Dr. Charles
Mercieca
Prof. Dr. Charles Mercieca is the Founder
President of the International Association of
Educators for World Peace ( NGO- United Nations)
and has been the driving force of IAEWP since
1967 till his retirement in the month of May
2022.
Dr. Charles Mercieca was the Professor Emeritus
of Alabama A&M University in Huntsville,
Alabama, USA
He lives in Huntsville, Alabama, USA and
frequently travels the globe on world peace
missions delivering life-inspiring messages of
peace and global harmony.
EDUCATION
B.A. (English & Classics), Loyola College,
Naxxar, Malta, 1955
B.A. (Philosophy & Speech) Aloisianum College,
Gallarate, Italy, 1958
B.S. (Theology & Pedagogy), St. Louis
University, Missouri, USA, 1965
M.S. (School Administration & Experimental
Psychology), Kansas State University, USA, 1964
Ph.D. (Philosophy & Historical Foundations),
University of Kansas, USA, 1966
EXPERIENCE
Alabama A&M University, 1967 / 2001
Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Director, Institute for International Relations
and Intercultural Studies, 1971/98
Consultant, Public Schools Supervisors and
Counselors, 1969/74
Professor, History and Philosophy. Directed
student teaching, seminars, workshops.
Instructor, courses in communication,
administrative skills.
Lecturer on peace education studies and programs
worldwide.
Kyung Hee University, Fall 2000
Seoul, South Korea
Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Peace
Studies, Researcher and lecturer in historical
evolution of peace ideas.
Consultant & Contributor, UN News Newspaper and
The Korea Times,
Participant, UN related activities in Seoul.
Tver State University, Spring 1993
Tver, Russia
Visiting Professor, Directed a peace education
pilot schools project for kindergarten,
elementary and secondary schools in Tver,
extended later in major Russian cities including
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, and
Novosibirsk. Lectured in philosophy, religion,
and political science
National Autonomous University of Santa Ana,
Spring 1990
Santa Ana, El Salvador
Visiting Professor, Lectured in philosophy and
political science to students and professors.
Researcher in Central American communication
skills, Conducted a peace education pilot
schools project in selected schools of Santa
Ana.
Consultant, Administrative skills, teaching
methods at all levels of education.
Northeastern University, Summer 1985
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Visiting Scholar, Researcher in International
Cooperative Education. Lectured on peace
education projects.
Consultant, Peace Education Studies and Programs
at the graduate and undergraduate level.
Harvard University, Spring 1985
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Associate in Education, Researcher in
administrative skills, effectiveness and
relevance in teaching methods, race and racial
prejudice, crime prevention strategies,
communication as a key to world peace.
Consultant, Doctoral thesis writing, peace
education studies and projects.
International Association of Educators for World
Peace, 1969/-
NGO, United Nations (ECOSOC), UNICEF, & UNESCO
Huntsville, Alabama USA
Founder, By 2005 membership exceeded 60,000 in
over 90 nations.
Director, Secretary-General, 1970-78; Executive
Vice President, 1978/98;
President, 1998/-, Secured tax exemption from
IRS, 1970. Affiliation to United Nations'
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and United
Nations' Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), 1973. Organized 22
international peace conferences. Affiliation to
United Nations International Children's
Educational Fund (UNICEF), 1990.
Consultant, United Nations (ECOSOC) and UNESCO
on disarmament, environment, human rights, drug
abuse, peace education studies and programs
since 1973.
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS
Enlisted in several WHO'S WHO including Who's
Who in Community Service,
Who's Who of Intellectuals, and Who's Who in the
United Nations.
Membership in several organizations including
the Russian Academy of Pedagogical Sciences,
National Education Association, World Council
for Curriculum and Instruction, and the
Philosophy of Education Society.
Languages Studied: English, Maltese, Italian,
Spanish, French, German, Russian, Latin, Greek,
Korean
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Published seven books including Crucial Issues
Facing the World (2004), Marian Spirituality:
Key to Eternal Happiness (2004), Way of Love and
Repentance in the Church of the Third Millennium
(published in Russian, 1997), Marian
Apparitions: Meaning and Purpose (published in
English and Russian, 1997), World Peace and
Spirituality of the 3rd Millennium (published in
both English and Russian, (1996), Mismanagement
in Higher Education: A Case Study (1986),
Published over 900 articles world-wide including
Education for Peace: What It Entails; Teaching
Methods: On Making Classroom Instruction More
Effective and Relevant; Perspective of Putin's
Russia: Status Quo versus Progress;
Administrative Skills and the Development of the
Human potential; How Capitalism Plots to Kill
the Russian Soul, and Space Age Philosophy and
the Academic Revolution of the Twenty First
Century, Culture of Peace, China's Political
Mind in Perspective, Realization of Pax United
Nations, Global Governance in the 21st Century;
Weapons Industry: Source of Terrorism; Swiss
Business School; Charlatans of America; What
Should be Taught in the 21st Century;
Perspective of Peace Idea in History; How to
Motivate Your Team to Optimum Performance.
Current Communications Address :
Dr. Charles Mercieca,
Founder President Emeritus,
International Association of Educators For World
Peace ( NGO-UN ),
P.O. Box 3282
Mastin Lake Station
Huntsville, Alabama 35810-0282,
The United States of America.
Email :
[email protected]