International Association of Universities

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Ethics in Higher Education

  • Currently, there exists no international code or guidelines on ethical conduct for higher education institutions that articulates how, as institutions, they promote academic and scientific integrity and prevent academic dishonesty and unethical behaviour by actors and...
  • The Joint IAU-MCO Working Group was set up with Prof. Pier Ugo Calzolari, Former Rector, University of Bologna, Italy, and Vice-President and Treasurer of the IAU, as its Chairperson. The complete working group is as follows: Pier-Ugo CALZOLARI Chair, Former...
  • The IAU-MCO Guidelines for an Institutional Code of Ethics in Higher Education were approved by the IAU Administrative Board and the Magna Charta Council and, after wide dissemination to IAU Members, also approved at the IAU 14th General Conference, held at the Inter American...
  • The links below will take you to several seminal documents which were taken as a starting point by the Joint IAU-MCO Working Group as they worked on the drafting of the Guidelines. The IAU Statement on Academic Freedom, University Autonomy and Social Responsibility; The Magna...