IAUP Launches Leadership Development Program for New and Emerging University Presidents
IAUP Southeast Asia Regional Conference
Building Peace through Education and InnovationMore than 10 countries in Asia and the United States attended a Regional conference hosted by Pannasastra University of Cambodia (PUC) to share their research, knowledge and experience on the theme of "Building Peace through Education and Innovation".
IAUP Semi-Annual Meeting, February 2-4, 2017
San Diego, CA and Tijuana, MexicoThe first IAUP Semi-Annual Meeting of 2017 will take place on February 2-4, 2017. San Diego will be the place to be lodged, but the final day will take place in Tijuana, Baja California, where CETYS University has a large campus. Presidents Fernando León, James T. Harris III and Elliot Hirshman will welcome a diverse array of university presidents to discuss relevant topics impacting higher education today.
IAUP Issues Call for Papers
Vienna Triennial Conference and Parallel Young Scientists’ ConferenceThe Call for Papers deadline has been extended to November 30, 2016.
IAUP Cape Town Meeting
a Great SuccessWith healthy attendance and participation by representatives from all over the world, as well as the continent of Africa, over 40 participants met in Cape Town, South Africa, from October 13 to 16, 2016. Participants were welcomed by the representative of Ministry, as well as by the Mayor's office.
UNAI sponsors the Second Climate Change Academic Meeting
Marraquesh, MoroccoUnited Nations Academic Impact, a partner of IAUP since its inception in 2010, will be the sponsor of the 2nd CCAM 2016, Marrakech (Second Climate Change Academic Meeting: “University Intellectual Social Responsibility”.) This will be also the COP 22 -22nd Conference of the Parties, and will be held in Marraquesh, Morocco next November 10 & 11, 2016.
Call for Papers
IAUP Triennial Conference 2017The IAUP XVIII Triennial Conference will be held in Vienna, Austria from July 7th to 8th, 2017.
IAUP features prominently in a ground-breaking new two-volume work on international university management, Strategies for University Management, J. Mark Munoz & Neal King (Eds), Business Expert Press (2016).
The IAUP will hold its next semi-annual meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on October 13-16, 2016. This meeting will be hosted by Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) and Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) The Western Cape of South Africa is one of the world’s most scenic regions and a most appropriate venue for this second semi-annual meeting of the IAUP in the year 2016.
With record attendance for a semi-annual meeting and an excellent program, including two panel sessions, the Spain meeting held at the University of Alcalá, was a resounding success.
The IAUP is pleased to announce that the European Women Rectors Association (EWORA) will hold its inaugural meeting in Brussels on June 20th, 2016. Among the founding Board members is Dr. Gülsün Saglamer who is a longtime member of the IAUP and always has worked very hard on the promotion of the Role of Women in Higher Education. She will become the President of this organization, EWORA.
2016 ACE Annual Meeting
Participation of the IAUPAs has become a tradition every year, the IAUP participated in the 2016 98th Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education (ACE.) This year the venue was San Francisco, California and the number of participants was a record-breaking figure of more than 1,600 attendees, including more than 250 presidents and chancellors and over 170 chief academic officers and provosts. The dates were March 12-15, 2016. As usual, IAUP sponsored the International Welcome and Networking Reception, held on Saturday, March 12, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. IAUP also co-sponsored the International Special Session held this year on Sunday. March 13, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
As expressed in our History of the IAUP: The First 30 Years (Vol. I of the IAUP History, p.107) the establishment of the worldwide UN International Day of Peace, was unanimously approved by the UN General Assembly during its 36th Session, on November 30, 1981. The UN designated the third Tuesday of every September as the yearly Day of Peace.
The United Nations Department of Public Information/NGO Conference has been announced to be held in Geongju, Republic of Korea on May 30 to June 01, 2016. IAUP is proud to be an important NGO member with the United Nations and would like to promote this event among its membership and other interested parties. You may organize a workshop, an exhibit or submit speaker proposals, among other things. The theme is Education for Global Citizenship.
IAUP Semi-Annual Meeting
at Alcalá University, SpainAlcalá University, Spain, headed by Rector Fernando Galván, has finalized all preparations as host institution for our next semi-annual meeting, scheduled for May 19-21, 2016. The University of Alcalá (UAH) is one of Europe’s oldest. Its origins can be traced as far back as the Studium Generale, or programme of university studies, that was instituted on 20 May 1293 under the protection of King Sancho IV de Castilla.
