IAU maintains close working relations with a great variety of organisations, bodies and programmes in the field of higher education. These include the following (external links):

• UNESCO
• UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES)
• Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
• The European Network of Information Centres (ENIC )/ The National Academic Recognition Information Centres (NARIC)
• Education International (IE)
• European Association of International Education (EAIE)
  
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
• Council for Higher Education Accreditation
• International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)
  
• The International Union of Students

• UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme and other higher education activities
• OECD's programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE)