The Council of Senior Advisors of the IAUP is composed of  internationally distinguished leaders from the educational sector, the business world or the government sector, who actively support  the causes for which IAUP stand. Members are appointed by the IAUP President and

• Provide advice to IAUP on the association’s strategic plans and how to implement them successfully.
• Provide their views on how universities can collaborate better with industry, government and society in general.
• Give their advice on how universities can provide better global understanding and competency.

Council of Senior Advisors

• Mr. Kenneth Brier, U.S.A.
  Chairman and president, Sealord LCC and Sealord Holdings, Inc. A colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, Brier received the Bronze Star Medal for service in Operation Dessert Storm as Commander of the 404th civil Affairs Company. He holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University and served in the office of the assistant secretary of defense at the Pentagon as a counterterrorism officer.
• Baron Guido Declerq, Belgium
  Former vice chancellor, Catholic university of Leuven, founder of Leuven Research and Development VZW for Technology Transfer. He has participated in programs of the International Association of Consultants in Higher Education Institutions (IACHEI) and been an advisor to other organizations.
• Mr. George C Dehne, U.S.A.
  President of GDA Integrated Services, a strategic planning and market research firm that has served more than 400 colleges and universities throughout the United States.
• Prof. Carlos Alberto Serpa de Oliveira, Brazil
  President of the Foundation CESGRANRIO. Former rector of Gama Filho University and president of the Brazilian Academy of Education. He has collaborated with the Ministry of Education and been advisor to numerous universities and educational organizations.
• Mr. Ted A. Drauschak, U.S.A.
  President Broadlands Financial Group, LLC, a global program and construction risk management company specializing in renewable energy. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Society of American Military Engineers, and the Urban Land Institute.
• Mr. Enan Galaly, Denmark
  Founder and chairman of Helnan International Hotels. In addition to his outstanding career as a hotelier, Galaly has been distinguished as “Knight of Dannebrog” by the Kingdom of Denmark. He has served IAUP as a senior advisor since 2000.
• Dr. Se Ung Lee, Republic of Korea
  Chairman and CEO, Shin IL Corporation and Shin IL Educational Foundation; chairman of the Board of Trustees of Seoul Cyber University; chairman of the Board of Directors of the Seoul Arts Center and the Korea National Ballet Company; former vice president of the Korean National Red Cross; and former board chairman of Sookmyung Women’s University. Lee has contributed to the work of the IAUP since the early 1990s.
• Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, East Timor
  President of East Timor; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 1996; former prime minister, founder and former member of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor; former minister of external relations and information and permanent representative to the United Nations. Ramos-Horta has been a speaker and participant at IAUP events.
• H.E. Fidel V. Ramos, Philippines
  Former president of the Philippines; key contributor to the association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN); founder of the Ramos Foundation for Peace and Development, Inc.; co-founder and current chairman of the Board of Directors for the Boao Forum for Asia; and chairman of the Global Meeting of Emerging Markets Forum.
• Dr. Shuzaburo Takeda, Japan
  President of Takeda & Associates and Executive Director of The Business-University Forum of Japan since it was founded in 1992. He is also an advisor to the Office of the President as well as a Professor of Social System Intelligence Laboratory at Waseda University.
• The Hon. Dr. Amnuay Viravan, Thailand
  Former deputy prime minister, foreign minister and finance minister of Thailand; former leader of the Nam Thai political party; chairman of Saha-Union Public Co., Ltd., chairman of the Union Energy Corporation; chairman of the Asia Cement Public Co., Ltd., chairman of Bangkok Grand Pacific Lease Plc. and chairman of Gold Bullion Corporation, Ltd.