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An international association by Vatican decree and Apostolic letters. Full membership comprises universities with three or more faculties; Associate membership includes universities, colleges or institutes with two or less faculties. The purpose of the Federation is “to work for the constant progress of knowledge and for the development of a more just and human society in the light of the Christian faith and the Gospel”. Its functions are: to promote collective reflection by providing a world forum in a variety of meetings; to maintain representation on behalf of Catholic universities through liaison with international bodies; to contribute to an effective collaboration among institutions by various exchanges; and to provide information to members by selected means of communications. IFCU activities take place at four levels: international or worldwide; regional or continental; sectoral or by faculties/schools; and interdisciplinary through research projects organized by the Centre for Coordination of Research (Palazzo Frascara, Université Gregoriana, Piazza della Pilotta 4, 00187 Roma). Topics of study include: university identity and government; cultural issues; economic questions; social matters; and ethical problems.
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International Association of Universities., Taylor, A.C.M. (1992). International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) / Federation Internationale des Universites Catholiques (FIUC). In: Taylor, A.C.M. (eds) World List of Universities / Liste Mondiale des Universites. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12037-6_14
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