Institutional networks

UNICA - Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe

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UNICA Institutional network of 57 universities from 42 capitals of Europe, combining over 150,000 staff and 1,500,000 students. UNICA aims at building on the specific profile of its Members to widen and strengthen international collaborations, engage academic leadership, and facilitate networking among academic communities through understanding and sharing between its Members throughout the European Higher Education and Research Areas.

UniLion

UnILiON is an informal network of universities with over 50 liaison offices based in Brussels, representing more than 150 universities in Europe and Japan. Members exchange and collaborate on issues related to higher education, research and innovation, and international cooperation. UnILiON's activities are diverse and include thematic working groups, conferences and one-off events open to the public.
https://www.unilion.eu/

FIUP - Forum international des universités publiques

The International Forum of Public Universities is a consortium of 23 public universities.
Its aims is to enhance mutual understanding, integrate possible resources for supporting teachers, and facilitate the application of joint research projects in accordance with international influential events or organizations.

International Associations

EUA - European University Association

Logo de l'Association Universitaire européenne The European University Association (EUA) represents more than 850 universities and national rectors’ conferences in 49 European countries. EUA plays a crucial role in the Bologna Process and in influencing EU policies on higher education, research and innovation. Through continuous interaction with a range of other European and international organisations, EUA ensures that the independent voice of European universities is heard.

AIU - Association internationale des universités

Logo de l'Association internationale des universités Founded in 1950, under the auspices of UNESCO, the International Association of Universities (AIU) is the leading global association of higher education institutions and organisations from around the world.
Its objectives are to contribute to peace and human development by promoting and enhancing the power of higher education to transform lives, build capacity, connect diverse peoples, generate and disseminate new knowledge, create insights and find sustainable solutions to local and global challenges.

AUF - Agence universitaire de la francophonie

Logo de l'Agence universitaire de la francophonie The AUF  is an association of universities and an operator of the institutional Francophonie. As a partner of higher education and research establishments that teach in French, it offers a number of cooperation programmes aimed in particular at supporting research and teaching in French. Each year, it distributes more than 2,000 grants as part of its mobility programme.

The AUF federates a network of 759 institutions and has set itself the mission of contributing to the construction and consolidation of a scientific area in French by promoting scientific cooperation, training future development players, supporting research and excellence and sharing its expertise.

Thematic or discipline-based network

TIME - Top International Managers in Engineering

TIME TIME is a network for bilingual engineering education that brings together 58 European engineering schools and universities and works to promote and recognise academic excellence in the form of double degrees that are relevant to the international labour market in engineering and related fields.

Updated on March 1, 2024