Robert Charles Wallace
It was during his tenure at Queen’s that Wallace became highly regarded nationally (and internationally) as an extremely effective and efficient academic administrator. He was one of just three Canadians chosen to represent the country at the United Nations Conference for the establishment of an educational and cultural organization (ECO/CONF) held in London in November 1945. It was at this conference that the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Educational Organization (UNESCO) was created. Additionally, Wallace received honorary degrees from twenty different universities.
Ministry of Education (Soviet Union)
The Ministry of Education of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (), formed on 3 August 1966, was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union. It was known as the People's Commissariat for Education (), or Narkompros, until 1946. Narkompros was a Soviet agency founded by the State Commission on Education () and charged with the administration of public education and most of other issues related to culture.