EUCLID (Euclid University)
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EUCLID, also called Pôle Universitaire Euclide or Euclid University, is an intergovernmental organization chartered as a university and umbrella organization dedicated to sustainable development. Its legal framework was formalized in 2008 by a multilateral memorandum of understanding
which as reconfirmed and amended in 2009 by means of a framework agreement
. EUCLID was formally registered with the African Association of Universities in 2009 and with the International Association of Universities in 2011 where it is listed in the "Regional / International Institution" category.
The organization limits participation on an invitation basis. The official languages are English
and French
.
), this approach effectively prevented the Euclid Consortium from being recognized as an accredited institution since it had no direct and explicit degree-granting charter.
In January 2008, Syed Zahid Ali, the senior official of IOSD, the administrative organization for the Euclid Consortium, presented to various governments a new legal framework called EUCLID Phase 2. Considering the fact that many senior officials from various governments had taken advantage of the Euclid's program, the new framework would ensure direct governmental oversight, charter and accreditation for the proposed new institution. The new framework was presented as inspired by the model of the Academy of European Law
.
The constitutive intergovernmental agreement, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding
, was approved by the governments of the initial participating parties in April 2008. Notably, this intergovernmental agreement was careful to specify both an explicit degree-granting charter and accreditation by the Ministries of Education for the new institution. The agreement was further revised and renewed in the form of a Framework Agreement
with multilateral entry into force on September 25, 2009.
which is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization
.
Memorandum of understanding
A memorandum of understanding is a document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action. It is often used in cases where parties either do not imply a legal commitment or in...
which as reconfirmed and amended in 2009 by means of a framework agreement
Framework Agreement
Framework Agreement is a term that can refer to a number of international accords, including:* The Baker Plan on Western Sahara* The Agreed Framework between the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
. EUCLID was formally registered with the African Association of Universities in 2009 and with the International Association of Universities in 2011 where it is listed in the "Regional / International Institution" category.
The organization limits participation on an invitation basis. The official languages are English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Background and constitution
The formation of EUCLID as an independently chartered and degree-granting institution is closely connected to the need to insure international utility and recognition for the programs offered by the Euclid Consortium. Prior to the constitution of EUCLID, the consortium depended on its member schools for actual degree issuance and accreditation. In spite of the direct approval by the Minister of Education of Chad (as supervisory Ministry of the University of N'DjamenaUniversity of N'Djamena
The University of N'Djamena is the leading institution of higher education in Chad. It was created in 1971 as the University of Chad, and was renamed to "University of N'Djamena" in 1994....
), this approach effectively prevented the Euclid Consortium from being recognized as an accredited institution since it had no direct and explicit degree-granting charter.
In January 2008, Syed Zahid Ali, the senior official of IOSD, the administrative organization for the Euclid Consortium, presented to various governments a new legal framework called EUCLID Phase 2. Considering the fact that many senior officials from various governments had taken advantage of the Euclid's program, the new framework would ensure direct governmental oversight, charter and accreditation for the proposed new institution. The new framework was presented as inspired by the model of the Academy of European Law
Academy of European Law
The Academy of European Law is an international centre for training and debate for lawyers...
.
The constitutive intergovernmental agreement, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of understanding
A memorandum of understanding is a document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action. It is often used in cases where parties either do not imply a legal commitment or in...
, was approved by the governments of the initial participating parties in April 2008. Notably, this intergovernmental agreement was careful to specify both an explicit degree-granting charter and accreditation by the Ministries of Education for the new institution. The agreement was further revised and renewed in the form of a Framework Agreement
Framework Agreement
Framework Agreement is a term that can refer to a number of international accords, including:* The Baker Plan on Western Sahara* The Agreed Framework between the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
with multilateral entry into force on September 25, 2009.
Legal status, structure and organization
According to the constitutive instruments, EUCLID (Euclid University) is defined as an having international legal personality and was granted a .int domain name under IANA regulations. The institution also enjoys intellectual property protection as an international intergovernmental organization http://www.wipo.int/cgi-6te/guest/ifetch5?ENG+SIXTER+15-00+41320582-KEY+256+0+2473+F-ENG+1+1+1+25+SEP-0/HITNUM,B+NA%2fEUCLID+ under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial PropertyParis Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris, France, on March 20, 1883, was one of the first intellectual property treaties. It established a Union for the protection of industrial property...
which is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
.
