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Professional Associations and Non-Profit Organizations Involved with International Higher Education
Academic Cooperation Association
The Academic Co-operation Association (ACA) is an independent European organisation dedicated to the management, analysis and improvement of education and training co-operation
within Europe and between Europe and other parts of the world. Its main focus is on higher education, but it also covers other education sectors, and training.
European Association of International Education (EAIE)
The EAIE is a non-profit organisation whose main aim is the stimulation and facilitation of the internationalisation of higher education in Europe and around the world, and to meet the professional needs of individuals active in international education.
Global University Newtork for Innovation (GUNI)
The Global University Network for Innovation - GUNI is composed of UNESCO Chairs in Higher Education, research centers, universities, networks and other institutions highly committed to innovation in higher education.
International Association of Universities
AU, founded in 1950, is the UNESCO-based worldwide association of universities. It brings together institutions and organisations from some 150 countries for reflection
and action on common concerns and collaborates with various international, regional and national bodies active in higher education. Its services are available
on the priority basis to members but also to organisations, institutions and authorities concerned with higher education, as well as to individual policy and decision-makers,
specialists, administrators, teachers, researchers and students.
SIU
SIU is a knowledge and service organisation with the mission of promoting and facilitating cooperation, standardisation, mobility, and the overcoming of cultural barriers to communication and exchange within the realm of higher education on an international level. The Centre is charged with the important task of coordinating national measures according to official Norwegian policy within the field of internationalisation.
The Centre is Norway's official agency for international programmes and measures related to higher education. It is commissioned by several national and international public organisations to administer programmes within all levels of education.
UKCOSA
The Council for International Education provides advice and information to international students studying in the UK and to staff who work with them. All UK universities and most colleges of further and higher education with international students are members of UKCOSA, which also receives funding from the UK Government's Department for Education and Skills. Information and advice to students is free.
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