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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.
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| Abbreviation | WUN |
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| Formation | 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 |
Members edit
As of 2024, the member institutions are:[1]
The network is funded principally by its member universities, which each pay an annual subscription fee.
Structure edit
WUN is managed by a secretariat that is responsible for the operations, communications, and strategy implementation of the network.
Partnership Board edit
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