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ITU and Academia

​​​ITU Academia membership​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

ITU is working together with 194 Member States, +​1000 companies, international and regional organizations, including over 170 academic institutions, to shape the future through standards, policies, regulations, and recommendations.​​​

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​​​Benefits

  • Network with governments, ICT companies and other academia peers from all over the world 
  • Increase your technical knowledge
  • Become an editor or rapporteur of ITU documents
  • Share your expertise and access training and specialized seminars
  • Raise the profile of your institution at the international level
  • Engage in global and regional debates
  • Launch innovative public-private partnerships
  • Get free access to ITU publications available in digital format including databases ​ 
  • Contribute to international standards and best practices

ITU Academia can participate in the work
of all three sectors (ITU-R, ITU-T and ITU-D): 
  • 3'975 CHF a year (Developed Countries)
  • 1'987 CHF a year (Developing Countries)    

Participation in ITU Activities

ITU promotes the advancement of Academia institutions in ICTs through numerous initiatives:
Universities can take advantage of our online participation in workshops and study groups to minimize travel and related costs

 The presentation is available here. 




ITU Study Groups

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Each Sector of ITU has a number of Study Groups related to the sectors’ specific field. This is where ICT stakeholders from around the world come together to develop new standa​rds and approaches which shape the future of telecommunications. In Study Groups, Academia has the unique opportunity to influence the global ICT community’s thinking and common action on topics relevant to their area of expertise.
 
Study Groups: ITU-R  |  ITU-T  |  ITU-D​

Publications & Research

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​The publications portal ​will give you an opportunity to find the research findings in the domains of Cybersecurity, Emergency Telecommunications, Climate Change, Spectrum and Satellite Management, Broadband, Digital Divide, Optical Fiber, Cloud Computing, Radiowave Propagation and others.

 
If you are interested to contribute to the research on the specific topic, please, contact us.

ITU Kaleidoscope

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These forward-looking academic conferences are an essential forum for universities, industry and research institutions acro​ss diverse fields, fostering knowledge exchange and the identification of emerging ICT developments. Submit ​your ori​ginal research… you could win one of three Best Paper Awards and present your work to ITU for potential collaboration. Authors aged 30 or younger will also receive Young Author Recognition certificates. Accepted papers are ​published in the Conference Proceedings and IEEE Xplore, with noteworthy extended versions considered for publication in the ITU Journal. ​

ITU Journal

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The ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies (ITU J-FET) is an international, scholarly journal providing complete coverage of all communications and networking paradigms, free of charge for both readers and authors. The ITU Journal considers unpublished papers addressing fundamental and applied research, and also explores implications for policy and regulation, legal frameworks, the economy and society. ITU J-FET welcomes submissions at any time, and on any topic within its scope.

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ITU Secretary-General

​“ Scientific research is mission critical when it comes to connecting the world. ITU nurtures new knowledge, breaks ground, and creates standards and regulations our increasingly digital world depends on. Your expertise, knowledge and research are invaluable to our work. Join ITU in building a more innovative and inclusive digital future.”​

Doreen Bogdan-Martin
ITU Secretary-General
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ITU Academy

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ITU offers a wide and growing range of general and specialized courses on all aspects of telecommunications as experts, policy makers, and regulators meet to discuss emerging issues. ITU Academy is an ideal platform for professors and students to be involved with current changes in ICT, showcase their expertise, and use these courses as an integrated part of the curriculum.

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