AMUM is a non-profit association created in the city of Marbella in 2009.

Its social purposes are: to promote understanding and friendship among university women around the world, regardless of their race, nationality, religion or politics; promote international cooperation, promote the development of education; represent university women in international organizations and encourage the full application of their knowledge and experience to solve problems that arise at any level of public life (national, regional or international), and encourage participation in their solution.

It currently has more than 90 members of different degrees and nationalities and belongs to the Spanish Federation of University Women, FEMU, the University Women of Europe, UWE, and the Graduate Women International, GWI.

GOALS

AMUM believes that education is the passport to the future, since tomorrow belongs to those who prepare today. As confirmed by multiple studies, education is – while being the cornerstone of the development of a society – the first barrier that women encounter in their efforts to enter the professional world.

The Spanish Association of University Women (AEMU), to which AMUM belongs since 2009, enjoys a long and prestigious history worldwide. She was one of the first to join the FIMU (International Federation of University Women), and she did so thanks to the drive and commitment of Clara Campoamor and María de Maeztu (president in the first years).

After the break of the Civil War, such illustrious women as Isabel García Lorca, Pilar Lago, Jimena Menéndez Pidal and Soledad Ortega refounded the association in 1953, although it did not survive more than four decades. It closed its doors in 1990.

At the beginning of this century, Spanish university universities began to reorganize to get Spain to re-enter the GWI. The federation has been present in the UN with voice, but without vote, since 1946, and, as education advisor, in UNESCO.

AMUM’s vision is to achieve a just and equal society, in which women participate fully in public, economic, professional and artistic life.

The focus of attention is on education: AMUM works to facilitate access to education for women, especially those who, due to social or economic circumstances, find greater obstacles in achieving that aspiration.

All the actions of the association are governed by the ideals of plurality, respect, equality, sorority and integrity.

Continuous cultural programming to promote the training of the population in the area of influence.

Active presence in the media with different topics.

I support members in their professional and personal achievements, as well as in difficult times.

Granting of study scholarships and monitoring of our scholarship recipients during their studies until they celebrate their degrees with them.

Collaboration with local institutions and NGOs established in the area.

Cooperation with international organizations within the UN such as:

• United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC)
• The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, (NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva, NGO CSW Geneva)
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)