In 2021, Seton Hall University received the honor of being accepted into the prestigious International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), a world-renowned international organization of more than 200 Catholic universities worldwide.
Created in 1924 and based in Paris, and marked both by its geographical extension and its cultural richness, the IFCU defends and promotes the mission and social responsibility of Catholic universities in a spirit of inter-university solidarity.
The vocation of the Federation is:
Membership in the IFCU opens the door to a wealth of new opportunities for Seton Hall, including:
In his letter to Isabel Capeloa Gil, president of the IFCU, Seton Hall University president Joseph E. Nyre emphasized the significance of joining such a prestigious international institution:
"It is important for Seton Hall University to be part of the International Federation of Catholic Universities and share the great wealth that comes from the encounter between so many universities, as Pope Francis said to the members of the IFCU in audience in the Vatican in 2017. The IFCU is called to take up the moral imperative of striving to achieve a more united international academic community, and Seton Hall University is up to the task to help answer that call."
The University will guide a working group of IFCU scholars on how to infuse the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and share best practices from its own application in the Program of Catholic Studies.
Seton Hall University establishes global dialogue of shared ideas and practices with the Catholic University of South Sudan through the International Federation of Catholic Universities.
Collaboration with world-renowned academic community fosters pedagogical innovation, international scientific collaboration and multidisciplinary research.