🌐 International University of the Blue Cross & Blue Crescent (IUBC)

University for Humanity

Advancing Humanitarian Education • Research • Global Cooperation

The International University of the Blue Cross & Blue Crescent (IUBC) is the humanitarian education and academic institution of the Blue Cross & Blue Crescent Movement. Established as the Movement's "University for Humanity," IUBC promotes humanitarian education, professional development, research, innovation, and international cooperation dedicated to serving humanity.

Inspired by the universal values of humanity, dignity, peace, and sustainable development, IUBC provides an international platform where volunteers, humanitarian professionals, educators, researchers, diplomats, healthcare workers, emergency responders, environmental advocates, journalists, legal experts, and community leaders can develop practical knowledge and leadership skills to better serve vulnerable communities worldwide.

To provide humanity with a world-class humanitarian university that facilitates the sharing of knowledge, practical skills, innovation, and understanding among people, while strengthening global capacity to reduce the effects of disasters, conflicts, poverty, public health emergencies, and humanitarian crises through education and international cooperation.

To become a globally respected network of humanitarian learning centres, collaborating with universities, humanitarian organizations, civil society institutions, governments, and international partners in advancing education, research, peacebuilding, disaster preparedness, sustainable development, and humanitarian diplomacy.

Every programme of the International University reflects the core values of the Blue Cross & Blue Crescent Movement:

These principles guide all educational, research, and humanitarian activities of the University.