About AC21

Members & Partners

Criteria

Membership Crriteria

Membership is open to research-led universities with a commitment to the principles of AC21, an engagement as demonstrated by an exchange agreement with an existing member, and the motivation to contribute to AC21 events and activities. Organizations, both public and private, sharing this commitment, are invited to join AC21 as partners.

Institutions wishing to join AC21 should be nominated through the following procedure.
(1) Each AC21 member can nominate a member, but a new candidate must have university-wide agreements with and work closely with the member who nominates them.
(2) Before joining, any new potential member must first attend the International Forum and participate in the General Assembly as an observer.
(3) New potential members must hand in a letter of commitment to AC21 and send it to the STC. This should include the following commitments.
  1) To send a representative to every AC21 International Forum and General Assembly
  2) To attend at least half of the events held by AC21
  3) To organize and hold a major AC21 event (partly supported by AC21) at least once every 10 years
  4) To write out a plan of how they can contribute to AC21 when they join
  5) The university who recommends a new member must submit a letter of recommendation to the STC
(4) The decision to include a new member will be made by the STC and should be unanimous.

Enquiries with regard to membership/partnership should be made to the AC21 General Secretariat at office@ac21.org.