The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is a non-profit consortium of 23 research-intensive universities founded in 2000. It exists to advance high-impact, worldwide research collaboration and deliver positive impacts to domestic, regional and global communities.
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Members
As of 2026, the member institutions are:
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.
The Partnership Board comprises the Presidents, Vice-Chancellors or Rectors of the member universities and the WUN Executive Director.
Chair: Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana
Vice-Chair: Professor Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta