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Universitas 21 (U21) is an international network of 21 leading research-intensive universities in thirteen countries. Collectively, its members enrol over 650,000 students, employ over 130,000 staff and have over 2 million alumni. Their collective budgets amount to over US$13bn and they jointly have an annual research grant income of over US$3bn.

The purpose of Universitas 21 is to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between the member universities and to create opportunities for them on a scale that none of them would be able to achieve operating independently or through traditional bilateral alliances.

Established in 1997, Universitas 21 engages in a number of activities, informed by core underlying principles:

  • a global focus and perspective
  • a commitment to excellence in all we do
  • a commitment of those involved to collaborative and co-operative work and spirit while ensuring there are clear outcomes
  • a determination to achieve added value
  • a constant striving for innovation and the creation of multilateral opportunities for members
  • sustainability of activity

All Universitas 21 member institutions are research-led, comprehensive universities providing a strong quality assurance framework to the network's activities.


Members

  1. University of Auckland, New Zealand*
  2. University of Birmingham, UK
  3. University of British Columbia, Canada **
  4. Delhi University, India*
  5. University College Dublin, Ireland
  6. University of Edinburgh, Scotland
  7. Fudan University, China
  8. University of Glasgow, Scotland
  9. University of Hong Kong **
  10. Korea University, Korea
  11. Lund University, Sweden **
  12. University of Melbourne, Australia *
  13. McGill University, Canada
  14. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico **
  15. University of New South Wales, Australia *
  16. University of Nottingham, England
  17. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
  18. University of Queensland Australia *
  19. National University of Singapore, Singapore
  20. University of Virginia, United States *
  21. Waseda University, Japan

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