The Rotary Centers will provide future leaders with opportunities to study the root causes of conflict, theories of international relations, and effective models of cooperation, beyond academics, Rotary World Peace Fellows will gain practical tools in conflict resolution for use in their chosen careers. The Rotary Centers will also help to advance research, teaching, and publication on issues related to conflict resolution and world understanding.
The first class of Rotary World Peace Fellows graduated in 2004 and are already contributing significantly to the world community in a variety of ways—working for international agencies such as the United Nations or for governments as diplomats, foreign service officers, economists, and policy analysts.