Vision Statement
“To serve as a globally recognized catalyst for the safeguarding, digital immortalization, and scholarly revitalization of human civilizational heritage, ensuring that the material culture, intangible memory, and historical wisdom of all civilizations remain protected, accessible, and actively inspiring for future generations.”
Mission Statement
“ICHAC is dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary academic research, championing cutting-edge digital preservation of endangered monuments and archives, fostering responsible and sustainable cultural tourism, and nurturing international institutional cooperation. We empower scholars, local heritage custodians, and global institutions to document, preserve, and celebrate shared human history through ethical scholarship and technological innovation.”
Scope of the Council
The operational and intellectual scope of ICHAC spans five core, interconnected domains:
- Archaeological Research & Monument Conservation: Documenting historical landscapes, conducting salvage documentation, supporting field surveys, and monitoring vulnerable archaeological sites across ancient cultural corridors.
- Digital Heritage, Epigraphy & Manuscript Preservation: Pioneering 3D photogrammetry, virtual reality reconstructions, multispectral imaging, and high-resolution digital archiving for rare manuscripts, architectural monuments, inscriptions, and numismatic collections.
- Scholarly Publishing & Open Knowledge Dissemination: Publishing peer-reviewed, open-access academic journals, critical editions, monographs, conference proceedings, and policy papers adhering to international editorial standards and bibliographic rigor.
- Experiential Cultural & Eco-Heritage Tourism: Designing ethically guided cultural itineraries, historical trail mappings, community-led heritage awareness initiatives, and educational study expeditions that protect local environments while empowering host communities.
- International Cooperation & Scholarly Mobility: Facilitating institutional Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), inter-university research consortiums, academic symposiums, international conferences, and cross-border research fellowships.