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List of IAU Members
IAU gathers more than 640 Members (Institutions, Organisations, Affiliates and Associates) from over 120 countries.
For the list of member institutions, use the map below.
Find below the lists of the other membership categories:
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INSTITUTIONS
ADMISSION CRITERIA AND ANNUAL FEES
IAU institutional membership is open to institutions whose main objective is higher education and the development of knowledge. Applying Universities and other higher education institutions must:
- be public or private not-for-profit;
- be degree-conferring institutions;
- be recognized by their own national competent body/bodies or its equivalent;
- have undergone, at the national or regional level, a process of quality assurance or accreditation, or, if such a process does not exist, be a member of a national or regional association of universities;
- be dedicated to the study of several branches of knowledge;
- grant at least a three-year, first cycle or undergraduate degree;
- have graduated at least three cohorts of students*;
- Conduct research activities implying an active participation of the staff in scientific or scholarly research as well as necessary equipment at their disposal.
*In order to allow newly established higher education institutions to become actively engaged in the work of IAU, and benefit from the services offered, universities and other HEIs having graduated at least one cohort of students may be granted Observer status until they fulfill the criterion of having graduated three cohorts, at which time they become full Member.
Member Institutions Fees in Euros Institutions Low Income Countries Middle Income Countries High Income Countries Less than 1,000 Students 950 € 1,350 € 1,400 € Between 1,000-5,000 students 1,350 € 1,700 € 1,800 € Between 5,000-10,000 students 1,800 € 2,450 € 2,550 € More than 10,000 students 2,350 € 3,100 € 3,250 € >> You may refer to the list of countries by income category
The financial year at IAU runs from 1 October to 30 September.
APPLICATION PROCESS
IAU Membership application process steps are:
1. Please read carefully the admission criteria to check if your institution is eligible for Membership.
2. Fill in and return the application form duly completed to Disha Kohli
3. The applications are reviewed at least once a month. If retained for Membership, you will receive an acceptance letter from the IAU Secretary-General explaining the formalities to finalize Membership:
Payment of the annual membership fees Signing of IAU letter of commitment on official institutional letterhead.ORGANIZATIONS
ADMISSION CRITERIA AND ANNUAL FEES
All associations or networks of universities and higher education institutions that bring together the leaders and other representatives of institutions or higher learning and/or research are eligible to apply of membership. Associations of universities and other higher education institutions at national, sub-national, regional or international level may be admitted as Member Organizations.
Fees for Organizations are based on a combination of the Gross National Product (GNP) of the country where the Organization’s headquarters are situated and student enrollment of its largest institutional member (list of countries per category). The financial year at IAU runs from 1 October to 30 September.
Member Organizations Fees in Euros Largest Member counts Low Income Countries Middle Income Countries High Income Countries Less than 1,000 Students 950 € 1,350 € 1,400 € Between 1,000-5,000 students 1,350 € 1,700 € 1,800 € Between 5,000-10,000 students 1,800 € 2,450 € 2,550 € More than 10,000 students 2,350 € 3,100 € 3,250 € >> You may refer to the list of countries by income category
APPLICATION PROCESS
IAU Membership application process steps are:1. Please read carefully the admission criteria to check if your organization is eligible for Membership.
2. Fill in and return the application form duly completed to Disha Kohli
3. The applications are reviewed at least once a month. If retained for Membership, you will receive an acceptance letter from the IAU Secretary-General explaining the formalities to finalize Membership:
Payment of the annual membership fees Signing of IAU letter of commitment on official institutional letterhead.
Apply here AFFILIATES
ADMISSION CRITERIA AND ANNUAL FEES
The IAU Affiliate status is open to all non-governmental organizations and networks, national or international in nature, whose primary mandate is directly related to the mission and work of the IAU but which are not eligible to join the Association as a full Member. Applications eligible for Institutional or Organizational Membership cannot be considered for Affiliate Status.
Annual Membership Fees
720 euros per year. The financial year runs from 1 October to 30 September.
APPLICATION PROCESS
IAU Membership application process steps are:1. Please read carefully the admission criteria to check if you or your organization is eligible for Membership.
