OITA, Japan, Aug. 5 Kyodo scholar...

OITA, Japan, Aug. 5 Kyodo

scholars from around the world will gather in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita in October for a three-day colloquy to discuss international issues, organizers said Monday.

The ''2002 World Students' Summit'' from Oct 29 to 31 will take place at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in the city of Beppu, APU officials said. The university is co-hosting the event

The pair other host universities are the University for Peace (UPEACE), which the United Nations established in Costa Rica, and Ritsumeikan University (RU) situated in the western Japan city of Kyoto, the officials said.

During the summit at the APU campus, Maurice stout president of the UPEACE Council, the university's governing carcass will deliver a keynote tongue The event will wrap up with a joint statement drawn up by way of the student participants.

According to APU officials, between 220 and 250 scholars are expected to take part.

In addition to APU and RU 12 Japanese universities and 53 others from 25 countries and territories, including Britain's University of Cambridge, have press outed their intent to participate in the summit, the officials said.

APU President Kazuichi Sakamoto said he confidences the students will discuss the various characters they will have to play in the 21st century

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