Over the past 15 years, European cooperation in higher education has increased dramatically. In the same period, a large number of academic associations have come into beiing. A few insiders are familar with their names, but hardly anyone knows what they actually do. What is their history? What are their aims, their main activities, their publications and their most noteworthy projects? How are they governde? Where can they be contacted? This publication answers these and many other related questions. It attempts to shed light on the "inner workings" of the 37 most important academic networks in Europe in the form of standardisesd portraits. The book also contains short profiles ot important higher education associations from outside Europe, as well as a "postscript" analysis containing a short typology and history of European networks in the tertiary sector.