In whatever you do, you should be careful about the ending and the beginning. What is done well inevitably turns out well, and what starts well finishes well. If you are as careful of the end as of the beginning, then there will be no failure.

Zen Lessons

"We need well-educated people more than ever, we do not seem to need a system, but a NON-SYSTEM"

"to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations, Its peoples and Member States".

(see United Nations University Charter)

IOU Spirit:

• Creativity
• Progress
• Cooperation
• Flexibility

Educational Aims:

• Holistic Learning Programmes
• Scientific Progress
• Sharing Experience, Knowledge & Wisdom
• Preservation of Democracy and Freedom of Expression
• Self Responsible Self Determination