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Work with the IAU24 April 2025
Internship Opportunities
Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development Internship
Duration: 5-6 months starting in August or September 2025; 35h/week –full time
Location: IAU Secretariat at UNESCO House, 1, rue Miollis, Paris, FranceRead the full internship description and learn how to apply here.
Job Opportunities
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AIUB Joins “Responsible Futures International 2024/25”7 April 2025American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) is proud to announce its participation in Responsible Futures International 2024/25, an initiative led by Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK), and jointly delivered by the International Association of Universities (IAU). This global program partners students with their institutions to embed sustainability in all aspects of student learning, fostering ethical leadership and sustainable practices in academia.
AIUB is honored to be the first and only university from Asia to join this prestigious program, further solidifying its commitment to sustainability on a global scale.
The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at AIUB played a pivotal role in arranging, coordinating, and facilitating this significant collaboration. Through this partnership, AIUB commits to integrating holistic sustainability and climate justice across its curriculum, aligning with international best practices.
The program commenced in December 2024, providing AIUB with access to a comprehensive framework developed by pilot institutions and sector bodies. This framework assists partnerships in legitimizing and mainstreaming education for sustainable development, supporting transformative changes in teaching, learning, strategies, and policies in collaboration with students.
Since its commencement in 2013, over 39 institutions and students’ unions have participated in Responsible Futures, representing nearly 700,000 students across the UK. The launch of the international pilot has added 6 new universities to the network, reaching over 100,000 students globally.
This partnership underscores AIUB’s commitment to academic excellence, ethical leadership, and environmental responsibility. By engaging in this program, AIUB aims to make transformative changes to its educational practices, ensuring that sustainability and climate justice are integral components of the student experience.
For more information, visit: Responsible Futures International
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Artificial Intelligence Institutional Site Visit2 April 2025The IAU is pleased to announce that this year’s Institutional Site Visit will be hosted by Beijing Normal University (BNU) in China from 20-21 August 2025. The University is pleased to welcome IAU Members to learn about their extensive experience in leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to transform higher education.
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Annual Report 202410 February 2025The International Association of Universities is pleased to present the 2024 Annual Report of activities. In 2024, IAU hosted 9 webinars, published numerous reports and policy statements, strengthened and engaged with our Membership base, and continued our advocacy work for our four priority areas: value based leadership, internationalization, sustainable development and digital transformation. Through these thematic priorities, the IAU has been able to continue project based work to facilitate international collaboration and knowledge production. To learn more about what IAU achieved in 2024, read the latest Annual Report.
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HEIAS Opportunity31 January 2025HEIAS Annual Grant
Each year the IAU reserves a budget to cover one of the HEIAS programmes for one IAU Member HEI. The grant will cover the full fee of the service; the institution will only have to cover the travel and subsistence costs (accommodation and meals) of the members of the expert panel.Eligibility criteria
In order to be eligible, a university applying for this unique grant must be:
An IAU Member in good standing.
Located in a low-income country according to the IAU membership criteria or able to demonstrate that they are facing a particularly difficult financial situation.Application criteria
The application may be submitted by any individual working at the institution, but it must be endorsed by the academic leadership and submitted on behalf of the whole institution. A letter signed by the head of the institution demonstrating this commitment is required.
In order to apply, institutions must complete the online application from.
The deadline for submitting applications is Friday 28 February 2025.In the application form, the applying institution must identify the HEIAS programme it would like to pursue, explain briefly the reasoning behind the choice, and detail what it aims to achieve thanks to the HEIAS grant support.
If the institution is not located in a low-income country, it must also demonstrate that it is facing difficult financial conditions and therefore in need of a grant. Failure to do so will make the application ineligible. HEIs located in low-income country are exempt from this requirement.
Selection Criteria:
For this first year, institutions will be evaluated based on their application. In successive years, criteria for selection will also consider geographic balance between the different regions of the world, the type of institution, the type of service requested and the period of the year the service would take place.Timeline:
- Applications will be evaluated in March 2025 and the selected institutions will be informed by Friday 28 March 2025 at the latest.
- The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be finalized in April 2025.
- The HEIAS service will start immediately after the signing of the MoU.
- The site visit should ideally take place during the first three months of the year 2026.
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Call for Papers: IAU Horizons vol. 30.131 January 2025Transforming Our World: Shaping the Path Forward
A decade ago, in 2015, the United Nations adopted Agenda 2030 and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), expanding the concept of sustainable development to encompass inclusive social and economic progress, environmental stewardship, and global peace and security. Designed as a universal and people-centered framework, Agenda 2030 applies to all nations and acknowledges academia as a key partner. However, it fell short of explicitly emphasizing the critical role of higher education in driving sustainable development forward.
With just five years remaining until 2030, progress toward the SDGs remains insufficient. The world continues to face mounting crises, from environmental challenges to geopolitical instability, making the need for bold action more urgent than ever.
The outcomes of the 2023 SDG Summit, the adoption of the UN Pact for the Future in 2024, and annual UN High-Level Political Forums provide valuable insights into the gaps and challenges that lie ahead. By 2027, the UN will decide on the next steps for advancing sustainable development beyond 2030.
In this critical moment, the International Association of Universities (IAU) calls on higher education leaders to reflect on their engagement with the SDGs and to share insights on both the achievements and shortcomings of the current agenda. More importantly, it is an invitation for a forward-looking discussion on the evolving role of higher education in driving transformation beyond 2030.
Key questions for reflection include:
- What changes are needed to accelerate progress toward sustainable development?
- How can universities contribute more effectively, and should their role be redefined?
- What are the lacunas of the current Agenda 2030, is there a need for new goals or refined objectives?
Leaders of higher education institutions are invited to contribute to help shape the road beyond 2030 by sharing their views, perspectives and aspirations for the future through short opinion pieces.
The time to reflect and act is now.
Practical information- The call is directed at the leaders of IAU Member institutions and organizations. Co-authors are welcome.
- Please submit the proposed abstract by 20 February 2025 (midnight CET).
- The deadline for submission of the full opinion piece (max. 800 words) is 15 March 2025.
Submit your abstract here.
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Open Science: The Challenge for Universities31 January 2025 -
IAU Horizons Vol. 29.222 January 2025 -
technolo19 November 2024
Link to text: https://www.iau-aiu.net/IMG/pdf/open_science_the_challenge_for_universities.pdf.pdf
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IAU 2024 International Conference12 November 2024IAU 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
DATE: 22 -24 November 2024 PLACE: SOPHIA UNIVERSITY, JAPAN THEME: University Values in a Changing WorldIAU 2024 International Conference
The IAU 2024 International Conference will be held from 22-24 November at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.In today’s dynamic and ever-evolving global landscape, universities find themselves navigating heightened complexity and uncertainty. Institutions and their leaders are increasingly compelled to adapt swiftly to a diverse range of expectations. Against this backdrop, this conference highlights the pivotal role of values, exploring how they provide universities with guidance for decision-making, ethical conduct, and meaningful engagement. Furthermore, conference sessions will assess the extent to which these values are used to address the grand challenges encountered by societies.
Learn more about the conference theme in the event concept note.
Call for Proposals Now Open
Framed by the above conference concept note, the IAU has opened this call for proposals to identify speakers from different regions of the world that can contribute to the important conversations during breakout sessions of the International Conference programme. Learn more and submit your proposal here.
With any questions, please contact the
IAU Events team
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