International Association of Universities

Building a worldwide higher education community

The Association

  • Introduction IAU, founded in 1950, is the UNESCO-based worldwide association of higher education institutions. It brings together institutions and organisations from some 120 countries for reflection and action on common concerns and collaborates with various international,...
  • Administrative Board: Chaired by the President of the IAU, the Administrative Board is made of twenty elected and two ex officio members as follows: eighteen executive heads of member institutions and two heads of member organizations, the immediate past President and the...
  • The International Universities Bureau is IAU's permanent Secretariat and its major instrument of program implementation, along with the Administrative Board, various Committees and Working Groups. Created by UNESCO in 1949, initially as an international information centre on...
  • Activity Reports: Activity reports are snapshots of the Association, its activities and achievements. Featuring financial information, they contribute to the Association's total transparency. Annual Report 2012 (pdf, 3 Mb) Annual Report 2011 (pdf, 2.7 Mb) Annual Report 2010 (...