Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina (AUSJAL)

What Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina (AUSJAL) does

AUSJAL (Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina) is a non-profit association founded in 1985 and headquartered in Mexico City that coordinates a network of 30 Jesuit universities across 13 Latin American countries. The association is funded through recurring contributions from its member universities, with additional operational support from ITESO and Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, and operates with a lean central staff of 13 employees. Its core "products" are programmatic rather than commercial: the Intercampus Virtual platform (intercampusausjal.com) for online courses and webinars, the Beca AUSJAL scholarship for student mobility, the PLIUL leadership development program, the Voluntariado Ignaciano AUSJAL (VIA) volunteering program, the TAC/COIL telecollaboration course (9 editions since 2020), the AUSJAL-IIDH Human Rights Program (24 years continuous operation), the Observatorio para la Democracia en América Latina, the University Publishers Group, and the digital repository (repositorio.ausjal.org). It also runs thematic research and coordination networks spanning education, environment, libraries, academic cooperation, university social responsibility, postgraduate research, and inequality/poverty.

The association's go-to-market is community-led: programs are delivered through member-university channels (rectorates, vicerrectorates, academic offices) and through the central Intercampus platform. Its customers are segmented into three primary personas — students accessing mobility and scholarships, faculty participating in COIL training and research networks, and the 30 member universities themselves that participate in governance and shared programs. Distribution extends globally via membership in the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) and the AJCU partnership (North American Jesuit universities), and locally through collaborations with Fe y Alegría, the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH), and newly formed CIEUA and EULAC publishing consortia. AUSJAL does not develop or sell commercial technology products; its digital infrastructure serves coordination and content delivery rather than monetization.

Name

Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina (AUSJAL)

Legal name

Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina

Website

https://ausjal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AUSJAL is a 1985-founded non-profit association coordinating 30 Jesuit universities across Latin America, delivering student exchanges, virtual courses, leadership development, human rights education, and academic publishing from its Mexico City headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Network Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIAAAK

Study Abroad Provider Networks, Consortia & Membership Organizations

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Study Abroad Program Providers (Multi-Country & Multi-Discipline)

SECONDARYEDAHAKAF

Missionary Training Colleges & Schools

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Religious & Theological Colleges

SECONDARYEDAIAAAA

Faculty-Led & Custom Group Study Abroad Programs

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Study Abroad Program Providers (Multi-Country & Multi-Discipline)

Keywords

• Higher education network
• Academic exchange programs
• University collaboration services
• Leadership development programs
• Jesuit university association

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad de México

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Member University Contributions: AUSJAL is funded through contributions and participation fees from its 30 member Jesuit universities across Latin America. The association also receives support from institutional partners including ITESO and Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México for daily operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AUSJAL is a non-profit association coordinating academic cooperation among 30 Jesuit universities across Latin America. It delivers a portfolio of member-facing programs including student scholarships (Beca AUSJAL), a virtual learning platform (Intercampus Virtual), a leadership development program (PLIUL), volunteer opportunities (VIA), telecollaboration training (TAC/COIL), a human rights diploma program with IIDH, and thematic research networks covering democracy, inequality, education, libraries, and sustainability.

Product overview

AUSJAL is a network of 30 Jesuit universities in Latin America offering a portfolio of interconnected programs including the Intercampus Virtual platform (online courses and exchange), scholarship programs (Beca AUSJAL), leadership development (PLIUL), volunteer initiatives (VIA), telecollaboration training (TAC/COIL), human rights programs (AUSJAL-IIDH), and academic research networks. The network also produces publications including the Carta de AUSJAL newsletter, Policy Briefs on inequality, and manages a digital repository. Key thematic networks cover education, environment, democracy, libraries, and academic cooperation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Intercampus Virtual AUSJAL: Virtual collaborative learning platform offering courses, webinars, and academic exchange programs among Jesuit universities in Latin America
• Programa de Liderazgo Ignaciano Universitario Latinoamericano (PLIUL)
• Beca AUSJAL
• Voluntariado Ignaciano AUSJAL (VIA)
• Observatorio para la Democracia en América Latina
• Carta de AUSJAL
• Grupo de Editoriales Universitarias de AUSJAL
• Telecolaboración AUSJAL/COIL (TAC)
• Programa AUSJAL-IIDH en Derechos Humanos
• Inmersión Dual Virtual AUSJAL-AJCU