2. Fill in and return the application form duly completed to Disha Kohli
3. The applications are reviewed at least once a month. If retained for Membership, you will receive an acceptance letter from the IAU Secretary-General explaining the formalities to finalize Membership:
Payment of the annual membership fees Signing of IAU letter of commitment on official institutional letterhead.
Apply here ASSOCIATES
ADMISSION CRITERIA AND ANNUAL FEES
IAU Associates are well-known and respected leaders and experts in higher education who share IAU’s goals and values, and wish to enhance their personal collaboration with the Association. Connected to the information dissemination programme, Associates attend conferences and participate in IAU projects.
Annual Associate Fees
150 euros per year. The financial year runs from 1 October to 30 September.
APPLICATION PROCESS
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WHAT ARE THE KEY REASONS TO JOIN IAU?
The most representative association of higher education institutions and their associations with more than 650 members in some 120 countries;
A UNESCO partner, uniquely positioned to collaborate with many international organizations;
A key source of expertise in four strategic priorities:
LEADERSHIP INTERNATIONALIZATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
EXPAND YOUR REACH
DEVELOP YOUR GLOBAL NETWORK Make use of IAU extensive network to form new partnerships
Attend IAU global events at a discounted registration fee with a large audience of international experts
Contribute to IAU working groups, seminars and expert meetings
INCREASE YOUR VISIBILITY Make your institution stand out in WHED
Promote your initiatives on IAU’s website and specialized portals
Host and be a speaker at IAU international conferences, seminars and workshops
Have your publications referenced in HEDBIB
BENEFIT FROM TAILOR-MADE SERVICES
GET ADVANCED ACCESS TO IAU KNOWLEDGE HUB WHED: the reference global database, on systems, credentials and institutions worldwide
HEDBIB: the International Bibliographic Database on Higher Education
Peer-reviewed journal Higher Education Policy (HEP)
IAU Horizons, a bi-annual magazine debating current higher education issues
IAU Global Survey report on Internationalization
Direct access to International Higher Education quarterly publication of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College (USA).
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ADVISORY SERVICES & TRAINING ISAS 2.0: Internationalization Strategies Advisory service for institutions, individuals or national governments or organizations LGEU - Leading Globally Engaged Universities: the IAU unique professional development programme IAU site visits to higher education institutions implementing innovative technological solutions to improve quality or widen access to higher education
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
GET INVOLVED IN IAU’S DECISION MAKING Get actively involved in IAU governance
Use the right to vote at the Quadrennial General Conferences
Stand for election as an Administrative Board Member
Design and implement the IAU 4-year Strategic plan
INFLUENCE GLOBAL DEBATES Have your interests represented at multilateral organizations, such as Council of Europe, UNESCO, ECOSOC and OECD
Make use of IAU policy statements in your advocacy efforts
Share your views with a global audience at IAU events
Publish articles in IAU Horizons or HEP
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Members
IAU counts four categories of Members: Institutions, Organizations, Affiliates and Associates. Members have specific rights and benefits. Each IAU membership category has a specific set of criteria and application process. IAU gathers more than 640 Members (Institutions, Organisations, Affiliates and Associates) from over 120 countries.
INSTITUTIONS
Member Institutions are universities or degree-conferring higher education institutions whose main objective is teaching and research, irrespective of whether or not they carry the name of university. Benefiting from IAU’s complete range of services and able to become active participants in all IAU working groups and activities, they also participate in the election of the President and the Administrative Board.
IAU Observer status can be granted to public or private not-for-profit degree-conferring higher education institutions, which do not yet meet the eligibility condition of having graduated three cohorts of students (they should however have graduated at least one cohort of students and meet all other eligibility criteria). The Observer status is valid until the institution has graduated three cohorts of students, at which point it is admitted to full Institutional Membership. In creating this category, IAU wishes to become more inclusive and to contribute to the development of quality higher education globally.
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Since the General Conference held in Durban in 2000, IAU counts Member Organizations. Member Organizations are higher education organizations active on the national, regional or international level. Just like Member Institutions, they are granted full benefits, voting rights, and are represented on the Administrative Board. IAU counts 33 Member Organizations.
