Higher Education

After touring Jesuit works in Denver, St. Louis, Houston, and New Orleans, Fr General Arturo Sosa landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to continue his official visitation of the Jesuit USA Central and Southern Province (UCS). His first stop was at the Centro Universitario Católico (CUC}...

“I was searching for something that would stretch my thinking and help me grow not just academically, but as a person”, says Elizabeth. “I wanted to understand the world better, to see things from different perspectives, and to prepare myself for a future where I could make a real difference.”

St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata (SXUK) is a Jesuit University in Kolkata, India. Established in 2017, and based on Ignatian principles of magis and cura personalis, the university carries forward the legacy of education by the Jesuits in India. With the vision to become one...

The conveners of ten working groups of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) met for the first time in Rome from December 15 to 16 with the aim of fostering collaboration and aligning efforts towards a common vision: Jesuit universities as agents of social transformation...

The Council of International Schools (CIS) Global Forum 2025 transformed Seville into a major international meeting point for educational leadership, drawing nearly 900 admissions and guidance professionals from around the globe. The Society of Jesus participated...

In 2021, JWL responded to students’ and graduates’ numerous requests for higher education in the Sinjar region and, in collaboration with Nadia’s Initiative, opened a learning centre in Sinuni, followed by a second one in Sinjar City in 2022. JWL’s Peace Leader programme...

More than 500 years ago – on September 1, 1523 – Ignatius of Loyola made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It was his fervent desire to live and work there as a simple servant of God until his death. However, with war in the region looming he was forced to return to Europe where he would...

“As a steward of the Masai Mara ecosystem I dream of a community that is dedicated to conservation efforts and wildlife protection”, says Ellyn. “l hope to see initiatives that focus on preserving the natural habitats, biodiversity, and wildlife population that make our region so special...”

“We’re here today to prove how we Waorani can stand up for ourselves, that a Waorani is capable of studying and going ahead”, said Laura, a graduate of the Ecotourism programme, during her graduation speech. “For us, studying means continuing the fight for our rights...”

In German, people say that things that naturally belong together go together “like a pot and a lid”. That’s exactly how Jesuits and education fit. From the very beginning, theological and philosophical education have been a cornerstone of the Jesuit order...

Emerging from last year’s Second Session of the General Assembly of Synod, the Church is entering into a responsive moment, an Implementation Phase, that calls forth local engagement in parish communities, theological schools, and episcopal centres...

Institutional leaders from Jesuit universities all over the globe are meeting in Bogota, Colombia, in the 2025 Assembly of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) to reflect on their mission in an increasingly fragmented and secular world...