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.
IUBC promotes multidisciplinary humanitarian education across a broad range of sectors, including:
The International University promotes lifelong learning through:
IUBC encourages global collaboration between:
Together, these partnerships strengthen humanitarian education, research, innovation, and practical action for communities worldwide.
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.
The University develops humanitarian professionals capable of responding effectively to:
IUBC believes that education is one of humanity's most powerful tools for creating lasting social change.
By combining academic excellence with humanitarian service, the University prepares future generations of compassionate leaders committed to building safer, healthier, more resilient, and more peaceful communities around the world.
"Educating Humanity • Empowering Communities • Building a Better World Through Knowledge, Service and Compassion."
The International University of the Blue Cross & Blue Crescent remains committed to advancing humanitarian education as a catalyst for peace, resilience, sustainable development, and global solidarity for all humanity.
BLUE CROSS & BLUE CRESCENT MOVEMENT
(Formerly known as Blue Cross & Blue Crescent Society)
UN–DESA Affiliated Civil Society Organisation
Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC Since 2024
Registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 (India)
Registration No.: S-E/682/2015
An International Humanitarian, Non-Profit and Charitable Organisation
“For All Humanity”





