In December of 2014, the HETL Association joined the International Association of Universities (IAU) as an affiliate member. This membership reflects HETL’s support of the IAU mission. IAU is the UNESCO-based association of higher education institutions. It brings together institutions and organisations from 120 countries for reflection and action on common concerns IAU aims to promote, through teaching, research and services, the principles of freedom and justice, of human dignity and solidarity, and contributes, through international cooperation, to the development of material and moral assistance for the strengthening of higher education generally.