IAU Report Annuel 2013 Annuel Report IAU INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES UNIVERSITES DES INTERNATIONALE ASSOCIATION IAU Annual Report 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Founded in 1950 under the aegis of UNESCO, the International Association of Universities (IAU) is an MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 4 KNOWLEDGE SHARING : 28 international non-governmental organization. The permanent Secretariat of the Association is based in Paris, France. MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL 5 KEEPING MEMBERS ABREAST ON HIGHER IAU is a membership organization bringing together universities, institutions of higher education and national and EDUCATION ISSUES • Highlights from the Press regional associations of universities from around the world. It aims to promote debate, reflection and action on GOVERNANCE : IAU ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD 6 X key issues in the field of higher education. The Association offers its Members and in general all higher education • E-bulletin MEMBERSHIP 8 stakeholders (decision-makers, specialists, administrators, teachers, researchers and students) a global meeting • IAU Horizons X • Higher Education Policy (HEP) forum and various services such as information (through the IAU/UNESCO Information Centre on Higher Education), CONVENING LEADERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION WORLDWIDE: MEETINGS AND 9 research and analysis of latest developments in higher education (through surveys and different reference and • HEDBIB CONFERENCES scholarly publications), advocacy to promote the views of higher education institutions. In various ways, the IAU • 2012 14th General Conference provides opportunities to build partnerships and networks among higher education institutions worldwide as well MAPPING HIGHER EDUCATION : 32 • 2013 5th Global Meeting of Associations as with various international, regional and national bodies. IAU REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS • Upcoming events • Mapping Higher Education: IAU Reference publications X THEMATIC PRIORITIES AND PROJECTS 11 • International Handbook of Universities 2014 (25th Edition) X • Internationalization • World Higher Education Database (WHED) CD-ROM (2013) • Equitable Access and Success in Higher Education • Guide to Higher Education in Africa (6th edition) • Higher Education and Sustainable Development (HESD) • WHED Portal • Higher Education and Education for All (HEEFA) PARTNERSHIPS 33 International Association of Universities (IAU) • Doctoral Programmes in Africa UNESCO Telephone : +33 1 45 68 48 00 Editor : Trine Jensen ([email protected]) • Values and Ethics in Higher Education FINANCIAL REPORT 2013 34X 1, rue Miollis Fax : +33 1 47 34 76 05 Design : Anthony Chrétien ([email protected]) • Information and Communication technologies (ITCs) 75732 Paris Cedex 15 E-Mail : [email protected] Translation : François Agati ([email protected] ) IAU SECRETARIAT AND INTERNATIONAL 35X France Website : www.iau-aiu.net Proofreading in French : Élodie Boisfer ([email protected]) IMPROVING RESEARCH MANAGEMENT : LEADHER PROGRAMME 27 UNIVERSITIES BUREAU X IAU ANNUAL REPORT 2013 3 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL These values are even tougher to sustain given the and improve quality, to be more accessible and relevant to Council for Distance Education (ICDE), NAFSA, the EAIE, ever-widening disparities and divides following the eco- the demands of the labour market, to address such global the Magna Charta Observatory but others as well, the Euro- nomic and financial crisis globally taking its toll on the edu- challenges of persistent poverty, climate change, insecurity pean Union, the British Council, among others. cation system as a whole. It is against this background that and violence. In this environment of change, the IAU with this report should be read, and the performance of the IAU its global scope, has had to make tough choices about the The pages of this report highlight the results of our work. assessed. That said we welcome comments and feedbacks topics it can best address and how to do so most effectively The impact of each action is less easily demonstrated, from Members and readers so that IAU can remain vigilant within its human and financial resources. though the steady growth in IAU Membership in tough eco- and sensitive to the views and expectations on the ground nomic times is certainly one manifestation of the relevance as it plan for an even more challenging year in 2014. As will be reported here, the major focus of our actions this and utility of IAU’s services. past year has been on i) gathering new information and On that note I wish you well, and thank everyone who has data on internationalization trends around the world, ii) I thank the IAU President and Board, our partners but I thank