IN BRIEF
 EUCLID is an intergovernmental, treaty-based university; its constitutive treaty, as registered and published in the United Nations Treaty Series (certificates 49006/49007). Its primary and historic headquarters are located in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) as Headquarters State since 2011. EUCLID is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education of the Headquarters State. Since 2013, EUCLID also has headquarters in the Republic of The Gambia (ECOWAS and Commonwealth Member State). EUCLID is accredited by the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA).
This is attested by a letter from the United Nations, Office of Human Resources Management, (reference 0218/RCA/MP/ONU-12), dated 10 December 2012: "the UN Secretariat recognize[s] Euclide - Pole Universitaire Euclide and the other four UN institutions ... as being accredited." EUCLID is listed under its French name in the UN Inspira database of approved universities for employment in the US system. Listing is under CAR (not Gambia).
EUCLID, (or as applicable the EUCLID Secretary General), is member of institutional associations requiring government recognition / accreditation, notably AAU and IAUP.
EUCLID has been certified to UNESCO/IAU in the current update cycle. Accordingly, EUCLID is listed in the UNESCO/IAU World Higher Education Database (WHED) with ID IAU-024734.
| Under International Law |
Under United Nations Treaty Series 49006/49007 Article I-III |
| Primary and initial Accrediting Body |
Ministry of Higher Education, Central African Republic (Accredited) |
| Gambia HQ Accrediting Body |
National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA) | (Accredited) |
| Relevant Quality Assurance Bodies |
ANAQAES (CAR), NAQAA (Gambia) |
| Executive (Presidential)? |
Yes, the EUCLID SG is a member of IAUP  |
| Regional Memberships |
Yes (AAU) + (IAUP) |
| UNESCO NATCOM listing |
Yes (posted by UNESCO Commission GM) |
| Other Relevant Participations |
GUNI, UN Academic Impact, ACUNS |
| Other Publication(s) |
United Nations Treaty Series (search database for "EUCLID") |
| UNESCO/IAU WHED listing? |
Yes ("International / Regional" category) Also in the UNESCO/IAU WHED (ID IAU-024734) |
| Usable for UN & IGO positions / INSPIRA listing? |
Yes (per letter from UN Secretariat) |
| Usable for UNICEF? |
Yes (per policy) |
| Listed for UN staff sabbaticals? |
Yes |
| CHEA (USA) accreditation |
No (EUCLID is not a US-based institution and limits US enrollment) |
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Prospective students should take note that governmental and intergovernmental bodies are the only official and reliable authorities in matter of university status and accreditation / recognition. Private and sub-national entities claiming authority to approve or disapprove institutions of higher learning are often deceptive, or fraudulent.
Typically, public national (or regional) universities are accredited by a single 'accrediting body' which is either the ministry of education (MOE) or a specialized agency approved by the ministry of education. This governmental approval is deemed sufficient for international accreditation and recognition. In addition, there are private accrediting bodies with various levels of validity and recognition (the United States does not have a ministry of education and relies on private accreditors).
Typically, public intergovernmental universities are now accredited by the accrediting body of their headquarters state (Ministry of Education / Higher Education or other delegated public agency), in addition to other accreditation and recognition statements incorporated in their charter. The following table summarizes the accreditation processes and documentation for the major intergovernmental universities including EUCLID:
 See also: Further information about accreditation
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