# Worldwide Universities Network

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is a non-profit consortium of 24 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:
| Country | Institution |
| Australia | Griffith University 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 |
| Japan | University of Tsukuba |
| 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 University of Sheffield University of York |
| United States | 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
* Professor Mosa Moshabela, 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 Carolyn Evans, Vice-Chancellor and President, Griffith University
* Professor Frédéric Herman, Rector, University of Lausanne
* Professor Shearer West, Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds
* Professor Letschert, President, Maastricht University
* Professor Piyamitr Sritara, 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 Francis Petersen, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria
* Professor Lin Shangli, President, Renmin University of China
* Professor Mangelsdorf, President, University of Rochester
* Professor Dr Martin Paul, Rector, Ruhr University Bochum
* Professor Koen Lamberts, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sheffield
* Professor Andrew Parfitt, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Technology Sydney
* Professor Dr Kyosuke Nagata, President, University of Tsukuba
* Professor Charlie Jeffery, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of York
* Professor Peter Lennie, WUN Executive Director