Memberships

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For our students worldwide, we are extending and deepening the global reach of European City University and its educational activities through developing more partnerships with highly regarded organizations. ECU puts a strong emphasis on strengthening and expanding these relationships. 
Higher Education Membership
Professional Membership
European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE), Belgium
EURASHE is a members' based organization gathering universities of applied sciences, university colleges, as well as national and sectorial associations and other higher education institutions within the Bologna cycles.  EURASHE is formed by 56 members and serves more than 500 Higher Education institutions located mainly inside the EHEA.  

EURASHE is one of the E4 group members who founded the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR), EQAR is the official register of quality assurance agencies in the European Higher Education Area.  The E4 Group organizations launched EQAR in 2008 at the request of European ministers of education in Bergen (2005) and London (2007) and in a move designed to improve the quality of European higher education and to promote greater student mobility.
Chartered Management Institute, U.K.
Founded in 1947 and received its royal charter in 2002. The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is a professional institution for management based in the United Kingdom. City University of Paris is a membership partner with CMI, enabling our students to obtain CMI membership when they enroll.

The International Council for Open and Distance Education
Based in Oslo, the ICDE is a membership-led global organization in the field of online, open, flexible and technology enhanced education. It consists of more than 200 higher education institutions and organizations in some 84 countries. ICDE is:

  • Supported by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research through the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education
  • An affiliate member of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization
  • A key partner for UNESCO