Association of Commonwealth Universities

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Association of Commonwealth Universities
Acu logo small.png
Logo of the ACU
Abbreviation ACU
Formation 1913; 111 years ago (1913)
Type Charitable organisation
Location
Secretary General
 Professor John Wood[1]
Parent organisation
 Commonwealth of Nations
Website www.acu.ac.uk

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) represents 535 universities from 37 Commonwealth countries.[2] It is the world's first and oldest international university network, established in 1913.

A UK-registered charity, the ACU has over 500 member institutions in developed and developing countries across the Commonwealth. Drawing on the collective experience and expertise, the ACU seeks to address issues in international higher education through a range of projects, networks, and events. The ACU administers scholarships, provides academic research and leadership on issues in the sector, and promotes inter-university cooperation and the sharing of good practice, helping universities serve their communities.[3]

The Association of Commonwealth Universities is governed by its member institutions through an elected Council. As the ACU is a UK-registered charity, Council members also act as its Trustees. The ACU Council comprises up to 23 members: 20 elected Council members, up to two co-opted Council members and, if the Honorary Treasurer is co-opted rather than elected, the Honorary Treasurer.

History

In 1912, the University of London took the initiative to assemble 53 representatives of universities in London to hold a Congress of Universities of the Empire. They decided they needed a "bureau of information." Its affairs would be handled by a committee representing universities at home and abroad. In 1913 the office opened as the Universities Bureau of the British Empire. They incorporated under licence of the Board of Trade in 1919 and received a grant of £5000 to operate an office premises, with the understanding that the universities of the Empire would fund its maintenance. In 1948 the name was changed to Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth, and in 1963 it changed to its current name.

Dr Anastasios Christodoulou was the Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities from 1980 to 1996.

In 1986, Queen Elizabeth II became patron of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Membership

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Antigua and Barbuda

  1. American University of Antigua

Australia

  1. Australian College of Physical Education
  2. Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
  3. Bond University
  4. Charles Darwin University
  5. Charles Sturt University
  6. Curtin University
  7. Deakin University
  8. Edith Cowan University
  9. Federation University Australia
  10. Griffith University
  11. James Cook University
  12. Murdoch University
  13. Queensland University of Technology
  14. Raffles College of Design and Commerce
  15. The University of Adelaide
  16. The University of Newcastle
  17. University of Canberra
  18. University of Melbourne
  19. University of South Australia
  20. University of Southern Queensland
  21. University of the Sunshine Coast
  22. University of Sydney
  23. University of Tasmania
  24. University of Wollongong
  25. University of New South Wales
  26. Victoria University
  27. Western Sydney University

Bangladesh

  1. Asian University for Women
  2. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
  3. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
  4. Bangladesh Agricultural University
  5. Bangladesh Open University
  6. Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
  7. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
  8. Daffodil International University
  9. International Islamic University Chittagong
  10. International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
  11. Islamic University
  12. Jahangirnagar University
  13. Khulna University
  14. Metropolitan University
  15. National University
  16. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
  17. University of Asia Pacific
  18. University of Chittagong
  19. University of Dhaka
  20. University of Rajshahi
  21. World University of Bangladesh

Hong Kong

  1. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  2. The Open University of Hong Kong
  3. The University of Hong Kong

