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International Peace and Co-existence Program
Dr Dahlia Simangan
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IPC Seminar
Topic: "Kosovo-Japan: A friendship-based value"
Lecturer: H.E. Dr. Sabri Kiçmari (Ambassador, the Republic of Kosovo in Japan)
Date and Time: Monday, 7 August 2023 / 4:00–5:00 p.m. JST
Venue: IDEC Large Conference Room
Language: English
*In conjunction with the Hiroshima University Peace Study Tour 2023
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In this presentation, Ambassador Kiçmari will delve into the bilateral relations between Kosovo and Japan, with a particular focus on the political significance of their connection. Kosovo declared its independence on February 17, 2008, shortly after which Japan recognized as an independent state on March 18, 2008. Ambassador Kicmari will highlight Japanʼs substantial contributor to Kosovo's development, extending 1.334 billion yen (approximately 7.8 million euros) in Grant Aid and 2.123 billion yen (approximately 14.1 million euros) in technical cooperation and assistance as of 2018.
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International Peace and Co-existence Program
This cross-disciplinary program aims to consolidate students’ basic knowledge and to enhance their critical thinking skills in the academic disciplines of Peace Studies, Cultural Anthropology, International Relations, Law, Ethics, Area Studies, and Memory Studies under the common key concept of “Peace and Co-existence.”
Students can choose a subject area and a specific topic to conduct independent research, with guidance from the academic staff who specialize in a variety of research fields, including nuclear damage, armed conflict, and the interrelations between development and culture. Other research interests include social inequalities stemming from issues of poverty, gender, ethnicity and religion as well as war and ethics, and security and nuclear weapons.
