The International Antarctic Institute will work towards establishing multi-institute degrees whereby students will enrol in their home institutions (an International Antarctic Institute -affiliated university) and take up to an agreed proportion of their course units at other member institutions. The units taken during this exchange will be credited through their home university. A masters in Antarctic Science will be available in 2008. Degrees would be jointly badged by the participating institutions of the International Antarctic Institute.

Members and associated members presently include institutes from: Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom and the United States of America. The International Antarctic Institute is open to institutes who presently or potentially have an Antarctic educational mandate.