About Us

Discover the organizations behind the International Conference on Human Values in Higher Education

We are a team of volunteer vice-chancellors, directors, deans, faculty members, graduates, and even policymakers from different technical and non-technical universities, as well as individuals from society in general, that have been working on a pro-bono basis to introduce programs and courses on Universal Human Values (UHV) in mainstream education since the early 1980s.

We are making effort for education that is
Holistic | Universal | Rational | Verifiable | Humane, leading to Harmony

In 2017, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the regulatory body for technical education in India, mandated UHV in the Student Induction Program (SIP) and a 3-credit 1-semester foundation course in UHV for all technical institutions. Recently, it introduced a Minor Degree program in UHV.

We have been able to prepare more than 80,000 faculty in intense 3 to 8-day full-time workshops and over 230 universities and 320 schools have introduced UHV programs as a part of their academic curriculum with encouraging results.

Our Partners for 2025 ICHVHE

UHV Foundation, Delhi, India

Location: Delhi, India

Website: www.uhv.org.in

We are a registered trust for research, development, education, training, and extension on Universal Human Values. We are a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organization making an effort for Holistic Value-based Education (Human Education) which will result into:

  • Fulfillment of Individual goals for happiness and prosperity through the development of human consciousness
  • Resolution of problems at their root
  • Humane society in which the well-being of all is ensured generation after generation

Our volunteers are individuals working for human education on a pro-bono basis as a team, self-motivated on their own right, on behalf of their family, as a functionary of their institution or at the behest of a regulatory body like AICTE or UGC.

All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi, India

Location: New Delhi, India

Website: aicte-india.org

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up in November 1945 as a national-level Apex Advisory Body to promote development in the country in a coordinated and integrated manner in order for the technological and socio-economic development of the country by enhancing the global competitiveness of technical manpower and by ensuring high quality technical education to all sections of the society.

The fundamental work of policy, developing guidelines, content and process of Holistic, Value-based Education as well as preparing teachers, administrations and policy makers has been done extensively across every state of the Nation in Hindi, English and regional Indian languages with encouraging results.

Rajya Anand Sansthan, Bhopal, India

Location: Bhopal, India

Website: anandsansthanmp.in

Madhya Pradesh witnessed remarkable advancement over the past decades and the State has been recording a significant growth in its gross state domestic product too. This growth rate however indicates only the material prosperity of the state, without reflecting the happiness or contentment quotient of its citizens.

Rajya Anand Sansthan (RAS) came into existence for this purpose in August 2016 and has since been engaged in providing tools and techniques of incorporating positivity and joyful healthy habits for holistic growth and overall peace.

Location: Chennai, India

Website: www.srmist.edu.in

SRM Institute of Science and Technology is one of the top ranking universities in India with over 52,000 full time students and more than 3200 faculty across all 7 campuses offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in six Faculties – Engineering & Technology, Management, Medicine & Health sciences, Science & Humanities, Law and Agricultural Sciences.

The Value Education Cell at SRMIST was established in August 2022 to focus on incorporating value-based education into the university's curriculum and campus culture.

Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India

Location: Ghaziabad, India

Website: www.akgec.ac.in

AKGEC, a distinguished educational institution in Uttar Pradesh, India, is contributing significantly to technical education since its establishment in 1998. Affiliated to Dr. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow, the college offers B.Tech. programs in twelve disciplines, M.Tech. programs in four disciplines, and also MCA program.

To ensure an eco-friendly environment, healthy work culture and to develop a holistic worldview among faculty members, students, staff, and their family members as well as nearby areas, Value Education Cell (VE Cell) was established in AKGEC during the year 2017 under the guidelines of AKTU.

Location: Thimphu, Bhutan

Website: www.bhutanyouth.org

The Bhutan Youth Development Fund (YDF) is working to ensure that every youth has equal access to education, meaningful employment and opportunities to develop their potential. It is a visionary initiative of our president, Her Majesty Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck.

Since 1999, the YDF has served thousands of children and youth across Bhutan - with a special focus on the disadvantaged. We are Bhutan's leading youth organization and a senior member of civil society.

Bhutan Institute of Wellbeing, Thimphu, Bhutan

Location: Thimphu, Bhutan

Website: bhutanyouth.org/institute-of-wellbeing

The Bhutan Institute of Well-being (BIW) is a visionary initiative of Her Majesty Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck. BIW provides programs for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders through the modeling and promotion of a holistic education process.

Its vision is to inspire and nurture the full potential of Bhutanese youth, and is working sincerely to demonstrate humane education and living, founded on a real understanding of Gross National Happiness (GNH) values.

UHV Mission

Our Mission

To develop and promote Holistic Value-based Education Human Education that:

  • Fulfills individual goals for happiness and prosperity
  • Resolves problems at their root
  • Creates a humane society ensuring well-being for all generations
90,000+

Faculty Trained

240+

Universities Engaged

380+

Schools Implementing