UNESCO Asia-Pacific School of Ethics
The "School" is a regional network of individuals, institutions and associations that are working on projects and meetings together with the Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP). The Unit collaborates with numerous partner organizations to carry out projects and activities, in addition to UNESCO field offices and HQ.
RUSHSAP also consults and collaborates with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), institutions and individuals with special expertise.
While UNESCO is compiling a Global Ethics Observatory of databases as a comprehensive information source for individuals, ethics committees, organizations, teaching programmes and laws, the members of the School of Ethics listed on this page are actively working on projects together with RUSHSAP (the main subject of the collaboration is listed after the name).
Additional members are welcome and enquiries including the nature of the proposed collaboration should be addressed to rushsap.bgk[at]unesco.org.
Institutions include:
- Aristotle University, California, USA
- Arul Anandar College (Autonomous), Karumathur, Madurai District, India
- Ateneo de Manila High School, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, the Philippines
- University of Brunei Darussalem
- National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), Japan
- Beijing Normal University, Attached High School, Beijing, China
- Central Asian Bioethics Association (CABA)
- Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan
- Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Philosophy, Kumamoto University, Japan
- Eubios Ethics Institute
- Ewha Institute for Law and Bioethics, Ewha Woman University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Fiji National Research Ethics Review Committee
- Forum for Research and Development, Sri Lanka
- University Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Medicine, Indonesia
- Hiroshima Peace Cultural Foundation
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Indonesian National Bioethics Commission, Sasana Widya Sarwono LIPI, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology
- Institute of Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
- Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women (Autonomous), Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu, India
- Junior United Nations Eco-Workshop (JUNEC, Japan)
- Kazakhstan School of Public Health, Almaty, Kazakstan
- Lablink, Japan
- Loyola Instittue of Frontier Energy (LIFE), Chennai, India
- Macquarie University, Australia
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia
- University Kebangsaan Malaysia
- University Sains Malaysia
- National Committee on Ethics of Science and Technology, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- National Center for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Thailand
- National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
- National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS), India
- National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thailand
- National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka
- National Science Museum, Thailand (youth leaders in EST)
- Philippine Science Centrum
- Ruamrudee International School, Bangkok, Thailand
- Saveetha University, Chennai, India
- Science Centre for Education, Bangkok, Thailand (museum project)
- Science Centrum, the Philippines
- Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, India
- SIngapore Science Centre
- St. Teresa’s Institute of Education, Mumbai, India
- Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Centre at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Hiroshima, Japan
- United Nations University (UNU), Institute of Advanced Studies, Yokohama, Japan
National Commissions of UNESCO include:
(refers to those commissions most actively involved in the School of Ethics)
- Republic of Korea
- Republic of Indonesia
- Iran
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- New Zealand
- the Philippines
- Thailand
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
More proposals for cooperation on funding active projects are welcome from those in the region.
Associations include:
- All India Association of Bioethics
- Asian Bioethics Association
- Bangladesh Bioethics Society
- Eubios Ethics Institute
- Indonesian Network of Health Bioethics and Humanities
- International Association of Bioethics
- International Society of Bioethics
- Japanese Association of Bioethics
- Korean Bioethics Association
- Turkish Medical Ethics Association
Individuals include:
Name | Country | Affiliation | Collaboration Area |
Ms. Ester Abito | Philippines | Biology Teacher, Ateneo de Manila High School, Loyola Heights, Manila | Bioethics education |
Dr. Islam E. Abdou | Egypt/Lebanon | Science Education Center, Ain-Shams University, Cairo | Bioethics education |
Dr. Ayoub Abu-Dayyeh | Jordan | Society of Energy Conservation and Sustainable Environment | Energy ethics |
Prof. Rosario Angeles Alora | Philippines | Southeast Asia Center for Bioethics, University of San Thomas | Bioethics education |
Dr. Jayapaul Azariah | India | President, All India Association of Bioethics, Chennai | Bioethics education |
Dr. Alireza Bagheri | Iran | Vice President for Asian Ethnic Minorities, Asian Bioethics Association | Bioethics education |
Dr. Sarymsakova Bakhyt | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan School of Public Health | Bioethics |
Dr. Minakshi Bhardwaj | United Kingdom | CESAGen, Cardiff University, Wales | Bioethics education |
