About ICHVHE 2025
Experiences from Bhutan (UHV Achievements)
Chairman, AICTE, India on UHV
Celebrating Universal Human Values - ICHVHE 2024
Dr. Kumar Sambhav, Director, UPID Noida on ICHVHE 2024
A School Girl's Feedback (Hindi)
About the Conference
Value-based Education for Humane Society
The International Conference on Human Values in Higher Education (ICHVHE) is an annual event that convenes education policymakers, academic leaders, and advocates of value-based education.
Since 2012, ICHVHE has explored the integration of human values in education to foster a humane society and ensure well-being for all. With a foundation aligned naturally with the SDGs, this conference emphasizes holistic education for sustainable development.
The 9th conference in 2024 attracted over 4,800 participants from 35 countries. Hosted virtually by SRMIST, Chennai, and supported by 21 organizing partners, its theme was "Value-based Education for Humane Society (including SDGs)."
The theme of this 10th edition is “Empowering Youth through Value-driven Education – for a Happy and Peaceful World”
It will feature panel discussions in three key areas:
It will also include seminar talks on:
- School Education
- Counselling
Endorsed by AICTE and UGC, the UHV initiative has oriented over 90,000 faculty and reached 4,000+ institutions across 240 universities with encouraging results
The IRMA study concluded, “UHV helps in the development of a holistic, humane vision of life, understanding the purpose of life, and a shift from materialistic to meaningful goals”
In response to the IRMA study, AICTE's Steering Committee observed: “The committee advocates for extending UHV courses to all higher education institutions, not just technical ones and views AICTE’s role as an initiator and prototype developer, with the ultimate goal of broader adoption across the education system”. “The committee agrees with the recommendation to extend the program to the K-12 level, particularly from the 9th grade onwards to create a deeper and longer-lasting impact”
These efforts demonstrate wide-scale implementation and a growing commitment for human values in education
Purpose of the Conference
- Recognize the need for Universal Human Values (UHV)
- Share current practices and experiences in UHV implementation
- Develop guidelines and content for holistic human education
- Explore ways to institutionalize UHV in higher education
Expected Participants
- Education policymakers, chancellors, and directors
- Planners advocating humane education
- Institutions and individuals active in UHV
Expected Outcomes
- Guidelines to promote education for well-being of all
- Institutional readiness to implement UHV
- Collaborations for furthering the UHV movement