WE ARE EBDA
An International
Academic Union
built to connect potential
with opportunity.
EBDA – International Academic Union is a Rome-based
Association of Social Promotion (APS) connecting people,
institutions, knowledge and opportunities through education,
community engagement and international collaboration.
· RUNTS
Academic Union
People
Knowledge
Institutions
Opportunities
We are building an institution where people, knowledge and institutions can meet — and where those connections can become opportunities.
EBDA – International
Academic Union
not defined by one nationality.
but not limited to students.
but institutionally structured.
not limited to delivering services.
A nationality-based association.
A student club.
A refugee-only organization.
A collection of disconnected projects.
A founder-centred initiative.
Sometimes
we are a
Connector.
PEOPLE ↔ INSTITUTIONSSometimes
we are an
Enabler.
KNOWLEDGE → ACCESSSometimes
we are a
Platform.
PARTICIPATION → COLLABORATION
Opportunity should not depend on knowing the right person.
But access often does.
EBDA exists to make access more connected, structured and inclusive.Association
Community
Activities
Volunteers
Initiatives
Institution
Governance
Systems
Partnerships
Continuity
Trust
“Our ambition is not simply to grow bigger. It is to become stronger, more credible and more useful.
EBDA must be able
to grow beyond
any one person.
Leadership matters.
Systems make institutions last.
This is EBDA.
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC UNION