On this page you will find links to various higher education organizations around the world, listed in alphabetical order under the categories: national, regional and international. Each link will take you directly to the website of that organization.
National
ACUHO-I SAC Association of College and University Housing Officers-International South African Chapter)
AACRAO American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
AALL Association of Academic Language and Learning
AARE Australian Association for Research in Education
AARU Association of Arab Universities
ACA American Counseling Association
ACEN Australian Collaborative Education Network (work integrated learning)
ACHA American College Health Association
ACPA College Student Educators International
ACUHO-I Association of College and University Housing Officers-International
ACUNS Academic Council on the United Nations Systems
ACUI Association of College Unions International
ADSHE Association of Dyslexia Specialists in Higher Education
AIEF Australian Indigenous Education Foundation
AGCAS The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
AGCSI Association of Graduate Careers Services in Ireland
AHEAD Association for Higher Education Access and Disability
AHECS Association for Higher Education Careers Services
AIR Association for Institutional Research
AMOSSHE The Student Services Organization
ANDISU National Association of Organizations for the Right to University Education Present in all the Regions
ANUIES Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior
ANUSAC Association of Normal University Student Affairs in China (for info contact wzhg@bnu.edu.cn)
AOSC Accredited Online Schools and Colleges
APSAA Asia-Pacific Student Accommodation Association, Ltd.
ASCA Association for Student Conduct Administration
ASRA Association of Student Residential Accommodation
AUA Association of University Administrators
ATEND Australian Tertiary Education Network on Disability
ATEM Association for Tertiary Education Management
ATLAANZ Association of Tertiary Learning Advisers Aotearoa New Zealand
BACP British Association of Counseling and Psychotherapy
CACUSS Canadian Association of College & University Student Services
CAMPROSA Campus Protection Society of Southern Africa
CAS Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
CASFAA Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
CCMU Consejo de Colegios Mayores Universitarios de España
CCU Collegi Universitari – The Italian Conference of Colleges
CADAD Council of Australian Directors of Academic Development
CDANZ Career Development Association of New Zealand
CGE Center for Global Education
CHE Council on Higher Education South Africa
CHET Centre for Higher Education Transformation
CIES Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Fulbright Exchange/Scholar Program)
CIMO Centre for International Mobility
CIUF Conseil Interuniversitaire de la Communauté Française
CNOUS Centre National des Ceuvres Universitaires et Scolaires
CSN Swedish National Board of Student Aid
CTPLA Caribbean Tertiary Level Personnel Association
DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (German Academic Exchange Service)
DEANZ Distance Education Association of New Zealand
DSW Deutsches Studentenwerk
EI Education International
EPHEA Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia
FAPSA Financial Aid Practitioners of South Africa
FSHS Finish Student Health Service
HEA Higher Education Authority
HEDSA Higher and Further Education Disability Services Association
HEAG Higher Education Accessibility Guide
HIE China Association of Higher Education
HKOTSSA Hong Kong Outstanding Tertiary Students’ Services Association
HKSSA Hong Kong Student Services Association
IACS International Association of Counseling Services
IACLEA International Association of College Law Enforcement Administrators
IAESTE International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
IAUCC Irish Association of University and College Counselors (for info contact john.broderick@dit.ie)
ISE Institute for Shipboard Education and and Semester at Sea
IUA Irish Universities Association
JAFSA Japan Network for International Education
JANU The Japan Association of National Universities
JAPUC Japan Association of Private Colleges and Universities
JASSO Japan Student Services Organization
JASPA Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators
MES Ministerio de Educacion Superior
MOE Ministry of Education- Thailand
MSAC Malaysian Secretariat of Deputy Vice Chancellors of Student Affairs Council (for info contact jamaludin_mohaidin@yahoo.com)
NAAUC National Association of Australian University Colleges
NACA National Association of Campus Activities
NACAC National Association for College Admission Counseling
NACADA National Academic Advising Association
NACAS National Association of College Auxiliary Services
NACCU National Association of Campus Card Users
NACE National Association of College and Employers
NACS National Association of College Stores, Inc.
NACUFS National Association of College and University Food Services
NACURH National Association of College and University Residence Hall, Inc.
NADP National Association of Disability Practitioners
NAEEA National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia Inc.
NAFEO National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
NAFSA Association of International Educators
NAGAP National Association for Graduate Professionals
NAGCAS National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
NAMSS National Association for Managers of Student Services
NAPSA National Association of Prospective Student Advisers
NASAP National Association of Student Affairs Professionals
NASDEV National Association of Student Development Practitioners
NASFAA National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
NASMA National Association of Student Money Advisors
NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
NCDA National Career Development Association
NDA National Disability Authority
NDT National Disability Team
NFUCA National Federation of University Co-operative Associations
NIRSA National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association
NODA National Association of Orientation Directors
NRC National Resource Center of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
NSEA National Association of Student Employment Administrators
NUFFIC Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation
PAPSAS Philippine Association of Practitioners of Student Affairs and Services
PACSA Philippine Association of Campus Student Adviser
RUI Fondazione Residenze Universitarie Internazionali
SAACDHE Southern African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education
SAACHS South African Association of Campus Health Services
SAAS Student Awards Agency for Scotland
SACSA Southern Association of College Student Affairs
SAFSAS Southern African Federation for Student Affairs and Services
SAI Student Affairs Ireland
SCU Supreme Council of Universities
SFC Scottish Funding Council
SHAMAA Arab Educational Network
SIOU Servieios de Informacion y Orientacion Universitarious
SIU The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education
SKILL National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
TCMA Tertiary Campus Ministry Association (Australia)
TAFE Directors Australia
TEFMA Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association
UCAS Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
UKCISA UK Council for International Student Affairs
UPCEA University Professional and Continuing Education Association
USSA University Sport South Africa
Regional and International
AASU All Africa Students Union
AAU Association for African Universities
ACA Academic Cooperation Association
ACHEA The Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators
ADEA Association for the Development of Education in Africa
AdvanceHE Leadership Foundation in Higher Education in the United Kingdom
ANZSSA Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association
APICE Pan-American Association Of Educational Credit Institutions
APSSA Asia Pacific Student Services Association
ASAIHL Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning
ASET UK Work Based and Placement Learning Association
AUAP Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific
CHEMA Council of Higher Education Management Associations
EAIE European Association of International Education
EAIE European Association of International Education Guidance & Counseling
ECStA European Council for Student Affairs and its member organizations
EUA European University Association
EUCA European University College Association
FAPE Federation Africaine Des Associations De Parents D’eleves Et Etudiants
FAWE Forum for African Women Educationalists
GAPS Global Access to Postsecondary Education
IAEA International Association for Educational Assessment
IAESTE International Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
IAEVG International Association of Educational and Vocational Guidance
IAU International Association of Universities
ICED International Consortium for Educational Development
ICEVI International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment
ICHPERSD International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance
ICDE International Council for Open and Distance Education
ICYE International Cultural Youth Exchange
ILA International Leadership Association
INQAAHE International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education
IOHE Inter-American Organization for Higher Education
IPSL International Partnership for Service Learning and Leadership
ISANA International Education Association
ULAU Union of Latin American Universities
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization