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IARSA Federation

The IARSA Federation

The three national bodies of IARSA, in Nigeria, the United States and Ghana, working as one Federation. Every document that sets out how the Federation is led, governed and run is published here in full.

Governance of the Federation

How the Federation is led and run: its three tiers of leadership, the two council charters, the bylaws, the professional code, and how leadership passes from one term to the next.

  • Federation Leadership Structure

    The three tiers of the Federation: the Global Advisory Council, the Governing Council and the national Boards of Directors, and how each is appointed.

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  • Charter of the Federation Governing Council

    The establishment, mandate, composition, meetings and amendment of the Governing Council. Signed 10 November 2026.

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  • Charter of the Global Advisory Council

    The purpose, mandate, legal boundaries, membership and officers of the Global Advisory Council.

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  • Federation Bylaws

    Name, purpose and legal framework of the Federation, its organs, officers, territorial licences, discipline and admission of new member bodies.

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  • Professional Code of Ethics

    The Federation's seven-section professional code for research scholars, fellows and institutional administrators.

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  • Federation Succession Plan

    How the presidential leadership line advances, the timeline of succession and how vacancies are filled.

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  • Appointing Members: the Dual-Governance Model

    How the Global Advisory Council and the Governing Council work together, with the three-step pipeline and the governance responsibility matrix.

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Strategy and programmes

Where the Federation is going and the work it is running to get there.

The Federation Impact Profile

The Federation's account of its own work, in thirteen parts.

The IARSA Federation Impact Profile introduces the International Association of Research Scholars & Administrators (IARSA) as a tri-continental academic and policy consortium. Founded in 2015, the federation connects researchers, scholars, and administrative professionals across Nigeria, the United States, and Ghana to translate scientific data into practical development solutions.

The federation operates through three legally distinct regional anchors unified under a single digital ecosystem and shared professional standards:

  • Nigeria (Lagos Headquarters): Registered as an Incorporated Trustee (CAC No. 90173), IARSA Nigeria serves as the founding body and largest membership hub. It houses the Governing Council, coordinates grassroots sub-Saharan data collection, and convenes major annual conferences.
  • United States (Delaware): Incorporated as a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in Wilmington, Delaware, this hub acts as a gateway for global institutional partnerships, international grant procurement, and policy benchmarking.
  • Ghana (Accra): Operating as an independent think tank limited by guarantee, the Ghana body focuses on economic policy, education research, and West African scholarly collaboration.

IARSA drives measurable change across five specialized research divisions—education, economy, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and public health—through the following core initiatives.

The Association demonstrates how its unified global network, drives academic excellence, capacity building, and policy reform. Operating as an interconnected federation across Nigeria, the United States, and Ghana under a Master Intercompany Agreement, IARSA synthesizes grassroots data collection with international policy benchmarking. This structure allows us to respect local higher education laws and funding landscapes in the US, Nigeria, and Ghana, while maintaining a single, uncompromised global standard of academic integrity.