International Forum of Public Universities

The International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU) [French: Forum international des universités publiques (FIUP)][1] is a consortium of twenty-three public universities.

History

In 2004, discussions among foreign university chiefs who had been invited to receive honorary degrees at the Université de Montréal’s quasquicentennial led to a subsequent conference in Belgium and the decision to establish a formal association.[2]

Bringing together a limited number of universities from diverse countries, the forum was founded on October 11, 2007, at the Université de Montréal with the mission of "promoting the expression of values that underlie the mission of public universities in an era of internationalization".[3]

In 2008, the consortium included 13 of the world's 200 top universities according to Times Higher Education rankings.[4] Each year, a specialized summer school is hosted by one of its member universities.[5][6]

Aims

Enhancing mutual understanding, integrating possible resources for supporting teachers, and facilitating the application of joint research projects in accordance with international influential events or organizations.[1]

Meetings

Meetings have been attended by World Bank experts in tertiary education.[7]

  • October 11, 2007 at Université de Montréal
  • November 8–9, 2008 at Peking University, linked with the Beijing forum[8]
  • “Technological Innovation, Social Transformation and Competitiveness of Public Universities,” 7th annual meeting at Nankai University, Tianjin, October 28, 2013
  • 10th Summer Doctoral School at Nankai University, Tianjin, June10–15 2018

Member universities

Associated members

References
  1. Union of International Associations / Union des Associations Internationales (2017-07-19), "International Forum of Public Universities", The Yearbook of International Organizations (Continuing resource (integrating)), Biggleswade, Bedfordshire: Brill, Open Yearbook, ISSN 2211-3010, retrieved 2019-08-07.
  2. Labi, Aisha (2007-10-03), "New Association Seeks to Forge Bonds Among Public Universities Around the World", The Chronicle of Higher Education (Global), Washington, D.C., retrieved 2019-08-07.
  3. IFPU: Mission Statement Archived 2008-09-26 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved February 1, 2009)
  4. "Thirteen members of the IFPU among the 200 best universities in the world" Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine (Published November 10, 2008)
  5. IFPU: Summer School on Cultural Diversity, Bologna June 23-28, 2008 Archived 2009-11-16 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved February 1, 2009)
  6. University of Bologna - Summer school on Cultural Diversity, 2008
  7. World Bank - Tertiary Education - News & Events (Retrieved February 1, 2009)
  8. "Final Program: 2nd Meeting of the International Forum of Public Universities" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved February 1, 2009)
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