Open Learning Course of Hiroshima-ICAN Academy 2024

Hiroshima Prefecture and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) have since 2019 together organized the Hiroshima-ICAN Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security (hereafter referred to as "the Academy"). The Academy aims to nurture global leaders who can make concrete contributions towards a more peaceful and secure world.

Following last year, the Academy will offer an Open Learning Course to provide more people with the opportunity to learn online about nuclear weapons and global security.

This Open Learning Course will be available for anyone with an interest in nuclear weapons and global security. Those who pass the given assignment will receive a certificate from the organizers.

Course Details

Dates: Monday, February 17 - Monday, March 31, 2025

Participants: Anyone who has an interest in the Academy. Places are not limited.

Assignment: After reading and watching the required online learning materials, answer an online quiz consisting of single-choice questions and write a reflection.

Materials: Required readings and videos are listed at the bottom of this page.​

Assignment Submission Form: Available on Google Forms here.

If you reside in a country/region with limited access to google services, please download the form in Microsoft Word format here (Wordファイル)(22KB), and submit it to  chiheiwa@pref.hiroshima.lg.jp  by email.​

Course fee: Free

Certificate: The "Hiroshima-ICAN Academy 2024 Open Learning Course Certificate" will be presented to participants upon passing the assignment. Up to one month may be required for the certificate to be sent via email by organizers.

Learning Materials

The followings are the learning materials for the Open Learning Course of Hiroshima-ICAN Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security 2024. Those who take the Open Learning Course are required to read them before completing the assignments.

Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons

ICAN, “The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Children,” 2024

Current and future nuclear risks

ICRC, ”Avoiding catastrophe: we must act now to ensure nuclear weapons are never again used,” May 2023

The social, economic, and environmental impacts of nuclear weapons

Robert Jacobs, “Nuclear Conquistadors: Military Colonialism in Nuclear Test Site Selection during the Cold War,” Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, November 2013

The roles of the UN and civil society for nuclear disarmament

UN, “Summit of the Future Outcome Documents: Pact for the Future,” September 2024

Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe), “Hiroshima Report 2024,” March 2024

  - Hiroshima Report 2024 - Main Articles (PDFファイル)(3.29MB)

  - Hiroshima Report 2024 - Country by Country Evaluation (PDFファイル)(436KB)

  - Hiroshima Report 2024 - Overview Edition (PDFファイル)(1.05MB)

Inquiries

Executive Committee of Hiroshima-ICAN Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security

Tel: +81-82-513-2368

Email: chiheiwa@pref.hiroshima.lg.jp

Address: 10-52, Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-City, 730-8511, Japan