The International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU) [French: ] is a consortium of 23 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 a decision to establish a formal association. 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".IFPU: Mission Statement (Retrieved February 1, 2009) In 2008, the consortium included 13 of the world's 200 top universities according to Times Higher Education rankings."Thirteen members of the IFPU among the 200 best universities in the world" (Published November 10, 2008) Each year, a specialized summer school is hosted by one of its member universities.IFPU: Summer School on Cultural Diversity, Bologna June 23-28, 2008 (Retrieved February 1, 2009)University of Bologna - Summer school on Cultural Diversity, 2008
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.
Meetings Meetings have been attended by World Bank experts in tertiary education.World Bank - Tertiary Education - News & Events (Retrieved February 1, 2009)
October 11, 2007 at Université de Montréal November 8–9, 2008 at Peking University, linked with the Beijing forum"Final Program: 2nd Meeting of the International Forum of Public Universities" (Retrieved February 1, 2009) “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, June 10–15, 2018
Member universities Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium) Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil) Université de Montréal (Canada) Universidad de Chile (Chile) Nankai University (China) Peking University (China) Charles University (Czech Republic) University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle (France) University of Freiburg (Germany) Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) Università di Bologna (Italy) Nagoya University (Japan) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico) Mohammed V University at Agdal (Morocco) Universitatea din București (Romania) Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal) Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) Université de Genève (Switzerland) University of California (United States)
Associated members University of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) Université d'État d'Haïti (Haiti)
References
External links IFPU Official Site IFPU in The Chronicle of Higher Education IFPU in Le Devoir