Many institutions of higher education combine their resources so that they can share information and resources, coordinate research agendas, and afford each other mutual support.
Global
- International Association of Universities
- International Federation of Catholic Universities
- Academic Cooperation Association
- Agence universitaire de la Francophonie - Universities in French speaking countries and regions
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- Mediterranean Universities Union
- Black Sea Universities Network
- BRICS Universities League
- The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning
- Venice International University
- U7 Alliance of World Universities
Research networks:
- International Alliance of Research Universities
- Matariki Network of Universities
- PLuS Alliance
- Universitas 21
- Worldwide Universities Network
- Global Alliance of Technological Universities
- McDonnell International Scholars Academy
- Pacific Rim Research Libraries Alliance
- International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries
Subject groups:
- International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (Cumulus)
- Law Schools Global League
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
- Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management
- Association of MBAs
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- Executive MBA Council
- EFMD Quality Improvement System
- Graduate Business Forum
- Global Network for Advanced Management
- Global Business School Network
- Partnership in International Management
- Global Alliance in Management Education
- Principles for Responsible Management Education
- Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative
- The Academy of Business in Society
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
- Global Engineering Education Exchange
- Architecture and Urbanism Student Mobility International Programme
- The International Consortium of Universities for the Study of Biodiversity and the Environment
- International Institute for Environmental Studies
Africa
Arctic region
Asia–Pacific
- Association of East Asian Research Universities
- Association of Pacific Rim Universities (also includes universities from the Americas)
- Asia-Oceania Top University League on Engineering
- Asian Science and Technology Pioneering Institutes of Research and Education (Aspire League)
- Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools
- Asia-Pacific Association of International Education
- Asian Universities Alliance
- Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific
- Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities
- ASEAN University Network
- University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific
Australia
- Universities Australia
- Group of Eight (Australian universities) - A group of Australian tertiary institutions intensive in research and comprehensive in general and professional education
- Australian Business Deans Council
- Australian Technology Network
- Innovative Research Universities
- Regional Universities Network
China
- Beijing-Hong Kong Universities Alliance
- C9 League
- Cooperation Consortium of Beijing High Technology Universities (Beijing Tech)
- Excellence League
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance
- National Alliance of High-level Local Universities
- Sino-Spanish University Alliance
- Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance
India
- Institutes of Eminence (IoE)
- Institutes of National Importance
- Indian Institutes of Technology
- National Institutes of Technology
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology
Japan
Europe
The European Union has sponsored 64 European Universities alliances (as of 2024) under the European Universities Initiative of the Erasmus+ programme since 2019.
- Balkan Universities Network
- CESAER
- Coimbra Group
- Compostela Group of Universities
- European Association for International Education
- EUCOR
- EURODOC
- Europaeum
- European Consortium of Innovative Universities
- European University Association
- European Universities Linking Society and Technology
- Euroleague for Life Sciences
- EuroTech Universities Alliance
- Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (The Guild)
- IDEA League
- International Research Universities Network
- League of European Research Universities
- Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe
- Una Europa
- Universities Informal Liaison Offices Network (UnILiON)
- Utrecht Network
- Young European Research Universities Network
France
- Couperin (Consortium unifié des établissements universitaires et de recherche pour l'accès aux publications numériques)
Germany
Italy
Spain
- Xarxa Vives d'Universitats - "Vives Network" - network of Catalan language universities
United Kingdom
Representative groups:
Mission groups:
Regional research consortia:
- Eastern ARC (Eastern Academic Research Consortium – research consortium in eastern England)
- GW4 (research consortium in southwest England and Wales)
- Midlands Innovation (research consortium in the English Midlands)
- N8 Research Partnership (research consortium in northern England)
- Science and Engineering South (research consortium in southeast England)
- White Rose University Consortium (research consortium in Yorkshire)
Inclusive regional groups:
- London Higher (London)
- Universities for North East (North East England)
- Yorkshire Universities (Yorkshire)
Business incubation, spin-out and research commercialisation:
- Midlands Innovation Commercialisation of Research Accelerator – research commercialisation and innovation consortium in the English midlands
- Northern Accelerator – research commercialisation and innovation consortium in northern England
- Northern Gritstone – investment and spin-out consortium in northern England
- SETsquared – business incubator consortium in southern England
Other:
- Wallace Group – international development consortium
- Chartered Association of Business Schools – consortium of UK business schools
The Americas
- Association of American Universities (US and Canada)
- Association of Pacific Rim Universities (also includes universities from the Asia–Pacific region)
Canada
See also: List of higher education associations and organizations in Canada- Associated Canadian Theological Schools
- Association of Colleges and Universities of the Canadian Francophonie
- Colleges and Institutes Canada
- Council of Ontario Universities
- Maple League
- Polytechnics Canada
- U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities
- Universities Canada
Mexico
United States
Main article: List of higher education associations and organizations in the United States- American Council on Education
- American Association of Community Colleges
- American Educational Research Association
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
- Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
- Career Education Colleges and Universities
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
- Association of American Colleges and Universities
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- Great Cities' Universities
- Association of Independent Technological Universities
Religious:
- Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
- Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities – An organization made up of Jesuit institutions of higher education in the United States
Subject groups:
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