The International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU) rench: ref name=":0"> is a consortium of 23

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History

In 2004, discussions among foreign university chiefs who had been invited to receive honorary degrees at the Université de Montréal’s quasquicentennial led to a subsequent conference in Belgium and a decision to establish a formal association. Bringing together a limited number of universities from diverse countries, the forum was founded on October 11, 2007, at the Université de Montréal with the mission of "promoting the expression of values that underlie the mission of public universities in an era of internationalization". In 2008, the consortium included 13 of the world's 200 top universities according to ''

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'' rankings. Each year, a specialized summer school is hosted by one of its member universities.

Aims

Enhancing mutual understanding, integrating possible resources for supporting teachers, and facilitating the application of joint research projects in accordance with international influential events or organizations.

Meetings

Meetings have been attended by

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experts in tertiary education. * October 11, 2007 at Université de Montréal * November 8–9, 2008 at Peking University, linked with the Beijing forum"Final Program: 2nd Meeting of the International Forum of Public Universities"
(Retrieved February 1, 2009) *“Technological Innovation, Social Transformation and Competitiveness of Public Universities,” 7th annual meeting at Nankai University, Tianjin, October 28, 2013 *10th Summer Doctoral School at Nankai University, Tianjin, June10–15 2018

Member universities

Universidad de Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi ...

(Argentina) * Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium) * Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil) *

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte- ...

(Canada) *

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

(Chile) * Nankai University (China) * Peking University (China) * Charles University (Czech Republic) * University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle (France) *

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemb ...

(Germany) *

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

(India) * Università di Bologna (Italy) * Nagoya University (Japan) *

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

(Mexico) * Mohammed V University at Agdal (Morocco) * Universitatea din București (Romania) *

Lomonosov Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

(Russia) * Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal) *

Universitat de Barcelona The University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat de Barcelona, UB; ; es, link=no, Universidad de Barcelona) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, in Spain. With 63,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities i ...

(Spain) * Université de Genève (Switzerland) *

University of California The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. The system is composed of the campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Franci ...

(United States)

Associated members

University of Ouagadougou Founded in 1974, the University of Ouagadougou (UO; french: Université de Ouagadougou) is in the area of Dagnöen Nord (pronounced dag-no-en noor) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It was officially renamed in 2015 as l’Université Ouaga 1 Profes ...

(Burkina Faso) *

Université d'État d'Haïti The State University of Haiti (french: Université d'État d'Haïti (UEH)) is one of Haiti's most prestigious institutions of higher education. It is located in Port-au-Prince. Its origins date to the 1820s, when colleges of medicine and law wer ...

(Haiti)

References

External links

IFPU Official Site

IFPU in ''The Chronicle of Higher Education''

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