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Dharamshala: A two-day training programme on Universal Ethics Education was successfully held for primary-level teachers on 3 and 4 October 2026. The programme was organised by the Education Council of the Central Tibetan Administration in the conference hall of the Department of Education.

Universal Ethics Education is a distinct component of secular ethics education. To facilitate its effective implementation across the 49 Tibetan primary schools in India and Nepal, a pilot programme was initiated in two schools in Dharamshala: TCV Day School in McLeod Ganj and Gangkyi Mewoen Tsuglag Petoen School. These schools were selected due to their proximity to the organising department, which would help minimise the logistical arrangements and resources required for the pilot. As part of the programme, all staff members of the two schools participated in a two-day training on Universal Ethics Education.

The training was facilitated by Deepti Gulati, General Secretary of AyurGyan Nyas; Anshu Sahi, a member of the organisation; Tsering Tenzin; and Tsering Yangzom.

Over the two days, the sessions introduced participants to the background of the Universal Ethics Education curriculum, its need and objectives, and its five components: the ethics of avoiding harmful conduct, the ethics of developing virtues, the ethics of compassion, the ethics of discernment, and universal responsibility. In the final session, the teachers engaged in a discussion on how the programme could be effectively implemented in their respective schools.

A total of 40 participants took part in the training, comprising 10 teachers from TCV Day School, 25 teachers from Gangkyi Mewoen Tsuglag Petoen School, four staff members from the Department of Education, and one SEE Learning coordinator.

Under an agreement signed in 2025 between the Department of Education and AyurGyan Nyas, ten books on Universal Ethics Education compiled by AyurGyan Nyas are to be translated into Tibetan and used in Tibetan primary schools. In July 2025, the Department signed contracts with four translators, and the translation work was completed in July 2026.

To proofread and review the ten translated books, a five-member committee was formed, comprising Gedun Dhonyoe, Head of the Textbook Section; Tenzin Pal, Tibetan Textbook Editor; Karma Dekyi, the Department’s SEE Learning facilitator; Oshod Tsering Yangdzom, translator; and Tsering Tenzin, SEE Learning facilitator at Tong-Len School. From 1 to 25 July 2026, the committee proofread and reviewed the five-volume primary-level series My Journey to Happiness. Fifty copies of each book were printed for the pilot programme and distributed to all training participants.

All expenses related to the Universal Ethics Education initiatives were generously sponsored by the Wisedana Foundation.