[Dr Vinod Singh]
[Vice-Chair- CCLP Worldwide (Education Charter International]
International Conference
Assam University, Silchar
[Silchar, India]
[16th and 17th Dec 2010]]
Education Charter International
An Introduction
“Education both as a systemic process and as a tool represents a
milestone in one’s empowerment. Education is an important tool that
contributes to several aspects of a person’s life in order. to take advantage
of what have been learned and how to productively it in either personal
or professional life. The major role of education is to create an educated
and a more critically founded society. In the culture today, there is a huge
emphasis on education, especially higher education. Society usually says
the more educated, the better of a person will be and several studies
indicate at these integrated factors represent essential elements for
sustainable economic and social development of a Nation-State.”
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International Council
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"The International Education charter is a declaration of
fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable
educated youth of global society for the 21st
century. The international charter is being practiced
drawn from
• Declaration of higher education for 21st century by
UNESCO
• Ten principles of United Nations Global Compact
• Declaration of Higher Education for sustainable
better livelihood."
Education Charter International is Global
Consensus statement of shared values and ethics
Flow Chart Presentation
Global Statement of values
CORE THEMES
Education for Sustainability
1. Lifelong learning
2. Interdisciplinary approaches
3. Systems thinking
4. Partnerships
5. Multicultural perspectives
6. Empowerment
Most developed and prosperous Countries in
the world account for highest percentage of
educated citizenry including literate
population
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Four major focus
• 1. Affordable and quality accessibility of formal education and
promotion of Higher Education
• 2. Reorienting the existing system of education to
accommodate
• 3. Public Awareness for better education
• 4. Initiating efforts to bring more people to come forward
from the society and work as cohesive force i.e. community
help
Evolution of Education Charter International
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The movement of advocacy of higher education for better livelihood started in the suburbs of London, UK
by few citizens of Asian origin in the month of January 1999.Within a year it spread its movement from
Europe to Asian Countries and become an international place for advocating something good for society.
Whereas, during a gathering of likeminded people at Assembly April 1999, held in Kolkata City, The then
Chairperson Ms. Anjana Singh proposed the founding of a worldwide network of likeminded people for the
greater good of humanity, and subsequently initiated, and provided support for the formation of Global
Society for this cause and formed Global Civil Society, CCLP Worldwide. The formed entity was proposed
to be regulated by the charter of the Society.
In May 1999 the members of the Council have adopted the UN Declaration of Higher Education for twenty
First century as their core founding principles. It was decided to change the headquarter of the
international advocacy from UK to some under developed or developing countries and resolved for India
Kolkata. And the entire council was transferred to more dynamic youth of the society.
The Global Civil society movement has seen the history of 10 years (1999-2009).This advocacy was
projected at international level and universal declaration of UNESCO towards the higher education for
twenty first century was adopted as its core founding principles of charter. In the year 2004 formal
association was registered in the Indian territory as “The Chamber Of Computer Logistics People” to
ignite the movement and promote the charter worldwide. The declaration of Higher Education for
sustainable better livelihood was adopted to promote it as "Education Charter International". The year
2008 has seen adoption of Global compact ten principles in the area of labour, human rights anti
corruption and environment as founding principles to Education Charter.
Mission and necessity of Education
Charter International
• Major Intermediaries
• 1. Non-Governmental Organization
• 2. Government and Governmental Agency
• 3. Educational Institution
• 4. Society
Code Of Ethics
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1. Transformation of national Higher Education System should be the political agenda of each
Country of the World.
2. Public Funding for Higher education must ensure that demands for higher education in the
society for rapid reaction must be met with the capacity of higher education institutions to
respond adequately to these demands.
3. Clear and uniform polices of Government towards Higher education for continuous
development of centers to ensure meeting of demands.
4. Effective structures for monitoring the implementation of national higher education
policies or programmes
5. Governmental attempts to influence university and college developments in the area of
lifelong learning should be encouraged
6. Role of Higher Education Professional should be prominent to monitor and formulate the
policies
7. Higher education institutions should be expected to operate autonomously in
implementing policies and realizing Higher Education goals within the agreed framework.
8. Every Country must possess an independent, de-politicised higher education policy
mechanism to ensure progressive research in this area.
9. Government Policy must encourage not for profit objective of Higher Education
Institutions.
10. Government Policies must discourage irrational commercialization of Higher Education
Institutions.
Ultimate Goal of Education Charter
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Ultimate Goal
• 1. Quality of life
• 2. Better Livelihood by means of better job
opportunities for skilled workforce
• 3. Cultural strength of society with respect to optimal
use of resources
• In the nutshell
• The Quality of life need to be improved
Final Call to Action
• Final Verdict
• The time has come for Intermediaries -Government,
NGO, Education institution and society to look at
new ways of implementing these traditional roles and
build nation of educated youth of the 21st century.
• A World with sustainable better livelihood
Education Charter Endorsement and
acceptance
• Education Charter has been endorsed by more than
170 sovereign nations of the world
• Thousands of professors, schools, Ngos, Universities
and youth have endorsed the charter of Education.
Education Charter Endorsement and
acceptance
Appeal to join as representative, supporters and
endorsers of Education Charter International to
promote the vision of 21st century by way of
 Promote and support education charter in your way
 Give presentation or speak to leaders, government
and professional groups
 Contribute anything else you think of that might help
advance charter’s ethical vision and principles
Contact Education Charter International
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