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. Membership is limited to those individuals who serve as presidents, rectors or vice-chancellors at regionally accredited colleges or universities. The primary purpose is to strengthen the international

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and quality of

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institutions around the world.

Overview

It is a

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holding the highest (

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) consultation rights at the United Nations and formal consultation rights with

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. It is headquartered in the United Nations Plaza in

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.Official homepage
/ref> IAUP counts about 120 universities' representatives from 21

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. IAUP is a founding member of the World University Consortium, a major initiative of the

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to design a global system of higher education attuned to emerging opportunities and challenges. The association hosts a gathering of

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from universities around the world every three years.

History

The IAUP was founded in 1964 by university leaders from the

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

, the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

and

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast� ...

.Official website, history
/ref>Mary Lebreck, Virginia Macken, ''Understanding Cultural Diversity'',

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, 1999, p. 11

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, 2005, p. 30

/ref> The inaugural conference took place in June 1965 in

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Mission

IAUP's mission includes providing a worldwide vision of

, sponsoring effective

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between university

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, and promoting peace and international understanding through

List of presidents

*2021-2023 Fernando Leon Garcia, President of CETYS University System, Mexico *2017–2020 Kakha Shengelia, President of Caucasus University, Tbilisi, Georgia *2014–2017 Toyoshi Satow, President of J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan *2012–2014

Neal King Neal King, is an American educator, writer, consultant and psychologist. He is President-Emeritus, and former chair of the Board of Directors, of the International Association of University Presidents. He is also President Emeritus of Antioch U ...

, President of

Antioch University Los Angeles Antioch University Los Angeles (AULA) is a campus of Antioch University in Culver City, California. Background Antioch College was founded in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Horace Mann, Antioch College’s first president's goal was to create an educat ...

, United States *2011–2012 J. Michael Adams, President of

Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university with its main campuses in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University currently offers more than 100 degree programs to its students. In addition to its tw ...

, United States *2008–2011 Barham Madaín Ayub, President of

Viña del Mar University Viña del Mar University ( es, Universidad Viña del Mar, or UVM) is an autonomous, private institution of higher education recognized by the Ministry of Education of Chile. It was founded on November 21, 1988. History Founded November 21, 1988, ...

, Chile *2005–2008

Pornchai Mongkhonvanit Pornchai Mongkhonvanit ( th, พรชัย มงคลวนิช) is the president of Siam University and the President Emeritus of the International Association of University Presidents. Concurrently, he is also the chair person of the a ...

, President of

Siam University Siam University (SU, Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยสยาม) is a university located on Phet Kasem Road in Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok. Siam University was founded by the late Narong Mongkhonvanit as a three-year private engin ...

, Thailand *2002–2005

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, Chancellor of

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, Australia *1999–2002 Sven Caspersen, Rector of

Aalborg University Aalborg University (AAU) is a Danish public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen founded in 1974. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subjects within humanitie ...

, Denmark *1996–1999 Donald Gerth, President of

California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California ...

, United States *1993–1996 Kan Ichi Miyaji, Japan *1990–1993 Rafael Catagena, Puerto Rico *1987–1990 Luis Garibay, Mexico *1984–1987 Nibhond Sasidhorn, Thailand *1981–1984 Leland Miles, President of

University of Bridgeport The University of Bridgeport (UB) is a private university in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. In 2021, the university was purchased by Goodwin University; it retain its own ...

, United States *1974–1981 Young Seek Choue, President of

Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) ( Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universit ...

, Seoul, Korea *1971–1974 Young Seek Choue (as acting president), Korea *1971 (briefly) Rocheforte Weeks, Liberia *1964–1971 Peter Sammartino, United States

Partnerships

The IAUP partners with the

American Association of State Colleges and Universities The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is an organization of state-supported colleges and universities that offer degree programs leading to bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees. AASCU grew out of the Association o ...

, the

American Council on Education The American Council on Education (ACE) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) U.S. higher education association established in 1918. ACE's members are the leaders of approximately 1,700 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher educatio ...

, the

Association of Commonwealth Universities The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) was established in 1913, and has over 500 member institutions in over 50 countries across the Commonwealth. The ACU is the world's oldest international network of universities. Its mission is t ...

, the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific, the

, the

European Universities Association The European University Association (EUA) represents more than 800 institutions of higher education in 48 countries, providing them with a forum for cooperation and exchange of information on higher education and research policies. Members of th ...

, the

International Association of Universities The International Association of Universities (IAU) is a membership-led non-governmental organization working in the field of higher education. It comprises more than 600 higher education institutions and organizations in over 130 countries. IAU ...

, the

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, the

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Research Alliance for Development, the

, the

Union of Mediterranean Universities The Mediterranean Universities Union ( it, Unione delle Università del Mediterraneo, UNIMED) consists of 149 universities from 24 countries of the Mediterranean basin (or that have a specific interest in the Mediterranean region). The associatio ...

, and

Universities Australia Universities Australia (formerly the ''Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee'') is an organisation founded in Sydney in May 1920, which attempts to advance higher education through voluntary, cooperative and coordinated action. After being ba ...

.Official website, partnerships
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References

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