The International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) is an organisation of over 200 Catholic universities throughout the world.[citation needed]
International Federation of Catholic Universities
Abbreviation
IFCU
Formation
1924/1948
Type
International Federation and universities
Purpose
Promote common research projects amongst Catholic higher education institutions and is to contribute to the progress of knowledge and its applications and to the development of a more just and human world in the light of reason and faith through the ferment of the Gospel.[1]
^. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
^. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
External linksedit
Official Website
February 15, 2024
international, federation, catholic, universities, ifcu, organisation, over, catholic, universities, throughout, world, citation, needed, abbreviationifcuformation1924, 1948typeinternational, federation, universitiespurposepromote, common, research, projects, . The International Federation of Catholic Universities IFCU is an organisation of over 200 Catholic universities throughout the world citation needed International Federation of Catholic UniversitiesAbbreviationIFCUFormation1924 1948TypeInternational Federation and universitiesPurposePromote common research projects amongst Catholic higher education institutions and is to contribute to the progress of knowledge and its applications and to the development of a more just and human world in the light of reason and faith through the ferment of the Gospel 1 Headquarters9 21 Rue d Assas 75006 Paris FranceRegion servedWorldSecretary GeneralFrancois MabilleWebsitehttp www fiuc org Contents 1 History 2 Regional groups 3 List of secretaries general 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFounded in 1924 2 Created by a Papal Decree in 1948 as the Fœderatio Universitatum Catholicarum it became the International Federation of Catholic Universities in 1965 3 The federation has its origins in collaboration in 1924 between the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and the Catholic university of Nijmegen in the Netherlands The FIUC facilitates research partnership and exchange programmes between catholic institutes of education 4 The secretariat is in Paris Institut Catholique de Paris citation needed Regional groups editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The IFCU is broken up into a number of regions of the world Federation of European Catholic Universities FUCE Association of Catholic Universities and Institutes of Africa and Madagascar ACUIAM Association of Southeast and East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities ASEACCU The Organisation of Catholic Universities in Latin America ODUCAL Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities ACCU in North America The Xavier Board of Higher Education in IndiaList of secretaries general editFrancois Mabille November 2019 5 References edit IFCU statutes Article 2 IFCU STATUTES Art 1 FIUC Pontifical Council of the Laity About IFCU Archived from the original on 2012 02 18 Retrieved 2013 07 15 Francois Mabille IFCU Secretary General Archived from the original on 2018 01 29 Retrieved 2018 01 29 External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Federation of Catholic Universities amp oldid 1172698897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
