Human resource development program for the elimination of nuclear weapons and the realization of international peace
Future Leaders’ Program for Global Peace
What is the Future Leaders’ Program for Global Peace?
As one of the initiatives in the Hiroshima for Global Peace Plan, this program enables high school students to take the first step toward building their future and empowers them to become individuals who will aspire for global peace and can operate on an international level, by teaching them English and basic international relations such as nuclear disarmament and conflict resolution.
Future Leaders’ Program for Global Peace, 2025 Fiscal Year (Vol. 9)
Dates and Venues
Training in Hiroshima (comprising seven sessions, 10:00—17:00, Hiroshima City)
2025: 7/27 (Sun), 8/10 (Sun), 9/15 (Mon), 10/26 (Sun),11/24 (Sun), and 12/14 (Sun)
2026: 1/18 (Sun)
Special training (5 days, in Hiroshima City)
Participation in the Hiroshima Junior International Forum
Scheduled for mid-August 2025
Overnight training outside the prefecture
Visit to Okinawa Prefecture October 11 (Sat)–13 (Mon, holiday), 2025
Visit to Nagasaki Prefecture November 1 (Sat)–3 (Mon), 2025
Overseas training
Visit to the Philippines January 5 (Mon)–10 (Sat), 2026
Report on the results
February 8, 2026 (Sun)
Training Contents
Learning Program about Global Peace
This program aims to cultivate a deeper understanding of international topics through learning about present trends in nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, the destruction of Hiroshima by the A-bomb and its reconstruction, and the political, economic, and societal frameworks to advance reconstructions and peacebuilding.
English Practice
This program will enhance the participants’ English skills through speech and discussion as well as vocabulary practice, with the themes of the UN Charter, historically significant speeches, and international issues related to peace (nuclear weapons, nonproliferation, etc.)
Special Training
Participation in the Hiroshima Junior International Forum
Participants will hold group discussions on international peace with high school students from overseas and other countries and send messages toward the realization of a peaceful world without nuclear weapons.
Overnight training outside the prefecture
3-day/2-night training in Okinawa Prefecture
Participants will visit Okinawa Prefecture and learn about peace in the prefecture.
3-day/2-night training in Nagasaki Prefecture
Participants will visit Nagasaki Prefecture and learn about peace in the prefecture.
Half of the 20 participants will be sent to Nagasaki Prefecture and the other half to Okinawa Prefecture.
Overseas training
6-day/5-night training in Manila, Philippines
As a culmination of the English seminar, exchange activities with local high school students will be conducted in English.
Result Report
Preparation and presentation of the training’s results in English
Presentation of certificates of completion
Applications
Applications will be accepted from early April 2025.
Please refer to the application guidelines below for details.
*After the application period, the application form will be posted on this page.
