Overview and Legal Status

Status	Public / Intergovernmental / Treaty-based
Statutes / Charter	United Nations Treaty Series I-49006/49007
Dedicated Site	www.euclidtreaty.org
University Categorization	“International / Intergovernmental”
Similar Institutions	See list below
Participating UN Member States	12 including 9 with completed UN treaty registration
Headquarters (Diplomatic and Academic)	Banjul, Gambia
Special Office (with standing HQ accord)	Bangui, C.A.R. (Capacity Building and Reconstruction)
Secretary-General & Treaty Depositary	Syed Zahid Ali
High Steward	Ambassador Juan Avila, PhD (Dominican Republic)

EUCLID (Pôle Universitaire Euclide | Euclid University) is, like the European Central Bank, NATO or the African Union, an international intergovernmental organization (IGO).

It was established by treaty, under international law, in 2008. Its special status is indicated by the authorized use of the restricted “.int” domain.

EUCLID also holds a university charter as well as a specific mandate in the field of higher education and sustainable development. It belongs to the exclusive group of intergovernmental universities (see below) having that rare status under international law, the most famous of which being theUnited Nations University, the University for Peace, and the European University Institute.

EUCLID’s constitutive text with its charter, approved by its Participating States, was duly registered and published in the United Nations Treaty Series (OMOU /UFA ) in December 2010 according to the provisions of Article 102 of the United Nations Charter.

As of 2015, EUCLID serves 12 Participating States (just over 6% of the UN membership) spanning 4 continents (Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia-Pacific).

Its primary service is to the government staff of its Participating States, but EUCLID also accepts a limited number of students from the general public as well as officials working for non-Participating States such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kenya, etc.

EUCLID has its global headquarters in Banjul, Gambia, and is a full member in good standing of the Association of African Universities, and of United Nations Academic Impact, among others.

See also: EUCLID Participating States

See also: EUCLID’s constitutive documents as filed with and published by the United Nations on treaties.un.org

EUCLID belongs to the exclusive category of “international / intergovernmental” institutions of higher learning established under international law, either directly by UN Member States or in some cases by UN-related organs and organizations.

In global universities databases and directories, these institutions are either listed in the “regional / international” group or under the national entry of their headquarters country, for instance the University for Peace under Costa Rica.

As of 2015, the other similar institutions are listed hereunder, sorted by date of establishment:

Institution	Est.	ILP?	Legal Status	Parent Organization	Charter	HQ
European University Institute	1972	Yes	Intergovernmental university	Self	Agreement between several EU Member States (no UNTS)	Florence*
United Nations University	1973	No	Autonomous institution within the UN	United Nations	UN GA Resolution	Tokyo*
Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI)	1979	Yes	Intergovernmental organization and international university	Self	Agreement establishing the ESAMI	Arusha*
University for Peace	1980	Yes	Intergovernmental organization and international university	United Nations	Agreement between several UN Member States (UNTS)	San Jose*
École Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications	1981	Yes	Intergovernmental organization and international university	Self (UNDP project)	Agreement between several AU Member States (no UNTS)	Dakar*
World Maritime University	1983	No	Institution within the IMO	International Maritime Organization	IMO GA Resolution	Malmö *
IMO International Maritime Law Institute	1988	No	Unclear, probably Institution within the IMO	IMO	Agreement between Malta and IMO (no UNTS)	Valleta*
Academy of European Law	1992	No	Public Foundation	Unclear	International Statutes (no UNTS)	Trieste
Franco-German University	1997	Yes	Network of Universities	Self	Agreement between France and Germany (partial UNTS)	Saarbrücken
Franco-Italian University	1998	No	Bi-national institution	Self	Agreement between France and Italy (no UNTS)	Grenoble
University of Central Asia	2001	Unclear	International university	Self (sponsored by Aga Khan Foundation)	Agreement between 3 UN Member States (UNTS)	Bishkek
African Virtual University	2003	Yes	Intergovernmental organization and international university	World Bank (sponsor)	Agreement between 8 AU Member States (no UNTS)	Kinshasa*
South Asian University	2007	Yes	International non-profit university	SAARC	Agreement between 8 UU Member States (no UNTS)	New Delhi
EUCLID (Euclid University)	2008	Yes	Intergovernmental organization and international university	IOSD (as NGO)	Agreement between several UN Member States (UNTS)	Brussels, Bangui, Banjul+
TAU/DTU (Deutsch-Türkische Universität)	2010	?	Binational institution	Self	Agreement between Turkey and Germany (partial UNTS)	Ankara
AIT (Asian Institute of Technology)	2011	Yes	Intergovernmental organization and international university	AIT under previous form	Agreement between several UN Member States (no UNTS)	Pathum Thani

(Note: ILP means “international legal personality”)

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