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.
[1] The IAE supports projects that are important for the scientific development of Egyptology and the international cooperation of Egyptologists.
The current Presidency, elected on 11 August 2023, consists of: Former Presidents were Torgny Säve-Söderbergh, William K. Simpson, Jaromír Málek, Dietrich Wildung [de], Christopher John Eyre, James Peter Allen, Chris Naunton, and Laure Pantalacci.
Since then it has been held at intervals of three or four years in Cairo, various cities in Europe, and in Toronto (Canada).