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EUCLIDE (Pôle Universitaire Euclide)
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| Membership | 11 Participating States, 15 maximum between 2008-2015 | |||
| Leaders | ||||
| - | Secretary General | Syed Zahid Ali | ||
| - | High Steward | Mohamed Toihiri | ||
| Establishment | ||||
| - | as Euclid University Consortium / Extension | 2005 | ||
| - | ICCI Qatar Conference, January 2008 (EUCLID Phase 2 MOU) | 2008 | ||
| - | MOU entry into force | 2008 | ||
| Website http://www.euclid.int/ |
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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[1] and with the International Association of Universities in 2011 where it is listed in the "Regional / International Institution" category.[2]
The organization limits participation on an invitation basis.[3] The official languages are English and French.
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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'Djamena), 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.[4] 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.
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 [1] under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property which is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization.[5]
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.[6]
The intergovernmental agreement defining the statutes and operations of EUCLID was approved on behalf of the Participating Parties by the following:
The revised intergovernmental agreement confirming the statutes and operations of EUCLID was approved on behalf of the Participating Parties by the following:
| Country | Joined | Notes |
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2008 | |
| Sierra Leone, Republic of | 2008 | |
| Eritrea, State of | 2008 | |
| Uganda, Republic of | 2008 | |
| Vanuatu, Republic of | 2008 | |
| Senegal, Republic of | 2009 | |
| Benin, Republic of | 2009 | |
| Comoros, Union of | 2009 | |
| Burundi, Republic of | 2010 | |
| Central African Republic | 2010 | |
| Timor-Leste | 2010 |