IARU Principles

IARU Members have agreed that the alliance should operate in accord with the following principles:

• That the Alliance will be strategic – drawing together research-intensive universities that share similar values including those of academic diversity, international collaboration and commitment to educating future world leaders;
• That opportunities will be created for the further development of students and staff alike;
• That the Alliance will offer the opportunity for substantially deeper and more wide-ranging associations than usual international university consortia or groupings;
• That the Alliance will bring a new dimension to Members’ international activities, including new opportunities for international research, teaching and learning;
• The Alliance will not be representative in nature (not every region in the world will necessarily be included);
• That the Alliance will (in the medium term) invite participants to utilise the complementary research capability of Members to address issues of central importance;
• That the Alliance will provide a framework within which a range of protocols and templates can be developed to promote collaboration and allow cooperative activities to be undertaken more easily;
• That each Member will determine the extent of its involvement in each of the activities of the Alliance to suit its particular objectives and constraints;
• That Alliance activities will build on and strengthen existing relationships;
• That members will give prominence to the Alliance in order to allow and encourage multilateral and bilateral cooperation between Members; and
• That Membership of the Alliance will in no way preclude or limit activities with partners outside the Alliance.