India

  1. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
  2. Acharya Nagarjuna University
  3. Alagappa University
  4. Aligarh Muslim University
  5. Amity University Rajasthan
  6. Amity University Uttar Pradesh
  7. Andhra University
  8. Annamalai University
  9. Apeejay Stya University
  10. Avinashilingam University for Women
  11. Awadhesh Pratap Singh University
  12. B.P.S. Mahila Vishwavidyalaya
  13. B.S. Abdur Rahman University of Science & Technology
  14. Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
  15. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
  16. Banaras Hindu University
  17. Banasthali University
  18. Bangalore University
  19. Berhampur University
  20. Bharathiar University
  21. Bharathidasan University
  22. Birla Institute of Technology
  23. Birla Institute of Technology and Science
  24. Bundelkhand University
  25. Central Agricultural University
  26. Central University of Tibetan Studies
  27. Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT)
  28. Cochin University of Science and Technology
  29. Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology
  30. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore
  31. Dharmsinh Desai University
  32. Dibrugarh University
  33. Doctor B. R. Ambedkar Open University
  34. Doctor D. Y. Patil University
  35. Doctor Harisingh Gour University Sagar
  36. Doctor N. T. R. University of Health Sciences
  37. Don Bosco University
  38. Dr K N Modi University
  39. Dravidian University
  40. English and Foreign Languages University
  41. Fakir Mohan University
  42. Gandhigram Rural University
  43. Ganpat University
  44. Gauhati University
  45. Gujarat University
  46. Gulbarga University
  47. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
  48. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
  49. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology
  50. Guru Nanak Dev University
  51. Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya
  52. Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
  53. Himachal Pradesh University
  54. Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science
  55. ICFAI University Dehradun
  56. ICFAI University Mizoram
  57. ICFAI University Tripura
  58. ICFAI University, Nagaland
  59. Indian Institute of Information Technology
  60. Indian Institute of Science
  61. Indian School of Mines
  62. Indira Gandhi National Open University
  63. Indus International University
  64. Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur
  65. Jain Vishva Bharati University
  66. Jamia Hamdard
  67. Jamia Millia Islamia
  68. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
  69. Jawaharlal Nehru University
  70. Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University
  71. Jaypee University of Information Technology
  72. JSS University
  73. Kakatiya University
  74. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
  75. Kannur University
  76. Karnatak University Dharwad
  77. Karnataka State Open University
  78. Kurukshetra University
  79. Kuvempu University
  80. Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
  81. Lovely Professional University
  82. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University
  83. Madurai Kamaraj University
  84. Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
  85. Maharishi Markandeshwar University
  86. Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University
  87. Maharshi Dayanand University
  88. Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication
  89. Mangalore University
  90. Manipal University
  91. Manipur University
  92. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
  93. Maulana Azad National Urdu University
  94. Mohanlal Sukhadia University
  95. Mother Teresa Women's University
  96. NALSAR University of Law
  97. National Law University, Delhi
  98. National Law University, Jodhpur
  99. Netaji Subhas Open University
  100. Nirma University
  101. North Maharashtra University
  102. North Orissa University
  103. North-Eastern Hill University
  104. Osmania University
  105. Panjab University
  106. Patna University
  107. Pondicherry University
  108. Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences
  109. PRIST University
  110. Punjab Technical University
  111. Punjabi University
  112. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
  113. Rajiv Gandhi University
  114. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Karnataka
  115. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
  116. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences
  117. Sambalpur University
  118. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University
  119. Sardar Patel University
  120. Saurashtra University
  121. School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
  122. Sharda University
  123. Shivaji University
  124. Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences
  125. Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University
  126. Sikkim-Manipal University
  127. Solapur University
  128. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
  129. Sri Krishnadevaraya University
  130. Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam
  131. Sri Ramachandra University
  132. Sri Venkateswara University
  133. SRM University
  134. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University
  135. Tamil Nadu Doctor M. G. R. Medical University
  136. Tamil Nadu Open University
  137. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
  138. Tamil University
  139. Tata Institute of Social Sciences
  140. Tezpur University
  141. Thapar University
  142. The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE)
  143. The Northcap University
  144. Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
  145. Tripura University
  146. U. P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University
  147. University of Calicut
  148. University of Delhi
  149. University of Hyderabad
  150. University of Jammu
  151. University of Kashmir
  152. University of Kerala
  153. University of Madras
  154. University of Mumbai
  155. University of Mysore
  156. Utkal University
  157. Vels University
  158. Vidya Pratishthan's College of Engineering
  159. Vignan University
  160. Vikrama Simhapuri University
  161. Vinayaka Missions University
  162. Vinoba Bhave University
  163. Visva-Bharati
  164. Visvesvaraya Technological University
  165. VIT University
  166. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
  167. YMCA University of Science and Technology

Pakistan

  1. Air University Islamabad

Sri Lanka

  1. Bhikshu University
  2. Buddhist and Pali University
  3. Eastern University
  4. General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
  5. National School of Business Management
  6. Open University
  7. Rajarata University
  8. Sabaragamuwa University
  9. South Eastern University
  10. Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
  11. University of Colombo
  12. University of Jaffna
  13. University of Kelaniya
  14. University of Moratuwa
  15. University of Peradeniya
  16. University of Ruhuna
  17. University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  18. University of the Visual and Performing Arts
  19. University of Vocational Technology
  20. Uva Wellassa University
  21. Wayamba University

United Kingdom

  1. Aberystwyth University
  2. Bangor University
  3. Bath Spa University
  4. Birmingham City University
  5. Bournemouth University
  6. British Institute of Technology and E-commerce
  7. Brunel University London
  8. Buckinghamshire New University
  9. Canterbury Christ Church University
  10. Cardiff Metropolitan University
  11. Cardiff University
  12. Coventry University
  13. Cranfield University
  14. Durham University
  15. Edge Hill University
  16. Glasgow Caledonian University
  17. Heriot-Watt University
  18. Keele University
  19. King's College London
  20. Kingston University
  21. Lancaster University
  22. Liverpool Hope University
  23. London South Bank University
  24. Middlesex University
  25. Newcastle University
  26. Northumbria University
  27. Open University
  28. Queen's University Belfast
  29. Richmond, The American International University in London
  30. School of Oriental and African Studies
  31. Sheffield Hallam University
  32. Staffordshire University
  33. Swansea University
  34. UCL Institute of Education
  35. Ulster University
  36. University College Birmingham
  37. University College London
  38. University of Aberdeen
  39. University of Bath
  40. University of Bedfordshire
  41. University of Birmingham
  42. University of Bristol
  43. University of Cambridge
  44. University of Chester
  45. University of East London
  46. University of Edinburgh
  47. University of Essex
  48. University of Exeter
  49. University of Glasgow
  50. University of Greenwich
  51. University of Hertfordshire
  52. University of Huddersfield
  53. University of Hull
  54. University of Kent
  55. University of Leeds
  56. University of Leicester
  57. University of Lincoln
  58. University of London
  59. University of Manchester
  60. University of Nottingham
  61. University of Northampton
  62. University of Oxford
  63. University of Plymouth
  64. University of Reading
  65. University of Salford
  66. University of Southampton
  67. University of St Andrews
  68. University of Stirling
  69. University of Strathclyde
  70. University of Sunderland
  71. University of Surrey
  72. University of the Highlands and Islands
  73. University of Wales
  74. University of Warwick
  75. University of West London
  76. University of Westminster
  77. University of Worcester
  78. University of York
  79. York St John University

References

  1. ↑ ACU Senior Management
  2. ↑ Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) | UNESCO NGO - db. Ngo-db.unesco.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
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