Worldwide Universities Network

Consortium of 24 research-intensive universities

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.

Members

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

Institution
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