Headquarters
EUCLID's statutes allowed to a transitional headquarters office in Brussels, Belgium, until a suitable headquarters agreement could be approved with a Participating State. Having begun as a college and extension program for the University of Bangui, EUCLID (Euclid University) signed a headquarters agreement with the Central African Republic in March 2011 with the University of Bangui as host institution and official visiting campus. The headquarters agreement was filed as treaty with the United Nations Treaty Section in April 2011.MOU Signatories
The intergovernmental agreement defining the statutes and operations of EUCLID was approved on behalf of the Participating Parties by the following:- Girlyn Miguel (March 5, 2008), Minister of Education, Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Zainab BanguraZainab BanguraHaja Zainab Hawa Bangura is a Sierra Leonean politician and social activist. She is currently Sierra Leone minister of Health and sanitation. In 2007 Bangura became Sierra Leone's foreign minister in the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress Party...
(April 16, 2008), Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Government of Sierra Leone - Osman Saleh Mohammed (June 8, 2008), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Eritrea
- Sam KutesaSam KutesaSam Kahamba Kutesa is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ugandan Cabinet, a position he has held since 13 January 2005. He is also the elected Member of Parliament for "Mawogola County", Sembabule District...
(July 10, 2008), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Uganda - Bakoa Kaltongga (December 2, 2008), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Vanuatu
- Paulin Djakpo (December 10, 2008), Chief of Cabinet to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Benin
- Abdoulaye Faye (February 2, 2009), Minister of State to the President, Government of Senegal
- Mohamed ToihiriMohamed ToihiriMohamed Toihiri is the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Comoros. He took office in October 2007. Toihiri is married with two children.-Education:...
(April 10, 2009), Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Government of the Comoros - Augustin NsanzeAugustin NsanzeDr. Augustin Nsanze is a Burundiian historian, politician and diplomat. He has been the Foreign Minister of Burundi since his appointment in 2009. Previously, he was the Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations. Prior to entering politics, Nsanze was a professor and researcher at...
(May 24, 2010), Minister of External Affairs and International Cooperation, Government of Burundi - Joao Cancio Freitas (May 17, 2011), Minister of Education, Government of Timor-Leste
Framework Agreement Signatories
The revised intergovernmental agreement confirming the statutes and operations of EUCLID was approved on behalf of the Participating Parties by the following:- Girlyn Miguel (October 1, 2009), Minister of Education, Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Zainab BanguraZainab BanguraHaja Zainab Hawa Bangura is a Sierra Leonean politician and social activist. She is currently Sierra Leone minister of Health and sanitation. In 2007 Bangura became Sierra Leone's foreign minister in the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress Party...
(September 25, 2009), Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Government of Sierra Leone - Abdoulaye Faye (August 13, 2009), Minister of State to the President, Government of Senegal
- Mohamed ToihiriMohamed ToihiriMohamed Toihiri is the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Comoros. He took office in October 2007. Toihiri is married with two children.-Education:...
(September 3, 2009), Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Government of the Comoros - Augustin NsanzeAugustin NsanzeDr. Augustin Nsanze is a Burundiian historian, politician and diplomat. He has been the Foreign Minister of Burundi since his appointment in 2009. Previously, he was the Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations. Prior to entering politics, Nsanze was a professor and researcher at...
(May 24, 2010), Minister of External Affairs and International Cooperation, Government of Burundi - Faustin-Archange TouadéraFaustin-Archange TouadéraFaustin-Archange Touadéra has been Prime Minister of the Central African Republic since January 2008.-Background and academic career:Touadéra was born in Bangui; his family was originally from Damara, to the north of Bangui...
(May 31, 2010), Prime Minister, Government of the Central African Republic - Araya DestaAraya DestaAraya Desta is an Eritrean diplomat. He has been the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations in New York since 2006....
(August 12, 2010), Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Government of the Eritrea - Joao Cancio Freitas (May 17, 2011), Minister of Education, Government of Timor-Leste
Organs
- The Governing Board
- The Board of Advisors
- The Executive Board
- The Oversight Council
Affiliated institutions
- International Organization for Sustainable DevelopmentInternational Organization for Sustainable DevelopmentThe International Organization for Sustainable Development is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting an understanding of Sustainable Development anchored in the needs and realities of developing countries....
, PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. - EUROSTATE University Institute, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. - International Institute for Inter-Religious Dialogue and DiplomacyInternational Institute for Inter-Religious Dialogue and DiplomacyThe International Institute for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Diplomacy is an affiliated institution of EUCLID . Its main focus is education in the application of diplomatic methods to interreligious dialogue, notably between Christianity and Islam....
(3IRD) - Center for Ecological Desertification and Reforestation (CEDR)
Participating Parties
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Partner Organizations
- Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an affiliated institution of the Organisation of the Islamic ConferenceOrganisation of the Islamic ConferenceThe Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Upon the groups's renaming, some sources provided the English-language translation "Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation", but and have since indicated the preferred English translation omits the "the". is an international organisation consisting of 57...
- African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD)
- Economic Community of West African StatesEconomic Community of West African StatesThe Economic Community of West African States is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region....