Products and services

• Intercampus Virtual AUSJAL Virtual campus platform offering online courses, webinars, short courses, and academic activities across the network of 30 Jesuit universities in Latin America.
• Programa de Liderazgo Ignaciano Universitario Latinoamericano (PLIUL) Leadership development program for students across Jesuit universities in Latin America focused on Ignatian values and competencies.
• Beca AUSJAL Scholarship program enabling student exchange and internationalization opportunities within the Jesuit university network in Latin America.
• Voluntariado Ignaciano AUSJAL (VIA) Volunteering program promoting social commitment and integral formation based on Ignatian values for students across member universities.
• Observatorio para la Democracia en América Latina Academic observatory producing research and analysis on democracy and political developments in Latin America.
• Curso-Taller de Telecolaboración AUSJAL/COIL (TAC) Annual training course on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) methodology for faculty from member universities, teaching how to design joint international projects using the Ignatian Pedagogical Model.
• Programa AUSJAL-IIDH en Derechos Humanos Interuniversity human rights program with the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH), offering diploma courses in Access to Justice and Human Rights Education delivered through the Intercampus Virtual platform.
• Redes y Grupos de Trabajo AUSJAL Network of thematic working groups including Environment and Sustainability, Libraries, Academic Cooperation (CARI), Education, EDUTIC, Human Rights, University Presses, University Social Responsibility, and others that coordinate collaborative initiatives across member universities.
• Inmersión Dual Virtual AUSJAL-AJCU Virtual dual immersion program connecting Latin American (AUSJAL) and North American (AJCU) Jesuit universities for joint academic experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24 years of uninterrupted human rights program delivery through AUSJAL-IIDH partnership (2003-2026)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Fe y AlegríacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2026AUSJAL and Fe y Alegría share a common Jesuit mission and collaborate on educational initiatives across Latin America. At the 41st International Assembly of Fe y Alegría (held in March 2026), AUSJAL President P. Andrés Aguerre presented the Strategic Plan 2026-2031. The collaboration focuses on knowledge transfer, comprehensive formation, and social transformation toward justice, peace, and integral ecology throughout the region.
• Consejo Iberoamericano de Edición Universitaria y Académica (CIEUA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2025The CIEUA was created on December 3, 2025, at FIL Guadalajara as a permanent collaboration space for higher education publishing. AUSJAL's University Publishers Group was one of 15 founding associations representing over 500 publishers across Latin America. The CIEUA promotes Spanish and Portuguese as scientific languages, open access, linguistic equity, and innovation in academic publishing including ethical AI use.
• Association of Latin American and Caribbean University Publishers (EULAC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025EULAC groups 12 associations and networks of university publishers, including the AUSJAL University Publishers Group. EULAC received the Editorial Merit tribute at FIL Guadalajara 2025—the first time this award was given to an association. EULAC has operated for 38 years promoting collaborative academic publishing across Latin America.
• International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAUSJAL is the Latin American member association within the global IAJU network of Jesuit universities. AUSJAL actively participates in IAJU Task Force Working Groups, including the Democracy Promotion Working Group led by Dr. Luis Arriaga SJ. The partnership enables global collaboration on academic standards, Jesuit identity, and shared apostolic priorities across 200+ Jesuit institutions worldwide.
• Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (IIDH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe AUSJAL-IIDH Human Rights Program represents 24 years of uninterrupted cooperation (2003-2026). The program delivers two diploma courses—Access to Justice and Human Rights Education—through the Intercampus Virtual platform. Each cohort serves approximately 30 students from six countries, with participating universities including Javeriana Bogotá, ITESO, Ibero Ciudad de México, Ibero Puebla, Rafael Landívar, UCAB, UARM, Alberto Hurtado, Jesuit University of Paraguay, and PUCC.
• ITESO (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerITESO and Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México provide daily operational support for AUSJAL. ITESO hosts the Intercampus Virtual platform and serves as the institution of Dr. Francisco Urrutia (former Executive Secretary). AUSJAL and ITESO collaborate on publications, the Strategic Plan 2026-2031, and internationalization initiatives including the book 'Perspectivas de la internacionalización en la educación superior en América Latina.'
• Jesuits.Global NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAUSJAL maintains institutional affiliation with the global Jesuit network through Jesuits.Global and its Latin American coordination (jesuitas.lat), connecting with Jesuit provincial offices and apostolic works across the region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU): AJCU is the U.S. and Canadian regional network of Jesuit universities, structurally parallel to AUSJAL. AUSJAL and AJCU jointly operate the Inmersión Dual Virtual program, reflecting their close coordination on student mobility and faculty exchange across the Americas.
• Unión de Universidades de América Latina y el Caribe (UDUAL): UDUAL is the Latin American and Caribbean university association that aggregates Latin American universities across the region. Both AUSJAL and UDUAL are regional academic networks focused on Latin American higher education cooperation, mobility, and policy advocacy.
• Fe y Alegría: Fe y Alegría is a Jesuit-affiliated educational movement that operates schools and social programs across Latin America. AUSJAL and Fe y Alegría share a Jesuit mission and collaborate on educational initiatives, with AUSJAL presenting its Strategic Plan 2026-2031 at Fe y Alegría's 41st International Assembly.
• International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU): IAJU is the global association of Jesuit universities, of which AUSJAL is the Latin American member. Both organizations coordinate Jesuit higher education networks, faculty development, and international academic collaboration across shared Jesuit identity and Ignatian pedagogy.

Regional players

• Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL): ASAIHL is a regional university association serving Southeast Asia, structurally analogous to AUSJAL's regional network model. Both serve as convening bodies for academic cooperation, but ASAIHL operates in a different geography.

Others

• Council of Independent Colleges (CIC): CIC is a U.S. association of private, nonprofit colleges and universities. It is comparable to AUSJAL as a membership-based higher education association, though geography and Jesuit mission differ.
• Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal (Jesuits.Global): Jesuits.Global is the global communications network of the Society of Jesus. AUSJAL maintains institutional affiliation through this network to access Jesuit provincial offices and apostolic works, making it an ecosystem partner rather than a direct peer.

Broad incumbents

• European University Association (EUA): EUA is a large European university association that aggregates more than 850 universities and acts as a policy and advocacy voice. It is comparable to AUSJAL as a multi-country university network organization, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU): ACCU is a U.S.-based association of Catholic higher education institutions. While broader than AUSJAL because it includes non-Jesuit Catholic institutions, ACCU is comparable in mission and structure as a membership network supporting faith-based university collaboration.
• Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI): OEI is an intergovernmental organization for Ibero-American cooperation that funds and coordinates education, science, and culture programs across the region. AUSJAL operates in the same geographic and educational space, with OEI as a much larger government-backed counterpart.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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