The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) is an umbrella organisation of national lay associations interested in the medical and non-medical aspects of epilepsy.

IBE has a vision of the world where everywhere fear and ignorance about epilepsy are replaced by understanding and care and provides an international and global platform for the representation of epilepsy in relation to national and international organizations and governments.

IBE addresses such social problems as education, employment, insurance, driving licence restrictions and public awareness. The Bureau also works in close liaison with the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE), an organisation of medical professionals involved in the medical and scientific issues of epilepsy and with the World Health Organization through the ILAE/IBE/WHO Global Campaign Against Epilepsy "Out of the Shadows".