The Association of Swedish Higher Education

The Association of Swedish Higher Education is Member of the International Association of Universities

The Association was founded in 1995 as an organisation for institutional co-operation on a voluntary basis. 37 universities and university colleges in Sweden are members (16 universities, 17 university colleges and 4 university art colleges). The Association aims at safeguarding the external interests of the institutions and at strengthening their internal cooperation.

The Association works in the following fields:

• Undergraduate teaching and learning
• Graduate studies
• Research
• Higher education as an organisation
• Cooperation between higher education and the society at large
• Staff and premises
• Cooperation with foreign sister organisations