Présentation de l'éditeur This reference source on universities covers 7300 institutions in over 175 countries. Details on the institutions include: names (local and English) of the institutions; full postal address; telephone, fax, e-mail, telegraphic numbers and websites; list of all faculties, colleges, schools, institutes, departments within the institutions with staff and student numbers and fields of study offered; a brief historical background; information on academic year, admission requirements and tuition fees; degrees and diplomas offered at each level of study; student services, special facilities (museums etc) and publications; size and breakdown of academic staff; student enrolment figures including foreign students; and principal academic and administrative officers with their own contact details. Biographie de l'auteur The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES (IAU) was formally established in 1950, with the purpose of encouraging and giving institutional form to the already existing links between universities and colleges throughout the world. The original initiative came from UNESCO, and the IAU has developed and maintained close relations with that organization. In 1989 the first IAU/UNESCO Information Centre on Higher Education, which prepares the publication, was created. Membership of the IAU is open to all degree-conferring institutions at the level of higher education and associate membership has been granted to a number of national, regional and international university bodies, giving the IAU a firm footing in the different regions and cultural communities of the world.
