International Association of Universities (IAU) is a worldwide association founded in 1950 with the support of UNESCO. The
association includes universities and organizations from more than 120 countries.
The association also cooperates with other international, national and regional
bodies that are also involved in the field of education.
http://www.iau-aiu.net/
IAU Activities
The International Association of Universities is the largest forum of this
type, where the achievements, problems and prospects of higher education, as
well as the exchange of professional experience, are regularly examined. The
Association's activity is based on the fundamental right of every individual to
receive education and consists of regular thematic conferences and symposia,
research on issues related to problems and trends in higher education, and
cooperation with international organizations.
IAU Objectives:
- protection of common cultural
values and legal principles in higher education;
- creation of a flexible legal framework regulating relations between
educational institutions around the world;
- representation and protection of the interests of universities on the
world stage;
- development of the principle of freedom and justice, human dignity and
solidarity through educational activities;
- advancement of science;
- contribution through international cooperation to the improvement of
higher education in general.
IAU Membership and its Advantages
MPEI has been an official member of the
International Association of Universities for a long time
Besides MPEI, IAU
members are such Russian universities as RUDN, Saint Petersburg State
University, Moscow State Linguistic University, Southern Federal University,
Samara State University of Economics, etc. (23 Russian universities in total)
http://www.iau-aiu.net/fr/content/etablissements
Membership in the association
provides the following benefits to participants
- financial support through a
system of grants and awards;
- discount on conference
attendance;
- access to grants from the
LEADHER program (Leadership Development Program for Higher Education Reform);
- free access to reports on
IAU events;
- opportunity to receive the
IAU Palgrave Award in Higher Education Policy Research;
- right to vote in the
election of the association's President and board positions.
The Association
publishes a wide range of information and analytical materials:
"International Handbook of Universities", the journal "Higher
Education" (4 times a year), the newspaper "IAU", collections of
analytical publications "Issues of Higher Education".