５th
Date: February 4, 2026
Venue: RIHGA Royal Hotel
With the cooperation of the Association of Arab Universities, international dialogue on peace and sustainability was deepened with universities and institutions from Arab countries.
Participating universities
8 universities and organizations from 6 countries
- Japan: Hiroshima University
- Jordan: Association of Arab Universities; University of Jordan
- United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi University
- Iraq: University of Anbar; University of Baghdad
- Qatar: Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
- Tunisia: University of Tunis El Manar
４th
Date: August 6, 2025
Venue: Hiroshima University Higashi-Senda Campus
Marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, presidents and representatives from 12 universities in 9 countries and regions convened to discuss the role of universities in promoting peace and sustainability, and adopted the Peace Presidents’ Declaration.
Participating universities
12 universities from 9 countries and regions
- Japan: Hiroshima University; United Nations University; Fukushima Medical University
- United States: Arizona State University; Columbia University
- Taiwan: National Central University
- Italy: University for Foreigners of Perugia
- Malaysia: Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (UTAR)
- India: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Sweden: World Maritime University
- Germany: Leipzig University
- Spain: University of the Basque Country
3rd
Date: March 21, 2025
Venue: RIHGA Royal Hotel
Partner universities participating in the MEXT Inter-University Exchange Project (World-Wide Learning)—for which Hiroshima University has been selected for five consecutive cycles—were invited, and discussions were deepened on peace through international student exchange.
Participating universities
12 universities from 11 countries
- Japan: Hiroshima University
- India: Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
- Indonesia: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
- Austria: University of Graz
- Egypt: Cairo University; Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST)
- Zambia: University of Zambia
- Sweden: World Maritime University
- Thailand: Kasetsart University
- Malawi: University of Malawi
- United Kingdom: University of Sheffield
- United States: Arizona State University
2nd
Date: November 25, 2024
Venue: Hiroshima University Higashi-Senda Campus
A delegation representing the four campuses of the Pan African University, on behalf of the African Union, was welcomed, and in-depth discussions were held on collaboration between peace and higher education in Africa.
Participating universities
3 universities from 5 countries
- Hiroshima University
- Pan African University, including its four institutes:
- PAUWES (Algeria: Water and Energy Sciences)
- PAUSTI (Kenya: Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation)
- PAUGHSS (Cameroon: Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences)
- PAULESI (Nigeria: Life and Earth Sciences)
- University of Tlemcen (Algeria）
1st
Date: August 6, 2024
Venue: Hiroshima University Higashi-Senda Campus
Presidents and representatives from 10 universities in 7 countries and regions convened to discuss the role of universities in promoting peace and sustainability, and adopted the Peace Presidents’ Declaration.
Participating universities
10 universities from 7 countries and regions
- Japan: Hiroshima University
- United States: University of Idaho, Columbia University
- Taiwan: National Cheng Kung University, National Central University
- Italy: University of Pavia, University for Foreigners of Perugia
- Indonesia: Hasanuddin University
- India: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Sweden: World Maritime University