Worldwide Universities Network
Consortium of 24 research-intensive universities
Abbreviation | WUN |
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Formation | 2000; 24 years ago (2000) |
Headquarters | Discovery Way, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK |
Membership | 23 institutions |
Chair | Bill Flanagan, University of Alberta |
Executive Director | Peter Lennie |
Secretary General | Mike Hasenmueller |
Website | wun |
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is a non-profit consortium of 23 research-intensive universities founded in 2000. It provides financial and infrastructural support to member universities to support international research collaboration.
Members
As of 2024, the member institutions are:[1]
Institution |
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University of Technology Sydney |
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
University of Alberta |
Renmin University of China |
Ruhr University Bochum |
University of Ghana |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Tecnológico de Monterrey |
Maastricht University |
University of Auckland |
University of Cape Town University of Pretoria |
University of Lausanne |
National Cheng Kung University |
Mahidol University |
Makerere University |
University of Bristol University of Exeter University of Leeds The University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of York |
University of Rochester |
The network is funded principally by its member universities, which each pay an annual subscription fee.
Structure
WUN is managed by a secretariat that is responsible for the operations, communications, and strategy implementation of the network.
Partnership Board
The Partnership Board comprises the Presidents, Vice-Chancellors or Rectors of the member universities and the WUN Executive Director.
- Chair: Professor Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta
- Vice-Chair: Professor Sandra Almeida, Rector, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Board members
- Professor Dawn Freshwater, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Auckland
- Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol
- Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy, Acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town
- Professor Rocky Tuan, Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Professor Lisa Roberts, President, University of Exeter
- Professor Nana Aba Amfo, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana
- Professor Frédéric Herman, Rector, University of Lausanne
- Professor Hai-Sui Yu, Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds
- Professor Rianne Letschert, President, Maastricht University
- Professor Banchong Mahaisavariya, President, Mahidol University
- Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice-Chancellor, Makerere University
- Dr David Garza, Rector, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Professor Meng-Ru Shen, President, National Cheng Kung University
- Professor Themba Mosia, Interim Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria
- Professor Lin Shangli, President, Renmin University of China
- Professor Sarah Mangelsdorf, President, University of Rochester
- Professor Dr Martin Paul, Rector, Ruhr University Bochum
- Professor Koen Lamberts, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sheffield
- Professor Mark E. Smith, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton
- Professor Andrew Parfitt, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Technology Sydney
- Professor Charlie Jeffery, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of York
- Professor Peter Lennie, WUN Executive Director
References
- ^ "Members". WUN. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
External links
- Official website
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Worldwide Universities Network
- Australia
- Technology Sydney
- Brazil
- Minas Gerais
- Canada
- Alberta
- China
- Renmin
- Germany
- Ruhr Bochum
- Ghana
- Ghana
- Hong Kong
- Chinese
- Mexico
- Monterrey
- Netherlands
- Maastricht
- New Zealand
- Auckland
- South Africa
- Cape Town
- Pretoria
- Switzerland
- Lausanne
- Taiwan
- Cheng Kung
- Thailand
- Mahidol
- Uganda
- Makerere
- United Kingdom
- Bristol
- Exeter
- Leeds
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- York
- United States
- Rochester