International cooperation constitutes a major activity of AIU. Canada, Australia, Scotland, France, Taiwan, Mauritius are some of the major countries with which AIU has a strong interface. AIU has facilitated interaction of Indian Universities with their counterparts abroad by creating umbrella arrangement with major countries known for excellence in education & research. AIU also facilitates participation/organization of international conferences organized by its member universities.

Keeping pace with Globalization and Internationalization of Higher Education, AIU has enhanced its international interface further by collaborating with various national and international agencies. To coordinate and facilitate these activities, AIU upgraded the International Cell to International Division in 2009. The Division has become fully functional since June, 2010.

AIU keeps a close eye on the international scenario of Higher Education and maintains a strong networking with international organizations to cope with the changing scenario.  The Association of Indian Universities is a member of different important international organizations and represents them in different capacities :

      International Association of Universities, Paris (IAU) www.iau.org
      University Mobility in Indian Ocean Region, (UMIOR) www.umior.org
      Global University Network for Innovation, Cataluña, Spain (GUNI) www.guni-rmies.net
      National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA) www.nafsa.org
      International University Sports Federation (FISU) www.fisu.net

      Asian University Sports Federations (AUSF) www.ausf.org
      The Secretary General, AIU is one of the four members monitoring committee of India - EU Study Centers Programme.

Collaboration

The Association has signed Memorandums of Understanding for mutual cooperation in various areas of higher education with the following organizations.

      Australian Vice Chancellors’ Committee (AVCC), renamed as Universities Australia. www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au
      Institute of International Education (IIE) New York www.iie.org
      Indo French Consortium of Universities (IFCU) www.ifan.in
      Association of Universities in Netherlands (VSNU), (Copenhagen) www.vsnu.nl
      Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada (AUCC) www.aucc.ca
      Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (FICHET), Taiwan www.fichet.org.tw
      BRAC University, Bangladesh www.bracuniversity.net
      Universities Scotland www.universities-scotland.ac.uk
      The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), Mauritius http://tec.intnet.mu/
      German Rector’s Conference (HRK), www.hrk.de/index_eng.php (draft MoU has already been sent to HRK)
      Universities UK (UUK) www.universitiesuk.ac.(draft MoU has already been sent to UUK)

The following areas have been proposed for the future academic cooperation:

    Mutual recognition of qualifications

    Faculty/ PG/UG Students/Research Scholar exchange programme

    Information sharing

    Staff development workshop

    University management

    Joint collaborative researches in areas of mutual interest

    Sharing of infrastructure

    Joint publications

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AIU Annual General Body Meeting 2011 & International Seminar on Higher Education at Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin-682022(India) during 15-17 December 2011
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