9th International Conference on Human Values in Higher Education 

To discuss human, value-based education for humane society

Addressing human health holistically as well as addressing SDGs at their root

Universal Human Values (UHV) Foundation is organizing 9th International Conference on Human Values in Higher Education this year online worldwide 22-24 November 2024 in collaboration with and contributed by 22 educational institutions hosted by SRMIST, Chennai. It is a gift from the 500+ faculty volunteers (there is no registration or participation fees). There are 4,700 registerations from 35 countries around the world, largely of people who are leading institutions of learning, or making policies for education. 

Nep 2020 has given a significant boost to the work on human values, “Education is fundamental for achieving full human potential, developing an equitable and just society, and promoting national development… an education system rooted in Indian ethos to transform India… Value-based education will include the development of humanistic, ethical, Constitutional, and universal human values…”

Prof. TG Sitharam, Chairman AICTE, “Universal Human Values (UHV) is the need of the hour as India is in its developing phase … Holistic, Value-based Education is important to prepare our youth with a holistic vision of life, along with good technical skills”

 “This UHV input represents the bare minimum requirement. If we successfully implement it in our college and university, gradually expanding it to the entire state and our nation, we can confidently share this achievement with the rest of the world… UHV has the potential to bring peace, and prosperity for mankind and the planet”, Prof. Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman EC NAAC, Chairman NETF, Chairman NBA, Former Chairman AICTE and ICHVHE 2024 Advisory committee member. 

These have been an inspiration for this conference. It is a motivation to shift education to value-based education from predominantly skill-based education

The conference has notable messages in inaugural session by His Excellency Shri. Vishal V Sharma, Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris, Her Majesty, Gyelyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck, Queen Mother of Bhutan, Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman EC NAAC, Chairman NETF, Chairman NBA, Former Chairman AICTE and ICHVHE 2024 Advisory committee member and Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Chairman AICTE, Prof. Rajneesh Arora, Chairman NCC-IP, AICTE, Prof. HD Charan, Chairman NC-UHV, AICTE, Prof. C Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, and Dr. RK Agarwal, Director General, Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad .

The conference has 

1. Keynotes which emphasize the core content and process of universal human values (UHV)
2. Institutional and individual sharing’s which underscore the impact of UHV in living
3. Panel discussions amongst delegates in 3 special interest groups i.e., Value-based Education, Holistic Human Health and Addressing SDGs at the Root. 

This conference is a gift to world community for universal harmony and peace is possible because of the support from our 22 organizing partners i.e., educational and social service organizations, namely UHV Foundation, Delhi, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India (host), AICTE, New Delhi, Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad,  Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad,  Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram,  Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar,  Youth

Development Fund, Thimphu, Bhutan, Bhutan Institute of Wellbeing, Thimphu, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, RMK Engineering College, Chennai, PVG COET, Pune, Shiksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneshwar, Sri Ram Swaroop University, Lucknow, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Amritsar Group of Institutions, IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Hamirpur, IIIT, Una, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Rajya Anand Sansthan, Bhopal.  

So far for the conference more than 4700 delegates registered from 35 countries across the globe. Run on the Zoom Events online conferencing platform, the conference is organized in two shifts to facilitate the global attendees. The detailed Schedule of the conference is available on https://ichvhe.uhv.org.in/Schedule. The conference which is gift to the world family by the efforts of faculty volunteers across the India doing it in pro-bono basis can be viewed at the Foundation’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@UniversalHumanValues

All are invited to be part of this universal quest for fostering holistic value based education for a better world…

Patrons (Heads of Partner Institutions)

1. Prof. C Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India (host)
2. Prof. TG Sitharam, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi, India
3. Dr. RK Agarwal, Director General, Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India
4. Prof S Sreenivasa Murthy, Director, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India
5. Dr. S Viswanatha Rao, Principal, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
6. Dr. Santosh Bhosle, Director, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India
7. Aum Dorji Ohm, Executive Director, Youth Development Fund, Thimphu, Bhutan
8. Dr. Jigme Thinley, Director, Bhutan Institute of Wellbeing, Thimphu, Bhutan
9. Dr. Sajeeb R, Principal In-charge, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, India
10. Dr. Vasudevan Durairaj, Principal, PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, India
11. Dr. KA Mohammed Junaid, Principal, RMK Engineering College, Chennai, India
12. Dr. Manoj R. Tarambale, Principal, PVG College of Engineering and Technology, Pune, India
13. Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda, Vice Chancellor, Shiksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneshwar, India
14. Dr. Pooja Agarwal, Pro-Chancellor, Shri Ram Swaroop University, Lucknow, India
15. Prof. Renu Vig, Vice-Chancellor Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
16. Adv. Amit Sharma, Chairman and CEO and Dr. Gaurav Tejpal, Principal, Amritsar Group of Colleges, Amritsar, India
17. Dr. Susheel Kumar Mittal, Vice Chancellor, IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, India
18. Dr. Shashi Dhiman, Vice Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Hamirpur, India
19. Dr Manish Gaur, Director, IIIT, Una, India
20. Prof. JP Pandey, Vice Chancellor, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India
21. Prof. Sanjay Srivastava, VC, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, India
22. Sh. Ashish Kumar, CEO and Sh. Praveen Gangrade, Director, Rajya Anand Sansthan, Bhopal, India
23. Sh. Moti Chand Yadav, Trustee, UHV Foundation Trust, Delhi, India