Mr. Graeme Bristol | Thailand | King Mogkut's University of Technology, Bangkok | Codes of engineering ethics |
Prof. John Buckeridge | Australia | Civil Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria | Engineering ethics |
Judge Christian Byk | France | Secretary-General, International Association of Law, Ethics and Science | Bioethics and law |
Dr. Philip Cam | Australia | University of New South Wales, Sydney | Philosophy education |
Prof. Leonardo D. de Castro | Philippines | Department of Philosophy, University of the Philippines,Diliman, Quezon City | Bioethics |
Prof. Insuk Cha | Republic of Korea | Seoul National University | Philosophy and ethics of science and technology |
Dr. Surjeet Kaur Chahal
| India | University of Pune | Bioethics |
Dr. Chee-Khoon Chan | Malaysia | School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia | Energy ethics |
Prof. Bhuvan Chandel | India | Director, Institute of Advanced Studies | Bioethics and philosophy |
Dr. Sumittra Charojrochkul | Thailand | National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok | Energy ethics |
Prof. Eun-Hee Cho | Republic of Korea | Chosun University, Gwangju | Bioethics education |
Prof. Paungphon Choonhaporn | Thailand | School of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok | Nursing ethics |
Dr. Somsak Chunharas | Thailand | Secretary General, National Health Foundation, Bangkok | Bioethics |
Dr. Lindsey Connor | New Zealand | Faculty of Education, University of Canterbury, Christchurch | Bioethics education and energy ethics |
Dr. Nares Damrongchai | Thailand | NSTDA | Energy ethics |
Prof. Ken Daniels | New Zealand | Department of Social Work, University of Canterbury, Christchurch | Bioethics |
Dr. Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop | New Zealand | AUT University | Bioethics |
Prof. Anoja Fernando | Sri Lanka | University of Ruhuna | Bioethics education |
Dr. John Fien | Australia | RMIT University, Melbourne | Energy Ethics |
Ms. Jinhua Fu | China | Biology Department, Middle School attached to Beijing Normal University | Bioethics education |
Prof. Jun Fudano | Japan | Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa and Tokyo | Ethics of science and technology |
Dr. Tamami Fukushi | Japan | Center for Research on Brain Science & Society (RISTEX), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo | Neuroethics |
Dr. Daphne Furtado | India | St. Sophia's College, Mumbai | Bioethics education |
Dr. Tran Han Giang | Vietnam | Deputy Director, Institute for Family and Gender Studies, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi | Gender and ethics |
Prof. Thomas A. Gionis | United States | Aristotle University, California | Medical ethics and bioethics |
Dr. Alastair Gunn | New Zealand | The University of Waikato | Energy ethics |
Prof. Abhik Gupta | India | Department of Ecology & Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, Assam | Environmental ethics |
Prof. Kenji Hattori | Japan | Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Medical Philosophy and Ethics, Maebashi | Bioethics education |
Dr. Soraj Hongladarom | Thailand | Department of Philosophy, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok | Bioethics |
Dr. Dena Hsin Chen-Hsin | China | China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan | Bioethics education |
Dr. Elise Huffer | Fiji | University of the South Pacific | Environmental ethics |
Prof. Rainier Ibana | Philippines | Dept. of Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila | Bioethics education |
Dr. Aamir Jafarey | Pakistan | Center for Bioethics and Culture, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation | Bioethics education |
Dr. Brigitte Jansen | Germany | Bioethics Law | Energy ethics |
Mr. M.C.N. Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | Director, National Science Foundation, Colombo | Ethics of science and technology |
Dr. Robert Kanaly | Japan | Yokohama City University | Bioethics |
Prof. Alynai Karasaeva | Kyrghyz Republic | UNESCO Chair in Constitutional Rights and Gender Policy, Kygrz-Russian Slavic University, Bishkek | Bioethics |
Dr. Konstantin S. Khroutski | Russia | Institute of Medical Education, Novgorod State University | Bioethics |
Ms. Eun-young Kim | Republic of Korea | Science and Communication Team, National Commission of the Republic of Korea for UNESCO | Bioethics education |
Judge Michael Kirby | Australia | former High Court Judge | Bioethics declarations |
Dr. Ellen M. Kittson | Australia | Canberra | Biotechnology and bioethics |
Dr. Tamara Kudaibergenova | Kyrghyz Republic | HRA, IRB, Kygryz State Medical Academy, Bishkek | Bioethics |
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Dr. Ivo Kwon | Republic of Korea | Institute of Bioethics and Law, Ewha University, Seoul | Bioethics education |
Dr. On-Kwok Lai | Japan | School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University | Energy ethics |
Dr. Shui-Chuen Le | Taiwan, China | National Central University, Chungli | Energy ethics |
Dr. Rui-Peng Lei | China | University of Science and Technology, Wuhan | Bioethics |
Dr. Jie Liu | China | Peking University | Water ethics |
Prof. Le Dinh Luong | Vietnam | Vietnam National University, Hanoi | Bioethics and genetics |
Prof. N. Manohar | India | The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University | Energy ethics |
Dr. Charn Mayot | Thailand | Assumption University, Bangkok | Energy ethics |
Prof. Farhat Moazam | Pakistan | Center for Bioethics and Culture, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation | Bioethics |
