The
International Forum of Public Universities
(
IFPU) is a consortium of twenty-three
public universities.
The forum's permanent
secretariat currently resides at the Université de
Montréal
in Montreal
, Canada
.
Bringing together a limited number of universities from diverse
countries, the forum was founded on October 11, 2007, with the
mission of "promoting the expression of values that underlie the
mission of public universities in an era of internationalization".
In 2008, the consortium included 13 of the world's 200 top
universities according to
Times Higher Education rankings.
Each year, a specialized summer school is hosted by one of its
member universities.
Meetings
Meetings have also been attended by
World
Bank experts in tertiary education.
Member universities
Associated members
References
- IFPU: Mission Statement (Retrieved February 1,
2009)
- "Thirteen members of the IFPU among the 200 best
universities in the world" (Published November 10, 2008)
- IFPU: Summer School on Cultural Diversity, Bologna
June 23-28, 2008 (Retrieved February 1, 2009)
- University of Bologna - Summer school on Cultural
Diversity, 2008
- World Bank - Tertiary Education - News &
Events (Retrieved February 1, 2009)
- "Final Program: 2nd Meeting of the International
Forum of Public Universities" (Retrieved February 1, 2009)
External links
, linked with
the Beijing forum.
(Argentina)
(Belgium)
(China)
(Italy)
(Romania)
(Russia)
(Spain)
(Switzerland)
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