IAU Conferences - Utrecht, The Netherlands

Higher Education and Research Addressing Local and Global Needs

IAU 13th General Conference

IAU at UTRECHT

15 - 18 July 2008

Presentation

The Conference will be held in July 2008 and hosted by Utrecht University, in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Register and come to the Conference to:

Participate in the thematic conference

Come and explore whether and how today and tomorrow’s universities respond to the expectations of society. Higher Education and Research Addressing Local and Global Needs, the theme of the 13th General Conference, echoes the very reasons that led to the creation of the Association 60 years ago, namely the responsibilities of higher education and research institutions to serve the world around them

Take part in the IAU elections for President and Administrative Board

The General Conference, composed of all IAU Members in good standing, is also the IAU Supreme Decision-Making body. The Conference serves to take stock of what has been achieved and it is during the Business sessions that all activities are being revised and that the general strategy for the association is set. It is the exclusive right of the General Conference to adopt Policy Statements or issue Declarations of Principles that will represent the voice of IAU and serve as advocacy platforms for the Association. It is also on that occasion that the IAU President and Administrative Board Members are elected.

Help celebrate 60 years of IAU

The 13th IAU General Conference marks 60 years of the International Association of Universities (IAU)! It was in August 1948, in Utrecht, under the Patronage of the Dutch Royal House and of the Government of the Netherlands that UNESCO called for a Preparatory Conference of University Representatives worldwide. This Conference eventually led to the founding of IAU two years later in Nice, the objective being to create close collaborative links between Universities and other Higher Education Institutions around the world in order to restore and guarantee peace among peoples and nations ravaged by WWII. Today, if the challenges are not exactly the same, cooperation, knowledge and understanding however remain central pillars on which higher education rests worldwide.

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Conference Sponsors

Province of Utrecht	Fondation Karl Hein

Nuffic	City of Utrecht

Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science	Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)


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