De La Salle University - Manila

IAU Members

Institutional membership in IAU is open to university level, degree-conferring institutions whose main objective is higher education and research, irresponsive of whether or not they carry the name of university.

Associate membership may be extended to university organizations active on the national, regional or international level.

Membership is granted by decision of the IAU Administrative Board.

IAU Governing Bodies

The following organs shape IAU's policy and give expression to its activities and programmes:

1. The General Conference of Member Institutions meets every five years, determines IAU's general policy and elects the President and the Administrative Board.
2. The Administrative Board is made up of twenty outstanding university leaders and scholars from all parts of the world. The Board meets annually, ensures that decisions of the General Conference are implemented and guides the work of the International Universities Bureau. At present, the Board has four Committees and a number of special Task Forces. The permanent Committees are:
   • the Policy Committee
   • the Committee for Programme and Activities
   • the Committee for Membership and Associative Life
   • the Committee for Development and Finance
3. The President of IAU is elected by the General Conference and chairs the Administrative Board.
   The International Universities Bureau , with headquarters at UNESCO House in Paris, is the permanent Secretariat of the Association and its major instrument of programme implementation.