Reciprocal partners

The American Council on Education (ACE) convenes, organizes, mobilizes, and leads advocacy efforts that shape effective public policy and help colleges and universities best serve their students, their communities, and the wider public good. We help institutions build their capacity through high-quality innovation. We work to improve equity, expand access to our colleges and universities, and diversify the higher education leadership pipeline.

Association of Colleges (AoC) represents and promotes the interests of more than 320 further education, sixth form, tertiary and specialist colleges across the UK – over 95% of the sector.

We are an education charity which promotes the public benefit of further education in Wales. We believe that all learners have the right to world-class education, delivered in a safe, diverse and inclusive setting and within a sector which supports the wider community, employers and the economy.

Launched in 2008, EURAS is the union covering universities and other higher education institutions within Eurasian region.

EURAS is a non-profit international association, promoting cooperation among over 90 universities from all across West and Central Europe, Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East as well as the whole of Asia and working for the global advancement of educational standards in the Eurasian region.

Global Wales is a partnership between Universities Wales,  Welsh Government, British Council Wales and HEFCW.  A One Wales approach to combine resources, market knowledge and business, cultural and diplomatic networks to support shared objectives for the Welsh higher education sector

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) leads the strategic development of the Irish higher education and research system with the objective of creating a coherent system of diverse institutions with distinct missions, which is responsive to the social, cultural and economic development of Ireland and its people and supports the achievement of national objectives.

Established in 2002, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has been formulating higher education policy and regulating the university sector in terms of access, quality, standards and guidelines, as well as providing finances for recurring and development expenditure of the higher learning institutions in the public sector. The initiatives taken by the HEC have played a significant role in the development of new higher education institutions and, at the same time, uplifting the existing ones. The Commission has given special attention to ensure quality at different levels, as well as inculcating a culture of research, innovation and entrepreneurship among faculty members and students.

An independent not-for-profit founded in 1919, IIE is among the world's largest and most experienced international education and training organizations.

The global voice of higher education.

The International Association of Universities, created under the auspices of UNESCO in 1950, is a membership-based organisation serving the global higher education community through: expertise & trends analysis, publications & portals, advisory services, peer-to-peer learning, events, global advocacy.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education.

International collaboration is central to this ambition: by bringing universities together from around the world – and crucially the people who study and work within them – the ACU helps to advance knowledge, promote understanding, broaden minds, and improve lives.