International Association for Promotion of Christian Higher Education
Encyclopedia
The International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education (IAPCHE) is an international organization
of individuals and institutions, seeking to serve Jesus
as Lord by fostering, worldwide, the development of integral Christian higher education
through networking and related academic activity. It was founded in 1975.
, Asia
/Oceania
, Europe
, Latin America
, and North America
:
Africa: Centre for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education in Africa http://amani.org.au/cpchea is the African regional expression of IAPCHE. The regional director is Rev. Isaac Mutua.
Asia/Oceania: Dr. J. Dinakarlal is the regional director and editor of Asia/Oceania Contact.
Europe: The first world-wide conference in Europe was held in 1984 in Breukelen
, the Netherlands.
Latin America: Asociación Internacional para la Promoción de Educación Superior Cristiana (AIPESC) http://www.alcnoticias.org/articulo.asp?artCode=237&lanCode=2 is the regional expression of IAPCHE in Latin America.
North America: International office located on Dordt College
campus (USA).
IAPCHE prints a quarterly newsletter, Contact, which contains current information about Christian higher education around the world. Online issues can be found at http://www.iapche.org/contact.htm.
The first-ever global survey of the expansion of Christian higher education is in progress.
Connecting
Research partners can connect with each other through the online interactive membership directory (http://www.iapche.org/new_page_4.htm).
IAPCHE organizes regional and international conferences.
Equipping
Younger professors can participate in week-long Faculty Enrichment Programs that connect faith and learning, improve teaching, and provide strategies for student outreach.
IAPCHE works with the Faith and Learning Network, an exclusive bibliography of faith and learning resources. http://www.icscanada.edu/library/fln.shtml
Proceedings of IAPCHE conferences are available from the IAPCHE office.
International organization
An intergovernmental organization, sometimes rendered as an international governmental organization and both abbreviated as IGO, is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states , or of other intergovernmental organizations...
of individuals and institutions, seeking to serve Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
as Lord by fostering, worldwide, the development of integral Christian higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
through networking and related academic activity. It was founded in 1975.
IAPCHE's Regions
As of 2000, the worldwide organization consisted of five regional bodies: one each for AfricaAfrica
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
/Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
:
Africa: Centre for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education in Africa http://amani.org.au/cpchea is the African regional expression of IAPCHE. The regional director is Rev. Isaac Mutua.
Asia/Oceania: Dr. J. Dinakarlal is the regional director and editor of Asia/Oceania Contact.
Europe: The first world-wide conference in Europe was held in 1984 in Breukelen
Breukelen
Breukelen is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and touristic interest...
, the Netherlands.
Latin America: Asociación Internacional para la Promoción de Educación Superior Cristiana (AIPESC) http://www.alcnoticias.org/articulo.asp?artCode=237&lanCode=2 is the regional expression of IAPCHE in Latin America.
North America: International office located on Dordt College
Dordt College
Dordt College is a private, Christian, liberal arts college located in Sioux Center, Iowa. It was founded in 1955 and is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church. The college name is a reference to the Synod of Dort....
campus (USA).
IAPCHE's Services
InformingIAPCHE prints a quarterly newsletter, Contact, which contains current information about Christian higher education around the world. Online issues can be found at http://www.iapche.org/contact.htm.
The first-ever global survey of the expansion of Christian higher education is in progress.
Connecting
Research partners can connect with each other through the online interactive membership directory (http://www.iapche.org/new_page_4.htm).
IAPCHE organizes regional and international conferences.
Equipping
Younger professors can participate in week-long Faculty Enrichment Programs that connect faith and learning, improve teaching, and provide strategies for student outreach.
IAPCHE works with the Faith and Learning Network, an exclusive bibliography of faith and learning resources. http://www.icscanada.edu/library/fln.shtml
Proceedings of IAPCHE conferences are available from the IAPCHE office.