International university

XXV. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
2691. International university

The General Assembly, Recalling paragraphs 196 and 197 of the introduction to the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization submitted to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session,[1] Recalling its resolution 2573 (XXIV) of 13 December 1969, Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 1542 (XLIX) of 30 July 1970, Believing that the establishment of an international university, truly international in character, could contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Charter of the United Nations, Believing further that the studies on the establishment of an international university must be undertaken in closest cooperation among the United Nations organizations concerned,

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the question of the establishment of an international university,[2] as well as the report of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization presented to the General Conference at its sixteenth session and General Conference resolution 1.242, and the report of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research;[3]

2. Invites the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to undertake, in cooperation with the United Nations organizations concerned and the university community throughout the world, studies of the educational, financial and organizational aspects of an international university, as recommended in General Conference resolution 1.242;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his consultations and studies, in close cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, relating to the problems which are primarily of concern to the United Nations in the context of the establishment of an international university, taking into account:

(a) The studies carried out by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization;

(b) The comments and observations, including suggested optional models of an international university, made at the twenty-fifth session of the General Assembly;

(c) The preliminary views and proposals of Governments to be submitted under paragraph 4 below;

4. Invites Governments of Member States to submit to the Secretary-General, by the end of May 1971, their preliminary views and proposals on an international university, including their possible contribution to such a university, should it be established;

5. Authorizes the Secretary-General to set up in due course a Panel of Experts on the Establishment of an International University, for the purpose of assisting him in his further consultations and studies on this question, consisting of:

(a) Ten experts nominated by the Governments of Member States to be designated by the President of the General Assembly;[4]

(b) Five experts, to be designated by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research;

6. Takes note of the fact that the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization are arranging to conduct the relevant studies in such a manner as to be complementary to each other;

7. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth session, through the Economic and Social Council, a report on the studies undertaken in pursuance of the present resolution, together with any recommendations, so that the Assembly may take decisions on the question of the establishment of an international university at the earliest possible date.

1925th plenary meeting,
11 December 1970.

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[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 1A (A/7601/Add.1). [2] Ibid. Twenty-fifth Session, Annexes, agenda item 44, document A/8182. [3] Ibid., annexes II, IV and V. [4] The President of the General Assembly designated the following Member States: Argentina, Austria, Costa Rica, France, India, Japan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, United Arab Republic and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.