Prof. Masahiro Morioka | Japan | Osaka Prefecture University | Bioethics |
Dr. Jeremy Moss | Australia | University of Melbourne | Bioethics education and energy ethics |
Dr. Annaswamy Nalini | India | Saveetha University, Chennai | Bioethics education |
Dr. Amru Hydari Nazif | Indonesia | Indonesian National Bioethics Commission, LIDI, Jakarta | Bioethics |
Dr. Anwar Nasim | Pakistan | COMSTECH | Bioethics |
Prof. D. Nesy | India | Department of Philosophy,University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | Bioethics and energy ethics |
Dr. Siti Nurani Mohd Nor | Malaysia | Dept of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur | Ethics and science and technology |
Dr. Firuza Yu Nasyrova | Tajikistan | Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe | Bioethic |
Mr. Chanroeun Pa | Cambodia | Department of Philosophy, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh | Bioethics and philosophy |
Prof. Samantha Mei-Che Pang | Hong Kong | School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon | Bioethics education |
Prof. S. Panneerselvam | India | Dept. of Philosophy, University of Madras, Chennai | Environmental and bioethics education |
Dr Prasert Palitponganpim | Thailand | Research Manager of Bioethics Project, National Health Foundation, Bangkok | Bioethics |
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Dr. Maude Elvira Phipps | Malaysia | Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur | Bioethics education |
Dr. Irina Pollard | Australia | Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW | Bioethics education |
Mr. Morgan Pollard | Australia | Sydney | Environmental ethics |
Dr. Jasdev S. Rai | United Kingdom | Sikh Human Rights Group | Female feticide and energy ethics |
Dr. Michael Anjello Jothi Rajan | India | Department of Physics, Arul Anandar College (Autonomous), Karumathur, Madurai District | Bioethics education |
Prof. Karuna Rameshkumar | India | Department of Clinical Pathology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Koramangala, Bangalore | Medical ethics education |
Leaivy Manzanero | Philippines | University of the Philippines | Energy ethics |
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Farhat Said-Pervaiz | Pakistan | Karachi | Bioethics education |
Prof. Judit Sandor | Hungary | Center for Ethics and Law in Biomedicine, Central European University, Budapest | Bioethics |
Dr. Arthur Santios | Australia | Adelaide University | Energy ethics |
Prof. Soenarto Sastrowijoto | Indonesia | Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta | Bioethics education |
Dr. M. Selvanayagam | India | Director, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE), Loyola College, Nungambakkam, Chennai | Bioethics |
Dr. Mihaela Serbulea | Japan | Yokohama | Traditional medicine |
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Prof. Aruna Sivakami | India | Mother Teresa University, Kodakannal | Bioethics |
Prof. Sang-yong Song | Republic of Korea | The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Chongno-gu, Seoul | Bioethics and ethics of science and technology |
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Prof. Budhianto Suhadi | Indonesia | Faculty of Medicine, University Pelita Harapin | Bioethics education |
Dr. Irene Taafaki | Marshall Islands | University of the South Pacific, Majuro | Traditional medicine |
Prof. Akira Tachikawa | Japan | International Christian University, Tokyo | Bioethics education |
Dr. Atsushi Tajima | Japan | University of Tsukuba | Energy ethics |
Prof. Miyako Okada-Takagi | Japan | Nihon University, Tokyo | Energy ethics |
Prof. Takao Takahashi | Japan | Faculty of Letters, University of Kumamoto, Japan | Bioethics |
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Dr. Arockiam Thaddeus | India | Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women (Autonomous), Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu | Bioethics education |
Dr. Nadja Tollemache | New Zealand | Auckland | Ethics of science and technology |
Prof. Nguyen Hoang Tri | Vietnam | Center of Environmental Research and Education, Hanoi University of Education | Bioethics education |
Prof. Tomoaki Tsuchida | Japan | School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo | Bioethics education |
Mr. Nat Tuivavalagi | Fiji |
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Dr. Ngo Thi Tuyen | Vietnam | Center for Education Technology, Hanoi | Energy ethics |
Ms. Kayo Uejima | Japan | Lablink | Energy ethics |
Prof. Yanguang Wang | China | Institute of Bioethics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing | Bioethics education |
Dr. Jan Wawrzyniak | Poland | Institute of Philosophy, UAM, Poznan | Bioethics education |
Prof. John Weckert | Australia | Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra | IT and nanotechnology ethics |
Prof. Xiao Wei | China | Tsinghua University, Beijing | Bioethics |
Ms. Karolyn White | Australia | MacQuarie University |
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Dr. Wasinee Wisesrith | Thailand | Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok | Bioethics education |
Dr. Tomiko Yamaguchi | Japan | International Christian University | Bioethics |
Dr. Naoshi Yamawaki | Japan | University of Tokyo | Energy ethics |
Dr. Jeong-Ro Yoon | Republic of Korea | Director, ELSI program, Korea; KAIST, Daejoon | Bioethics research development |
Page last updated on 9 December 2011.
Page last updated on 28 August 2008.
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