List of higher education associations and alliances
{{short description|List of educational groupings}}
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
- 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{{cite web|url=https://www.u7alliance.org/partners/|title=Partners}}
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{{cite web|last=Kee |first=Geok |url=https://pr-rla.org/ |title=PRRLA |publisher=PRRLA |date=2019-09-02 |accessdate=2022-05-07}}
- International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries
Subject groups:
- International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (Cumulus){{Cite web |url=https://www.cumulusassociation.org/member/ |title=Cumulus |access-date=2021-04-04 |archive-date=2021-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507125450/https://www.cumulusassociation.org/member/ |url-status=dead }}
- Law Schools Global League
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
- Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management{{cite web|url=https://www.qtem.org/en/academic-partners|title = Qtem}}
- 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{{cite web|url=https://gbsn.org/network/gbsn-members/|title = Members}}
- Partnership in International Management{{cite web |url=https://pimnetwork.org/member-schools/ |title=Places Archive - PIM Network |website=pimnetwork.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001155334/http://pimnetwork.org/member-schools/ |archive-date=2017-10-01}}
- Global Alliance in Management Education
- Principles for Responsible Management Education{{cite web|url=https://www.unprme.org/signatories|title = UNPRME}}
- Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative
- The Academy of Business in Society{{cite web|url=https://www.abis-global.org/members/|title=Members}}
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
- Global Engineering Education Exchange{{cite web|url=https://globale3.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.ViewLink&Parent_ID=0&Link_ID=B1ABB52C-BCDE-E7F3-504B2792AEA64BD8|title=Participating Universities - List > Global E3 Application System}}
- Architecture and Urbanism Student Mobility International Programme
- The International Consortium of Universities for the Study of Biodiversity and the Environment{{cite web|url=http://www.icubeconsortium.org/index.php/about-menu|title=About}}
- International Institute for Environmental Studies{{cite web|url=https://ii-es.com/membership/partner-universities/|title = Partner Universities| date=9 November 2016 }}
Africa
Arctic region
Asia–Pacific
- 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){{cite web|url=http://www.aspireleague.org/about/member-universities|title = Member Universities | ASPIRE League}}
- Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools{{cite web|url=http://www.aapbs.org/membership/list.html|title =Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools}}
- Asia-Pacific Association of International Education{{cite web|url=https://www.apaie.net/ |title=Asia-Pacific Association for International Education |publisher=APAIE |date= |accessdate=2022-05-07}}
- 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=
- 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{{cite web|url=https://abdc.edu.au/about-us/our-members/|title = Our Members}}{{cite web|url=https://abdc.edu.au/about-us/abdc-partners/|title = ABDC Partners}}
- Australian Technology Network
- Innovative Research Universities
- Regional Universities Network
=China=
- 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 =
= Japan =
Europe
The European Union has sponsored 64 European Universities alliances ({{as of|2024|lc=y}}) under the European Universities Initiative of the Erasmus+ programme since 2019.{{cite web|url=https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-law-and-publications/publication-detail/-/publication/f0e0e83a-47ec-11ef-aea6-01aa75ed71a1#|title=European universities: A key pillar of the European education area|website=European Union|date=2024|author=Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture}}
- 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{{cite web|url=https://eulist.university/ |title=European Universities Linking Society and Technology |publisher=EULiST |date= |accessdate=2024-11-07}}
- 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){{cite web|url=https://www.unilion.eu/?page_id=11|title=About UnILiON|website=UnILiON|access-date=8 November 2024}}
- Utrecht Network
- Young European Research Universities Network
=France=
- Couperin (Consortium unifié des établissements universitaires et de recherche pour l'accès aux publications numériques)
=Germany=
=Italy=
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=Spain=
- Xarxa Vives d'Universitats - "Vives Network" - network of Catalan language universities
=United Kingdom=
Representative groups:
Mission groups:
Regional research consortia:
- Eastern ARC (Eastern Academic Research Consortium – research consortium in eastern 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)
Inclusive regional groups:
- London Higher (London){{cite web|url=https://londonhigher.ac.uk/about/|title=About|website=London Higher|access-date=7 January 2024}}
- Universities for North East (North East England){{cite news|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/universities-north-east-launches-bring-30446926|title=Universities for North East launches to bring together five regional institutions|author=Graeme Whitfield|date= 25 November 2024|work=Chronicle Live}}
- Yorkshire Universities (Yorkshire){{cite web|url=https://yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk/members/|title=Members|website=Yorkshire Universities|access-date=7 January 2024}}
Business incubation, spin-out and research commercialisation:
- Midlands Innovation Commercialisation of Research Accelerator – research commercialisation and innovation consortium in the English midlands{{cite web|url=https://micragateway.org/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=Midlands Innovation|accessdate=19 July 2022}}
- Northern Accelerator – research commercialisation and innovation consortium in northern England{{cite web|url=https://northernaccelerator.org/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=Northern Accelerator|accessdate=19 July 2022}}
- Northern Gritstone – investment and spin-out consortium in northern England{{cite web|url=https://northern-gritstone.com/|title=Northern Gritstone|publisher=Northern Gritstone|accessdate=19 July 2022}}
- SETsquared – business incubator consortium in southern England
Other:
- Wallace Group – international development consortium
- Chartered Association of Business Schools – consortium of UK business schools{{cite web|url=https://charteredabs.org/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=Chartered Association of Business Schools|accessdate=19 July 2022}}
The Americas
- Association of American Universities (US and Canada)
- Association of Pacific Rim Universities (also includes universities from the Asia–Pacific region)
=Canada=
{{see also|List of higher education associations and organizations in Canada}}
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- Associated Canadian Theological Schools
- Association of Colleges and Universities of the Canadian Francophonie
- Colleges and Institutes Canada
- Council of Ontario Universities
- Maple League
- Polytechnics Canada
- U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities
- Universities Canada
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=Mexico=
=United States=
{{main|List of higher education associations and organizations in the United States}}
- American Council on Education
- American Association of Community Colleges
- American Educational Research Association
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
- Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
- Career Education Colleges and Universities
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
- Association of American Colleges and Universities
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- Great Cities' Universities
- Association of Independent Technological Universities
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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