List of higher education associations and alliances
Many institutions of higher education combine their resources so that they can share information and resources, coordinate research agendas, and afford each other mutual support.
Global
[edit]- International Association of Universities
- International Federation of Catholic Universities
- Academic Cooperation Association
- Agence universitaire de la Francophonie - Universities in French speaking countries and regions
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- Mediterranean Universities Union
- Black Sea Universities Network
- BRICS Universities League
- The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning
- Venice International University
- U7 Alliance of World Universities[1]
Research networks:
- International Alliance of Research Universities
- Matariki Network of Universities
- PLuS Alliance
- Universitas 21
- Worldwide Universities Network
- Global Alliance of Technological Universities
- McDonnell International Scholars Academy
- Pacific Rim Research Libraries Alliance[2]
- International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries
Subject groups:
- International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (Cumulus)[3]
- Law Schools Global League
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
- Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management[4]
- Association of MBAs
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- Executive MBA Council
- EFMD Quality Improvement System
- Graduate Business Forum
- Global Network for Advanced Management
- Global Business School Network (GBSN)[5]
- Partnership in International Management (PIM)[6]
- Global Alliance in Management Education
- Principles for Responsible Management Education[7]
- Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative
- The Academy of Business in Society[8]
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
- Global Engineering Education Exchange(Global E3)[9]
- Architecture and Urbanism Student Mobility International Programme
- The International Consortium of Universities for the Study of Biodiversity and the Environment[10]
- International Institute for Environmental Studies[11]
Africa
[edit]Arctic region
[edit]Asia–Pacific
[edit]- Association of East Asian Research Universities
- Association of Pacific Rim Universities (also includes universities from the Americas)
- Asia-Oceania Top University League on Engineering
- Asian Science and Technology Pioneering Institutes of Research and Education (Aspire League)[12]
- Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools[13]
- Asia-Pacific Association of International Education[14]
- Asian Universities Alliance
- Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific
- Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities
- ASEAN University Network
- University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific
Australia
[edit]- Universities Australia
- Group of Eight (Australian universities) - A group of Australian tertiary institutions intensive in research and comprehensive in general and professional education
- Australian Business Deans Council[15][16]
- Australian Technology Network
- Innovative Research Universities
- Regional Universities Network
China
[edit]- Beijing-Hong Kong Universities Alliance
- C9 League
- Cooperation Consortium of Beijing High Technology Universities (Beijing Tech)
- Excellence League
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance
- National Alliance of High-level Local Universities
- Sino-Spanish University Alliance
- Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance
India
[edit]- Institutes of Eminence (IoE)
- Institutes of National Importance
- Indian Institutes of Technology
- National Institutes of Technology
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology
Japan
[edit]Europe
[edit]The European Union has sponsored 64 European Universities alliances (as of 2024[update]) under the European Universities Initiative of the Erasmus+ programme since 2019.[17]
- Balkan Universities Network
- CESAER
- Coimbra Group
- Compostela Group of Universities
- European Association for International Education
- EUCOR
- EURODOC
- Europaeum
- European Consortium of Innovative Universities
- European University Association
- European Universities Linking Society and Technology[18]
- Euroleague for Life Sciences
- EuroTech Universities Alliance
- Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (The Guild)
- IDEA League
- International Research Universities Network
- League of European Research Universities
- Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe
- Una Europa
- Universities Informal Liaison Offices Network (UnILiON)[19]
- Utrecht Network
- Young European Research Universities Network
France
[edit]- Couperin (Consortium unifié des établissements universitaires et de recherche pour l'accès aux publications numériques)
Germany
[edit]Italy
[edit]Spain
[edit]- Xarxa Vives d'Universitats - "Vives Network" - network of Catalan language universities
United Kingdom
[edit]Representative groups:
Research consortia:
- Eastern ARC (research consortium in eastern England)
- G5 (group of research universities in southeast England)
- GW4 (research consortium in southwest England and Wales)
- Midlands Innovation (research consortium in the English Midlands)
- N8 Research Partnership (research consortium in northern England)
- Science and Engineering South (research consortium in southeast England)
- White Rose University Consortium (research consortium in Yorkshire)
- MedCity – collaboration between medical research universities in London
Mission groups:
Business incubation, spin-out and research commercialisation:
- Midlands Innovation Commercialisation of Research Accelerator – research commercialisation and innovation consortium in the English midlands[20]
- Northern Accelerator – research commercialisation and innovation consortium in northern England[21]
- Northern Gritstone – investment and spin-out consortium in northern England[22]
- SETsquared – business incubator consortium in southern England
Other:
- Wallace Group – international development consortium
- Chartered Association of Business Schools – consortium of UK business schools[23]
The Americas
[edit]- Association of American Universities (US and Canada)
- Association of Pacific Rim Universities (also includes universities from the Asia–Pacific region)
Canada
[edit]Mexico
[edit]United States
[edit]- American Council on Education (ACE)
- American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
- Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)
- Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
- Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
- Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
- Great Cities' Universities
- Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU)
Religious:
- Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
- Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities – An organization made up of Jesuit institutions of higher education in the United States
Subject groups:
References
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- ^ "Qtem".
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- ^ "Places Archive - PIM Network". pimnetwork.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01.
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- ^ "Participating Universities - List > Global E3 Application System".
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- ^ "Member Universities | ASPIRE League".
- ^ "Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools".
- ^ "Asia-Pacific Association for International Education". APAIE. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Our Members".
- ^ "ABDC Partners".
- ^ Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (2024). "European universities: A key pillar of the European education area". European Union.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "European Universities Linking Society and Technology". EULiST. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ "About UnILiON". UnILiON. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Midlands Innovation. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Northern Accelerator. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Northern Gritstone". Northern Gritstone. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Chartered Association of Business Schools. Retrieved 19 July 2022.