The table shows the services for and privileges of alumni* and participants of regular, online and tailor-made short courses.
| Privileges | Alumni* | short (online) course certified participants |
| Alumni E-update | direct e-mailing | downloadable from website |
| Update (paper) newsletter | direct mailing | downloadable from website |
| Access to alumni website of IHE | yes | yes |
| Access to online library | yes, via log-in | no |
| Online access to fellow alumni addresses | yes, via log-in | no |
| Discounts on courses | yes | no |
| Discounts on publications / books | yes | no |
| Refresher Seminars | yes | no |
| Possibility to join country alumni association | yes | Depends on Alumni association |
| E-mail announcements of new courses | yes | yes |
| Hard copy of the annual Short Course / Online Course Brochure | yes, printed in the Update | no |
| Electronic version of the annual Short Course / Online Course Brochure | direct e-mailing | direct e-mailing |
| Invitation Alumni Gatherings | yes | no |
*) UNESCO-IHE Defines alumni as follows: a UNESCO-IHE alumnus completed a Diploma Course (till 1995), the Port Seminar (till 2000), a PhD, MSc, MEng Course or completed at least three Regular (or Online) Short Courses with certificate or credit points.
