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The current World President of Rotary International will join two predecessors at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ tomorrow, August 19 to mark the work of University students pursuing global peace.

Ray Klinginsmith will attend a tree planting ceremony in honour of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s Rotary Peace Fellows who study through the School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS).

He will be joined by two past presidents, both from Queensland: Sir Clem Renouf (1978–1979) and Glen Kinross (1997–1998).

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ hosts one of only seven worldwide, which has seen dozens of students graduate as Peace Fellows since 2002.

Fellows are chosen from diverse backgrounds, based on their ability to have a significant and positive impact on world peace, understanding and conflict resolution during their careers.

Recent graduates include Kevin Melton, a USAid worker in Afghanistan, Arik Gutler-Ofir, who has founded a theatre company for Jewish and Palestinian youths, and Godfrey Mukalazi, who has set up a conflict resolution training centre in the African Great Lakes region.

The tree planting will take place at 2:30pm in the (also known as President’s Park), adjacent to the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Boat Club, corner Keith and Macquarie streets.

Media: Ted Latta from Rotary (07 3300 1020) or Gillian Ievers at POLSIS (07 3365 3043, g.ievers@uq.edu.au)