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International Association of Academicians for Peace
ILC2021: Executive Summary from UPF-Korea
September 15, 2021
Seoul, South Korea—UPF-Korea convened an International Leadership Conference in September to discuss the role of six UPF associations in achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Developing a Foundation for Korean Reunification
September 3, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—Important steps for Korea’s neighbors to take were proposed in the IAAP webinar.
UPF-Brazil Inaugurates the International Association of Academicians for Peace
August 22, 2021
Brazil—On July 22, 2021, the IAAP held the “Inauguration Assembly of the Association of Academicians for World Peace in Brazil.”
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session VI – History and Culture
August 21, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The sixth ILC session asked if Koreans’ common history and culture can overcome their division.
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session III – Northeast Asian Economic Union
August 20, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The third ILC session was titled “Prospects for a Northeast Asian Economic Union.”
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session V – Worldviews
August 20, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The fifth ILC session examined how the worldviews of the two Koreas affect their attitudes toward reunification.
Latin America and the Caribbean ILC: Peaceful Reunification on the Korean Peninsula
June 30, 2021
Latin America—UPF’s multinational conference on Northeast Asia was watched by over one thousand viewers.
ILC2021 Japan: Opening Session
June 22, 2021
Tokyo, Japan—The opening session of the ILC2021—Japan discussed Think Tank 2022 and ways in which Japan can contribute to peace on the Korean Peninsula.
UPF-Australia Holds Second Values Education Summit
June 19, 2021
Melbourne, Australia—UPF-Australia held the “Educating with Values Summit” featuring presenters from Greece, Somalia and Australia and the IAAP-Oceania.
Europe-Middle East ILC2021: Executive Summary
May 1, 2021
Paris, France—UPF’s Europe-Middle East region completed an International Leadership Conference focusing on a unified Korea.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific: Executive Summary
May 1, 2021
Bangkok, Thailand—The ILC2021’s Asia Pacific program featured 80 speakers, including nine former heads of state, first ladies and speakers of parliament, and drew more than 250,000 viewers.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific: Academicians
May 1, 2021
Asia Pacific—Academicians explored paths to Korean reunification at a session hosted by the IAAP.
ILC2021 EUME: International Association of Academicians for Peace
May 1, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The International Association of Academicians for Peace organized one of the ILC2021 sessions.
IAAP Webinar Discusses Values: East and West
April 20, 2021
United States—On April 20, 2021, the International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP) held a webinar on the theme “West Meets East in Northeast Asia: A Values Proposition.”
Northeast Asia Peace Initiative Virtual Conference Attracts Over 13,000 Viewers
March 30, 2021
Bangkok, Thailand—UPF-Southeast Asia and the IAAP-Asia Pacific convened the Northeast Asia Peace Initiative Virtual Conference on the theme, “Towards Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: Academic and Cultural Perspectives.”
UPF-Australia Launches Values Education Summit
March 27, 2021
Melbourne, Australia—UPF-Australia and the IAAP-Oceania launched the Values Education Summit series with a webinar that focused on the importance and future of values education.
Experts Discuss Lessons Learned from a 70-Year Conflict
March 26, 2021
Brussels, Belgium—Three Korea experts gave their opinions on Korean peace prospects.
Russia's Asian Far East Discussed
March 18, 2021
Yekaterinburg, Russia—UPF held a webinar to discuss Russia’s role in relations with its Far East neighbors.
Turkish Soldiers’ Korean War Service Recognized
February 20, 2021
Istanbul, Turkey—UPF chapters in Turkey and Korea held an online conference about the Turkish soldiers who fought in the Korean War.
Webinar Looks at Interfaith Harmony and Korean Reunification
February 5, 2021
Geneva, Switzerland—Korea’s religious and cultural heritage may provide clues for unifying the peninsula, experts say.