Call for Applicants of Hiroshima G7 Summit Junior Conference
※All application for Hiroshima G7 Summit Junior Conference has been closed. Thank you for many applications. (January 31, 2023)
Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit will hold the Hiroshima G7 Summit Junior Conference. Through this conference, we aim to have young people of the same generation from G7 countries deepen their understanding about international issues and initiatives for their resolution by coming together to consider and discuss them. In addition, we also aim to encourage young people to take on even the most challenging issues with a positive attitude.
Join us for this opportunity to discuss about international issues in Hiroshima.
Please see the below about the call for Japanese participants.
広島県内在住日本人の方の参加者募集はこちらをご覧ください。
＊日本人参加者の応募受付は締め切りました。(2023/1/13)
https://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/hiroshima-summit/junior-summit.html
Photo: G7 Youth Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Hiroshima (2016)
１ About the conference
1) Goals
Young people are our future. The Hiroshima G7 Summit Junior Conference aims to have young people of the same generation from G7 countries deepen their understanding about international issues and initiatives for their resolution by coming together to consider and discuss them. In addition, the Conference also aims to encourage young people to take on even the most challenging issues with a positive attitude.
2) Conference organizers
Citizens Council for the Hiroshima Summit
3) Conference dates
March 27 (Mon)-30 (Thurs), 2023
4) Conference location
Main location: Hiroshima City
5) Conference theme
We will choose a theme that allows participating young people to hold discussions about international issues and initiatives to resolve them, as well as the role that they believe young people play.
Examples of possible themes: peace, sustainability, multicultural coexistence
6) Program (tentative)
(1) Pre-conference program
We plan to hold multiple online half-day meetings during weekends in February and March 2023 to give participants background information, as well as facilitate friendships between participants.
(2) Conference program
| Date | Primary program details (tentative) |
|---|---|
| March 27, 2023 (Mon) | Participants arrive in Hiroshima |
| March 28 (Tues) | Orientation |
| Deepen understanding about the realities of the atomic bombing (tour of the Peace Memorial museum, offer prayers and flowers at the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims, attend a hibakusha testimony, etc.) | |
| Group discussions | |
| March 29 (Wed) | Visit to sites in Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Group discussions | |
| Meet with locals | |
| March 30 (Thurs) | Group discussions |
| Discussion between all participants, create a report on the results of Conference | |
| Present results (results planned to be made public) |
2 Eligible participants
12 young people who are from one of the G7 countries (France, US, UK, Germany, Italy, Canada) (two participants from each country for a total of 12).
12 young Japanese people in Hiroshima prefecture.
３ Application deadline
※All application for Hiroshima G7 Summit Junior Conference has been closed. Thank you for many applications. (January 31, 2023)
４ Application criteria
(1) Must be a young person (around15-18 years old, equivalent to a high school student) residing in Japan who is from a G7 country
(2) Must have a deep interest in the Hiroshima G7 Summit and international issues
(3) Must be able to participate in Conference program group activities e.t.c.
５ Download
Please see the call for applicants about the information including participation cost, application method, selection process and a point of contact.
For people who are from one of the G7 countries (France, US, UK, Germany, Italy, Canada)
Call for Applications(2023/1/13Update) (PDFファイル)(180KB)
Application Form and Personal Statement(2022/12/23Update) (Excelファイル)(22KB)
For Japanese participants in Hiroshima Prefecture/ 広島県内在住日本人の方