HWPL peace education is a model and globally accepted ―University Don

THE Vice Dean of UIN Alauddin Makassar, Professor Nur Hidayah, has disclosed that peace education currently being championed by an international peace NGO, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) under UN ECOSOC and UN DPI, has been universally accepted as a model to achieve peace global peace.

Professor Nur Hidayah stated this while speaking during the four days workshop where 11 Professors and educators from five universities in Indonesia visited South Korea to participate in ‘Peace Educators Workshop’ on the theme: “Spread love and peace in Indonesia” hosted by an international peace NGO, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) under UN ECOSOC and UN DPI.

They also discussed the practical approaches to apply the peace education materials of HWPL to the regular course of the university.

The five universities are; Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, UIN Alauddin Makassar, UIN Sumatra Utara, UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten and IAI As’adiyah Sengkang.

Professor Hidayah said: “I have found that HWPL peace education is universally accepted by all and it is a non-discriminatory text that transcends race, religion, culture, and language. It will be a tool for all people to keep order and peace in society.”

In the regard of further peace activities as well as peace education, Director of Center for Peace Studies in UIN Sumatra Utara, Professor Zainul Fuad, said, “I will hold Peace Workshop and Peace Walk Event to raise awareness of the value of peace and support for resolving disputes. I plan to use the HWPL training materials at that time. I will not only stop at the event but will also practice activities that will make students aware of the value of peace in cooperation with HWPL.

The participating university officials and professors concluded that they would start test operation of a peace education course that can be acquired as a credit and promised to cooperate in developing peace education materials through continuous exchange with HWPL.

HWPL, in its quest of attaining global peace, has built cooperation with 138 educational institutions in nine countries including India, Israel, Indonesia and the Philippines by designating them as “HWPL Peace Academies” to cultivate students with the spirit of peace.

With its peace initiative proposed by the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW), HWPL has advocated the development of a culture of peace through education, youth and women empowerment and media freedom.