International Association of Egyptologists


The International Association of Egyptologists is the international professional association of Egyptologists. The association is a non-profit organization for the advancement of Egyptology. The IAE was founded in Copenhagen in 1947.
Within the framework of the association, questions relating to Egyptological studies are discussed. The association promotes the study of Egyptology in all its aspects on an international level.
The IAE supports projects that are important for the scientific development of Egyptology and the international cooperation of Egyptologists. It also acts as an intermediary in providing funding and human resources for such projects.
The association promotes the understanding of Egyptology among the general public by establishing contacts with support associations and other relevant institutions, and maintaining relationships with them.
The IAE is committed to preserving the cultural and historical heritage of the ancient inhabitants of the Nile Valley, specifically, the heritage of Ancient Egypt and the Sudan.
WWW iae-egyptology.org

Presidency

The current Presidency, elected on 11 August 2023, consists of:
Former Presidents were Torgny Säve-Söderbergh, William K. Simpson, Jaromír Málek,, Christopher John Eyre, James Peter Allen, Chris Naunton, and Laure Pantalacci.
Countries with more than 10 Egyptologists have a National Representative in the IAE Council.

Congresses

The association organizes an International Congress of Egyptologists every four years. The last of these congresses took place in August 2023 in Leiden.
The ICE split off from the International Congress of Orientalists in Paris in 1973. Since then it has been held at intervals of three or four years in Cairo, various cities in Europe, and in Toronto.
No.YearCity
1.1976Cairo
2.1979Grenoble
3.1982Toronto
4.1985Munich
5.1988Cairo
6.1991Turin
7.1995Cambridge
8.2000Cairo
9.2004Grenoble
10.2008Rhodes
11.2015Florence
12.2019Cairo
13.2023Leiden

Membership

The association has four types of membership:Professional Membership: for scholars who have an advanced degree in Egyptology, or in another scientific field but making significant contributions to Egyptology; Associate Membership: for non-scholars with a special interest in Egyptology and/or associated with amateur societies. Excluded are persons who are active in the antiquities trade; Student Membership: for students at recognized educational institutions, following a degree program in Egyptology; Honorary Membership: for individuals who have made a significant contribution to the development of Egyptology. Honorary Members are appointed by the General Assembly.