TheInternational Association of Chaplains in Higher Education (IACHE) is an international multifaith professional association for chaplains in higher education.
Our goals are to:
Encourage and promote international professional collaboration among higher education chaplains of all traditions.
Facilitate the coordination of a global conference to be held every 4 years.
Support the establishment of regional chaplaincy associations and conferences.
Act as a consultative body on issues affecting chaplaincy internationally.
Encourage the strengthening of chaplaincy with particular emphasis on partnerships in the developing world.
Provide a model code of ethics for chaplains.
Global Conferences We are committed to the importance of a global conference for higher education chaplaincy every 4 years. As we serve in higher education around the world, we witness the benefits of and the need for further connecting and building understanding around our interconnected world.
Our conferences offer an excellent combination of learning, networking, and exchanging of what is happening in chaplaincy in higher education throughout the world, and they lead to new connections that benefit our students, faculty, and staff colleagues.
Global Conference 2026 Our next Global Conference will be held in Mainz, Germany, June 8-12, 2026. The website for registration and the call for papers is here.
Past Conference Our most recent Global Conference was held in Sheffield, England, June 13-17, 2022. For more information, click here.