But how was this University to be structured? Even amongst its promoters, it took time to reach consensus. On the threshold of the twenty-first century, in the midst of the electronic revolution, it made little sense to create a traditional University in competition with the long-established state Universities.

Pacifism and humanitarianism were to be the hallmarks of our University, a University that has assumed a commitment to supporting the academic needs and initiatives of the poor countries of the world, and a commitment to the search for funding and subsidies required by those Universities most in need. This is the model for action that our Nobel Prize winner offers. Public honors and distinctions had no place in the scheme he proposed.

Geneva provides a great counterpoint for the project. But not as a site for a traditional University campus with academic staff and superior facilities.

Traditional academic classes will, in fact, be but a small part of our activities. ASIU does not grant academic degrees. It only organizes summer courses and collaborates with affiliated universities in the organization of their courses. The academic policy of the University has been to establish agreements with educational centers that are identified with our project. Today we can count on the support of a network of educational centers that permit us to offer our courses in collaboration with them.