Worldwide Universities Network

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Worldwide Universities Network

Abbreviation	WUN
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.ac.uk

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.

As of 2024, the member institutions are:^[1]

Country	Institution
Australia	University of Technology Sydney
Brazil	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Canada	University of Alberta
China	Renmin University of China
Germany	Ruhr University Bochum
Ghana	University of Ghana
Hong Kong	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mexico	Tecnológico de Monterrey
Netherlands	Maastricht University
New Zealand	University of Auckland
South Africa	University of Cape Town University of Pretoria
Switzerland	University of Lausanne
Taiwan	National Cheng Kung University
Thailand	Mahidol University
Uganda	Makerere University
United Kingdom	University of Bristol University of Exeter University of Leeds The University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of York
United States	University of Rochester

The network is funded principally by its member universities, which each pay an annual subscription fee.

WUN is managed by a secretariat that is responsible for the operations, communications, and strategy implementation of the network.

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

• Official website