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The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) is an international organization based in Laxenburg, Austria. It is the first global institution of its kind, dedicated to overcoming current shortcomings in knowledge and practice in the field of anti-corruption and seeking to empower professionals for tomorrow's challenges. The Academy offers standardized and tailor-made training, academic degree programs, opportunities for dialogue and networking, and anti-corruption think-tank and benchmarking activities. It provides a new, holistic approach to anti-corruption education and research, delivers and facilitates anti-corruption training for practitioners from all sectors of society, and provides technical support and assistance. International cooperation, knowledge and experiences, and mutual support are fundamental aspects of IACA's mandate. The United Nations Office initiated the organization on Drugs and Crime, INTERPOL, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the Republic of Austria, and other stakeholders. It became an international organization on 8 March 2011 and currently has a constituency of 73 Parties, including three international organizations. IACA is an observer to the UN General Assembly, the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and the International Organization for Migration. An array of international resolutions has explicitly welcomed it. IACA observes geographical and cultural diversity and seeks broad partnerships with public and private sector institutions, international and non-governmental organizations, and civil society. It collaborates with these partners to co-organize anti-corruption training and participates in other international events as a co-sponsor or expertise provider. In providing anti-corruption education and research, IACA draws on an unwavering drive towards excellence, a spirit of innovation, and a commitment to rendering itself accessible to individuals from all over the globe. Our principal mission is to deliver and facilitate anti-corruption education and training for professionals and practitioners from all sectors. We provide research and platforms for dialogue and networking, bringing together field specialists to allow for the development of grounded, sustainable strategies and guidelines. Our holistic curricula address a wide range of disciplines and cater to various regions of the world. Furthermore, we advance an understanding of the cross-cutting and destructive nature of corruption and call for a broader contextualization. We encourage the social responsibility of all sectors and a change of attitudes in this regard. We are strongly committed to international cooperation, direct dialogue, and broad partnerships as a means for expertise exchange and greater solidarity in the fight against corruption. We view an unwavering No! to corruption as a fundamental right for all our societies. Therefore, our vision is to contribute substantially to the global fight against corruption and become the leading educational institution in promulgating it. We are an international, innovative, and globally renowned center of excellence, which empowers professionals. We advance the goals of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, promote the rule of law, and provide support and technical assistance for states, organizations, corporations, and other stakeholders. As corruption knows no borders, affects all countries and sectors of society, and cannot be remedied with traditional educational methods alone, our vision is to tackle this global phenomenon with a new and holistic approach. Our values reflect our practices. We hold integrity, credibility, accountability, transparency, ethical values, and merit-based systems in the highest regard. Impartiality and maintaining an unbiased position are also our core values. All our work shall be driven by excellence. We value the relationships we have developed with our students, staff, and stakeholders. We strive to ensure geographical diversity. Our values conform to the significant international anti-corruption instruments and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We are loyal to these values, institutionally and personally, and committedly take over the responsibility of adhering to them. View full university