shirabe, Vice-President of Nagasaki University, Dr. Fumihiko Yoshida, Director of RECNA, President Teruyuki Yokose, President of Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace, Mr. Noriyasu Takahira, Secretary-General of Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace, Dr. Robert Eskildsen, Vice-President for Academic Affairs of ICU, and Dr. Mikiko Nishimura, the Director of Service-Learning Center.
Dr. Susumu Shirabe, Vice-President of Nagasaki University, said, "ICU students have diverse backgrounds, English proficiency, and international experience. When they meet students studying peace in Nagasaki, I expect something new will be born." Mr. Teruyuki Yokose, President of Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace, said, "I would like to commemorate the great expansion of the circle of peace with the hope to work together on peace initiatives in the future."
Dr. Robert Eskildsen, Vice President for Academic Affairs at ICU, said, "ICU was founded with a mission for peace, supported by donations from Americans who regretted the damage of nuclear bombings. The issue of the atomic bomb is important to the history of ICU." Dr. Mikiko Nishimura, said "ICU has three missions: internationalism, Christianity, and academia, and we share a vision for peace with Nagasaki University and the Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace. We hope to create mutual peace initiatives together."
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