International higher education organizations - Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Canada
- Association of African Universities, (AAU), Ghana
- Association of Arab Universities (AARU), Jordan
- Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa (AULP), Portugal
- Aurora Universities Network, Netherlands
- European University Association (EUA), Belgium
- Inter-American Organization for Higher Education(IOHE), Canada
- Mediterranean Universities Union, Italy
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators, USA
- Réseau Africain Francophone de la Formation Supérieure et de l’Enseignement Technique (RAFSET), Togo
- The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), UK
- UNICA - Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe, Belgium
- Union de Universidades de América Latina (UDUAL), Mexico
National higher education organizationsBangladesh
Association of Universities of BangladeshCanada
Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE), Canada
Universités CanadaFrance
Digital University for environment and sustainable development (UVED)Germany
Bavarian University Alliance (BUA)Holy See
Conference of Rectors of Roman Pontifical Universities and Institutions (CRUIPRO)Hungary
Hungarian Rector’s ConferenceIndia
Association of Indian UniversitiesJapan
Association of Private Universities of Japan
Japan Association of National UniversitiesNigeria
Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian UniversitiesThe Netherlands
Association of Universities in the NetherlandsRomania
The National Council of Rectors in RomaniaSouth Africa
Universities South AfricaSpain
Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE)
Associació Catalana d’Universitats PúbliquesAFFILIATES
IAU Affiliates are non-governmental organizations or networks, whose primary mandate is related to education and sharing the Association’s goals and values but which are not eligible to join as full members. Benefiting from IAU’s services, they participate in most of the Association’s projects.
Africa
Americas
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, USA)
- Institute of International Education (IIE)
- The International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association
- Universities Caribbean, Jamaica
Europe
- Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), Belgium
- Académie de recherche et d’enseignement supérieur (ARES), Belgium
- France Éducation international, France
- COPERNICUS Alliance
- International Student Identity Card Association (ISIC)
- Magna Charta Observatory
- The Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education (NUFFIC)
- Right Livelihood College, Sweden
- Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU)
- Columbus Association
Asia and Pacific
ASSOCIATES
IAU Associates are well-known and respected leaders and experts in higher education who share IAU’s goals and values, and wish to enhance their personal collaboration with the Association. Connected to the information dissemination programme, Associates attend conferences and participate in IAU projects.
Mr. Jason Laker, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Counselor Education San José State University, San José, CA, U.S.A.
Dr. H. Ian Macdonald - Président honoraire, Université York, Canada
Dr. Fava de Moraes - Ancien Recteur, Université de Sao Paulo, Brésil
Dr. Justin Thorens - Président Honoraire et Ancien Recteur, Université de Genève, Suisse.
Dr. Agneta Bladh - Former IAU Administrative Board Member and Former Rector of the University of Kalmar,Sweden
Prof. Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe - Former IAU Administrative Board Member and Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Ghana
Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede - Former IAU Administrative Deputy Board Member and Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Prof. J.D. Amin - Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutse Nigeria
Mr. Stefan Delplace - Honorary Secretary General, EURASHE, European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (aisbl)
Ms. Dorothy Davis, Senior Expert in internationalization of higher education
Mr. Kevin Kinser, Department Head, Education Policy Studies, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Prof. Dr. Romeela Mohee, Commissioner, Higher Education Commission, Mauritius, Former Vice Chancellor at the University of Mauritius, Higher Education Specialist, Commonwealth of Learning, CanadaSENIOR FELLOWS
Eva Egron-Polak, Former IAU Secretary General bio contact
Madeleine Green, Senior Fellow NAFSA, Former IAU Board Member bio contact
Diana-Camelia Iancu, Associate professor, Public Governance and Dean, Faculty of Public Administration, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucarest, Romania bio contact
Stephen Sterling, Emeritus Professor of Sustainability Education at the Centre for Sustainable Futures, University of Plymouth, UK bio contact
Hans de Wit, Professor and Director of the ‘Center for International Higher Education’ (CIHE) at Boston College, USA bio contact
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