1. IAU Action Plan 2013-2016
Secretary General’s Presentation
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2012

2. IAU Overall Goal
Building a higher education community
worldwide
The IAU seeks to be an inclusive and representative global
association of Higher Education Institutions and their
organizations,
 serving the diverse interests of the higher education
community,
 promoting collaboration among its Members
 disseminating high quality information and data on higher
education,
 raising awareness and understanding of key trends and
developments in higher education and
 promoting reflection about higher education’s collective
social responsibilities.
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3. 6 Specific Objectives
Act as a Monitor and
Attract, retain Undertake Offer global
clearing house raise
and maintain evidence-based platforms for
for accurate, awareness of
strong policy policy and
authoritative, global
interaction development strategic
comprehensive challenges and
with IAU and advocacy networking and
and relevant related
institutional on issues of sharing of
information on responsibilities
and importance to expertise and
higher of higher
organizational higher experiences
education education
members education among HEIs
worldwide institutions
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4. Specific Expected
Objective
Activities
outcomes
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5. 1) Membership
Activities
- Membership development
Expected Outcomes campaigns will continue to be
Objective undertaken regularly by the
IAU has a growing membership
of HEIs, University Secretariat, guided by the
associations, Affiliates and Membership Development
Attract, retain Associates as well as Observer Committee.
and maintain institutions whose leaders are
strong - Special efforts will be made to
actively engaged in the work of
interaction ensure that changes in Member
the Association; the number of
with IAU resignations or lapsing
leadership do not result in lapsing
institutional Members is decreased; the memberships;
and value-added of IAU Member - To improve retention of Members,
organizational services and benefits is well- communications about ways to get
members understood and appreciated involved, the services and
by the Membership opportunities offered to Members
and other incentives will be
strengthened.
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6. 2) Research, Policy & Advocacy
Expected Activities
Outcomes Administrative Board determines topics
- prioritytopics are for future actions, proposes new
projects
Objective identified through an
evidence- open, consultative - Membership survey is undertaken to
based policy process identify interests / needs and
development IAU contributes new expectations
and advocacy knowledge raises - Research and policy development
on issues of awareness making good continues on projects already underway
importance use of its global ( internationalization survey, doctoral
to higher membership and programs, higher education research
education international networks; and links with EFA and MDGs, actions on
- IAU policies and sustainable development)
recommendations are -Higher Education Policy journal
making a difference continues to be published
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7. 3)Global Networking Forum
Activities
Expected Outcomes - Convene IAU International Conferences &
Global Meetings of Associations (5th GMA –
Objective Key stakeholders interested in Manchester, April 2013
higher education have - Organized LEADHER Grant Competitions
Offer global
opportunities to meet, share
platforms for expertise, network and
- IAU/MCO Guidelines for Institutional Code of
policy and Ethics for Higher Education will be disseminated
address issues of common , critically assessed by HEIs and implementation
strategic interest; IAU Members can activities will be launched
networking collaborate and develop joint - Capacity Building workshops will be held on
and sharing projects; doctoral education and in EFA-linked project
of expertise Experts in IAU networks are - Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service
and asked to contribute to research (ISAS) will be offered and other self-funded
and policy development; services, including workshops, etc., will be
experiences
IAU services and advice are planned
among HEIs used to help solve challenges - Partnerships: Will be pro-actively sought, for
at institutional level. ex. with European Access Network (EAN) to
organize World Congress on Access to Post-
Secondary Education and others.
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8. 4) Communications & Publications
Activities
- New contract with Palgrave MacMillan Ltd for
the publication of International Handbook of
Expected Outcomes Universities and Guide to Higher Education in
Objective Accurate and up-to- Africa. New approach for the maintenance of
Act as a clearing date information and World Higher Education Database (WHED)
house for higher education policy - More user-friendly data collection system in
accurate, authorit news are order to facilitate electronic data provision and
ative, comprehens collected, managed correction by higher education institutions
ive and relevant and disseminated by
- Development of three distinct topical higher
information on IAU regularly and
education portals: EFA, Sustainable
higher education widely using numerous
Development, Doctoral Education in Africa
worldwide communication
instruments. - Monthly Electronic Bulletins and the IAU
Horizons continued and enhanced
- More use of Social Media such as Facebook
and Twitter, increased use of Webinars
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9. 5) Collaboration and Partnerships
Expected Outcomes
IAU is a valued partner for
Objective numerous organizations Activities
working in the area of - Renew and enhance existing
Monitor and raise
higher education partnerships and remain open to other
awareness of the
worldwide; its partnerships and collaborations linked
global challenges
collaboration and to IAU priority activities
and individual as
perspectives are sought
well as collective - IAU staff and Administrative Board
by Member institutions
responsibilities of members will continue to accept playing
and Organizations as well
higher education a central role on numerous external
as by IGOs and the
institutions Advisory Committees
Association’s research and
policy documents are
influential and used.
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10. Objective 6: IAU’s financial resources are more diversified and sound
financial management allows the maintenance of balanced budgets along
with a modest reserve
Membership fees remain the major portion of IAU’s operating budget – but
resources will be diversified and reliance on fee revenues decreased
Project-based efforts to diversify sources of support will be continued, as will
search for advertising for IAU Horizons and sponsorships for IAU Conferences.
Marketing of IAU services (ISAS and information) will aim to generate revenue.
IAU will manage its funds carefully, maintaining balanced budgets and building up
its reserve
Before the end of the coming 4-year period IAU will develop a new proposal for
Sida support as well seeking grants from other donors.
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11. Next Steps for IAU, the Board and
Members…
Specific Expected Performance
Objective Outcomes
Activities + Indicators
Impacts
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