

Annual Conferences in Asia
In 1974, the professors associated with PWPA
held the first International Conference on World Peace (ICWP). This became
an annual conference in Asia, and continues to focus annually on Asia and
the world.
International Expansion
Throughout the 1970s the Asian members of Professors
World Peace Academy promoted the Academy's work throughout the world. By
1979 there had been Professors World Peace Academy meetings held in Europe,
America, and Africa. A chapter in the United States was formed under the
leadership of Morton Kaplan in 1979. In 1980 the Professors World Peace
Academy began to hold annual meetings attached to the International Conference
on the Unity of the Sciences (ICUS). Then in 1982, Chung Hwan Kwak, the
Chairman of ICF, and Hugh D. Spurgin, the Secretary General of ICF, traveled
to Africa, South America, the Middle East, and Asia to meet with professors
and discuss the formation of chapters in their countries.
PWPA International Formed
In December 1983, the Reverend Moon called professors
from seventy nations to Seoul, Korea for the First International Congress
of PWPA Presidents. Morton Kaplan was chosen to serve as President of the
new PWPA International network. On December 18th, the founder presented
his vision for the Professors World Peace Academy. After this meeting,
an international office was established in New York. A program of international
grants to the newly forming chapters of the Professors World Peace Academy
was sponsored through the International Cultural Foundation. Conferences
were held on issues of crucial interest to different nations and regions.
Many chapters incorporated and published proceedings.
PWPA Middle East, 1980-1989, by Thomas Cromwell
International Congresses
To develop the leadership of the Professors World
Peace Academy chapters, PWPA International has sponsored International
Congresses of PWPA Presidents every two years. The
Second Congress studied the Soviet social system, the Third
Congress studied Chinese society, and the Fourth
Congress was an analysis of liberal democracies. The Fifth
International Congress developed scenarios for future society. The
Sixth International Congress was
on "The Future of the Family." The Seventh
was on "Identity and Character." The Eighth will be on "The Impact
of the Global Economy on Societ and Family." These congresses produced
texts and reference books which were sold commercially and also used by
PWPA chapters.
Publications
PWPA chapters in Korea and Japan began with the
publication of newsletters and journals to support their activities. These
were soon followed by the publication of academic books in several countries
on an ad hoc basis. In 1983, Paragon House Publishers was established to
produce quality scholarly books of the PWPA.
World University Network
In 1992, PWPA International began to implement
the goal of creating a first class world university system, where young
people of all races and nationalities can be educated as world citizens
and as professionals able to grasp the needs of the global community. The
hub of the network is the University of Bridgeport.