Global meetings

The recent gathering of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) Board members at the General Curia in Rome, on March 25-26, 2024, marked a pivotal moment in the ongoing deliberations on the promotion of Jesuit Identity and Mission of Jesuit higher education institutions worldwide. With representatives from all regional networks, the meeting delved into crucial topics ranging from strategic planning to the promotion of Jesuit values in a rapidly changing world.

To mark the 25th anniversary of the only Jesuit institution in mainland China, The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies gathered friends and alumni on the evening of November 28 to cherish the sweet memories of the past and look forward to the bright future.

In line with the willingness to forge academic and research collaborative relationships, last July 2023 two faculty of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogota’ visited the campus of Sophia University in Tokyo.

The Association of Jesuit Universities in Latin America and the Caribbean (AUSJAL) took great pride in introducing its newly appointed Board of Directors for the term 2023-2025.

Guided by the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm and the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus, the McGrath Graduate Fellows from the University of San Francisco had the opportunity to engage with local communities and Jesuit partners in Cambodia this past Summer.

In early July the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS) World Forum took place at Loyola University in Sevilla.

The International Association of Jesuit Engineering Schools (IAJES), a global leader in fostering a new generation of engineers and scientists rooted in the Jesuit mission, announces its inaugural Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on November 10-11, 2023.

During the meeting held last year at Boston College and following the calls made by the General of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU), commissioned the creation of an International Working Group for the promotion of democracy, which is headed by Dr. Luis Arriaga, SJ.

In accordance with the provisions of the IAJES Roadman 2022-2024, to promote collaboration and partnerships between universities and within each IAJU region, it was decided to hold regional biennial meetings.

Held from March 22 to 24 at the United Nations headquarters (New York), the Water 2023 Conference sought to generate commitments from UN Member States and other stakeholders through proposals and solutions to advance the Water Action Agenda as a way to achieve the sixth goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Clean Water and Sanitation.

We arrived in Boston with the objectives of continuing to advance in the clarification of the reconciliation mission, to encourage commitment from the universities and to invite to the articulation of resources through networking.

The Seville Campus of Loyola University hosted the International Education Conference IAJU 2022, which brought together more than a hundred representatives of Jesuit universities from 28 countries around the world.