European Women Rectors Platform and Istanbul Technical University are co-sponsoring the 4th European Women Rectors Conference which will be held in Istanbul on May 15-17, 2014. The theme of the conference is “Beyond the glass ceiling: Women rectors across Europe – the role of leadership in structural changes”.
Members of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), including its Executive Committee and Board of Directors, convened in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from January 30 to February 2, 2014, for its final Semi-Annual Meeting of the 2011-2014 Triennium. Hosted by Prof. the Hon. Errol Morrison, President of University of Technology (Jamaica) and Chair of the IAUP Caribbean Council, the meeting brought together academic leaders from around the world for discussion of issues of concern to higher education within the region and beyond.
17th IAUP Triennial
Registration & Call for PapersThe IAUP celebrates its general assembly every three years in a different part of the world. Each triennial focuses on a specific theme and provides its membership with an opportunity to discuss challenges and changes that face higher education worldwide.
The International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) is a proud sponsor of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education (ACE), from March 8 to 11 in San Diego, California.
More than twenty higher education chief executive officers gathered in Doha, Qatar, from 25-28 October 2013, for the Fourth Annual WISE Program for Education Leadership. Developed by the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) in partnership with the Institute for International Education (IIE), the program seeks to prepare newly appointed presidents, rectors, and vice chancellors for the personal and professional challenges of leading their respective institutions. The program was hosted and sponsored by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.
We enter now into a transitional year for IAUP – with a phenomenal 2014 Triennial conference taking shape for Yokohama in June, under the talented leadership of 2014-2017 President-Elect Chancellor Toyoshi Satow and his colleagues – and the final semi-annual and regional meetings of the 2011-2014 presidency taking place in the next few months.
IAUP invites members to nominate students for the UNAI/ELS Essay Contest. Winners will be sponsored to participate in a Global Youth Forum to take place between June 25-29, 2014 at the United Nations in New York City.
The IESB University Center in Brasilia, Brazil, recently held an International Seminar on “The Impact of Globalization and New Technologies on Higher Education.” This seminar was co-sponsored by the IAUP and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and took place on November 11-12, 2013. The attendees came from throughout Brazil as well as other countries.
The IAUP panel "Tertiary Education Leadership: Innovating into the Future" was held on October 30, 2013 as part of the official WISE 2013 program. The focus was university leaders (presidents, rectors, vice chancellors) highlighting opportunities and imperatives to create dynamic and enduring institutions serving emerging generations with innovation and adaptation at the heart of their success. The panelists featured innovation as the force that will allow tertiary education leaders to charter the path to the future of their institutions, taking into consideration current trends in higher education. After the panel presentations, participants had an opportunity to provide their own input and reactions on the topic.
Hosted by Dr. Shawn Chen, President of Sias International University, and chaired by Dr. Neal King, President of the IAUP and President of Sofia University (USA), the fifth Semi-Annual meeting of the 2011-14 Triennium convened in Xinzheng, Henan, China from September 23-26, 2013. IAUP members in attendance come from Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Republic of Georgia, India, Japan, Jamaica, Liberia, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, USA, and dozens of universities from China.
IAUP will hold its next Semi-Annual Meeting at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, Jamaica from January 30 – February 2, 2014. All IAUP members are cordially invited to this meeting hosted by the University of Technology, Jamaica. The gathering will include business meetings of IAUP Executive Committee and Board of Directors as well as discussions on major issues facing higher education today within a global and cross-cultural context.
The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) jointly sponsored a two-day colloquium on Global Citizenship and International Partnership in Bloemfontein, South Africa from August 19-20, 2013. The event was hosted by the Central University of Technology Free State (CUT), with the gracious hospitality of Vice Chancellor Thandwa Z. Mthembu, a member of the IAUP Executive Committee.
IAUP will hold its next Semi-Annual Meeting on the Sias International University campus in Henan Province, China, from September 23-26, 2013 and all IAUP members are cordially invited to this meeting. The gathering will include business meetings of IAUP Executive Committee and Board of Directors as well as a China International Education Seminar..
IAUP President Neal King presents at the Third Forum of Societal Partnership
in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaIAUP President and Sofia University (USA) President Dr. Neal King presented at the Third Forum of Societal Partnership, “Scientific Research and Knowledge Exchange”, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The forum was held in April 2013 and sponsored by the Scientific Research Deanship and The General Secretariat of Research Chairs Programs at AlImam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University.
Hosted by Dr. Antonio Leaño Reyes, President of Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara A.C. (Mexico), and chaired by Dr. Neal King, President of the IAUP and President of Sofia University (USA), the fourth Semi-Annual meeting of the 2011-14 Triennium convened in Guadalajara, Mexico from March 14-16, 2013. IAUP members in attendance come from USA, Liberia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Mexico, Japan, Belgium, Austria, Georgia, Spain, Denmark, Chile, China, Canada, Taiwan, France, El Salvador, and Zambia.
