diff --git a/src/validation/programSchema.ts b/src/validation/programSchema.ts
index c9958bcc..b3265420 100644
--- a/src/validation/programSchema.ts
+++ b/src/validation/programSchema.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ import joi from "joi";
 const programSchema = joi.object({
   title: joi
     .string()
-    .pattern(/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s]+$/)
+    .pattern(/^[\p{L}\p{N}\p{P}\p{Z}]+$/u)
     .required(),
-  description: joi
+    description: joi
     .string()
-    .pattern(/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s]+$/)
+    .pattern(/^[\p{L}\p{N}\p{P}\p{Z}]+$/u)
     .required(),
   mainObjective: joi
     .string()
-    .pattern(/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s]+$/)
+    .pattern(/^[\p{L}\p{N}\p{P}\p{Z}]+$/u)
     .required(),
   modeOfExecution: joi
     .string()
-    .pattern(/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s]+$/)
+    .pattern(/^[\p{L}\p{N}\p{P}\p{Z}]+$/u)
     .required(),
   duration: joi
     .string()