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The IAU advocates for higher education as a global common good, essential to the development of sustainable societies. In view of this, the IAU pursues its objectives through knowledge development and sharing, trend analysis, specialised publications and portals, advisory services, training and peer-to-peer learning, and global advocacy and representation.

The World Higher Education Database (WHED) is the International Association of Universities’ unique online reference portal that provides comprehensive and detailed information on Higher Education Systems, Credentials and Institutions around the world. It provides authoritative information on higher education worldwide. In partnership with UNESCO, the IAU secretariat receives and updates information in the WHED on an ongoing basis focusing each year on one specific region. The IAU obtains its information from national higher education authorities, governmental agencies and national academic bodies.

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Future of Higher Education Webinar Series

The IAU Webinar Series on The Future of Higher Education offers a dynamic platform for the higher education community to share insights and visions on current issues that affect higher education or offer new opportunities. In these sessions, higher education experts connect with participants to examine trending issues and the solutions our sector can provide to build more equitable, sustainable and democratic societies.

Upcoming Webinars

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AI and Knowledge: Tensions Between the Common Good and Commodification

Oct 15

Oct 15, 2025

AI and Knowledge: Tensions Between the Common Good and Commodification

Oct 15, 2025

Interrogate the role of AI in shaping access to and ownership of knowledge and question the responsibility of higher education in preserving knowledge as a public good.

Oct 15, 2025

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Sep 11

How Does AI Shape Human Cognition and Pedagogy?

Jun 13

Bridging Academia and Action: Advancing Partnerships for SDG 14, Knowledge-sharing, and Ocean Literacy

Mar 25

Learning from Practice: How can we better embed sustainability in higher education?

Mar 5

Gender Equality in Higher Education and Research – Strategies for Empowerment

Jan 21

Ill-defined concepts: the case of Responsible Internationalization

Oct 15

Re-thinking (higher) education and inspiring transformation for a more sustainable future

Oct 8

Addressing Mental Health and Wellbeing in Universities

Sep 3

Internationalization of Higher Education in the MENA Region: Current Trends and Future Scenarios

Jun 27

Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia & Pacific: Current Trends and Future Scenarios

Apr 17

Virtual Internationalization: Global, Regional and National Perspectives on Virtual Exchange and COIL

Apr 2

IAU Global Survey on Internationalization of Higher Education: Current Trends and Future Scenarios

Mar 5

Tackling the Leaky Pipeline in Academic Leadership

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Publications

In addition to offering a series of publications of interest to the higher education community, the IAU also develops and adopts policy statements and contributes to international debates on higher education by publishing papers on a variety of issues in journals, magazines and by contributing book chapters to key publications around the world.