contributed in one way or another to make 2013 a memo- creating a new information portal on Higher Education for IAU Members most of all for their support and collaboration. rable year, in particular IAU Members and Partners for their Sustainable Development, iii) transforming the IAU World The start of a new presidency following the election of the 14th President and a new Administrative Board of the Association keen support and initiatives in taking IAU to the next level. In line with the IAU calendar which starts on October 1 and Higher Education Database (WHED) from an online service in November 2012 underpins the coverage of the 2013 Annual Report. I would like to begin by acknowledging the excellent ends on September 30 each year, the coverage of this 2013 sold by IAU’s commercial publisher to a service that IAU work undertaken by the Secretariat under the leadership of the IAU Secretary-General, Eva Egron-Polak, who has led an Annual Report begins with the 14th General Conference itself will offer and manage electronically, iv) initiating extremely efficient team to deliver what you are about to discover in this Annual Report. This is more so given that many of which took place in November of 2012 in Puerto Rico and a new project to enable IAU Members to learn from one the members of the Board are relatively new to the mandate of IAU. Notwithstanding this, collectively, the Board has exhib- saw the election of the new President and Administrative another about successful strategies to widen access and ited high enthusiasm in performing the roles expected of them in guiding the Association. Board of the Association. improve retention for marginalized groups of learners, v) maintaining and indeed expanding the IAU offer of infor- This is very demonstrative during the inaugural Board meeting held in April 2013 in Manchester, where new and bold ideas The year under review was tremendously busy as IAU and mation on higher education policy and research and vi) were put forward with a deeper understanding that IAU needed to undergo some fundamental changes in tandem with the its leadership responded to the demands of a turbulent and reinforcing management procedures within the Secretariat. new challenges currently confronting higher education. There will be major adjustments that need to be made and IAU as fast changing higher education scene. The President, the a leading international association closely linked to UNESCO must take the lead in articulating some of these changes. Board Members, the various Working Groups that were Underpinning these and other actions are two perennial We must continue to be relevant to our members and at the same time shape the future of higher education. created and the Secretariat pursued and/or expanded preoccupations that IAU keeps uppermost in mind: ensuring Eva EGRON-POLAK ongoing activities while at the same time developing new that IAU existing and potential Members see the benefits of Executive Director, International Universities Bureau, projects as it will be highlighted in the pages of this report. In that sense, I am particularly pleased with what has been achieved in the period covered by this Report in light of the enor- Dzulkifli ABDUL RAZAK membership and demonstrating our commitment to work- Secretary General, IAU mous demands that is placed on IAU and its collective leadership. We have responded as well as we could under the circum- IAU President, 2012 – 2016 ing with partners, the most important one being UNESCO. stances which I believe has laid a good foundation for us to build on in the coming years. New strategic priorities will be set Worldwide, higher education institutions are striving Several initiative taken this year, including the 5th edition of by the Board as it crafts a plan to move beyond the projects and activities reviewed in this Report so that IAU will continue to to meet diverse and ever-growing demands – they are the Global Meeting of Associations, have helped to conso- pave the way forward in keeping with its mission. Yet, IAU will not deviate from the fundamental values for which the associ- expected to do more with less, to innovate and respond to lidate cooperation with other membership organizations ation is well-known, namely, promoting access with success, cooperation, inclusiveness and equity as well as quality within the economic crisis, to out-perform one another, to expand working in higher education such as the International an international framework with sustainability as its overarching goal. 4 IAU ANNUAL REPORT 2013 IAU ANNUAL REPORT 2013 5 GOVERNANCE IAU ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD 2012 – 2016 President Asia & Pacific National Organisation : Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Pornchai Mongkhonvanit, IAU Vice-President Marianne Granfelt Remus Pricopie Former Vice-Chancellor of Albukhary