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{{Short description|Consortium of 24 research-intensive universities}}
{{One source|date=November 2022}}
{{COI|date=October 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox organization
| formation                = {{start date and age|2000}}
| logo                     = Worldwide Universities Network logo.svg
| abbreviation             = WUN
| headquarters             = Discovery Way, [[University of Leeds]], Leeds, UK
| membership               = 24 institutions
| leader_title             = Chair
| leader_name              = Bill Flanagan, [[University of Alberta]]
| leader_title2            = Executive Director
| leader_name2             = [[Peter Lennie]]
| leader_title3            = Secretary General
| leader_name3             = Mike Hasenmueller
| website                  = {{official url}}
}}
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 2025, the member institutions are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Members |url=https://wun.ac.uk/wun/members/ |publisher=WUN |access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country
!Institution 
|-
| {{Flag|Australia}}
| [[Griffith University]]<br/>[[University of Technology Sydney]] <br/> [[University of Queensland]]
|-
| {{Flag|Brazil}}
| [[Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais]]
|-
| {{Flag|Canada}}
| [[University of Alberta]]
|-
| {{Flag|Germany}}
| [[Ruhr University Bochum]]
|-
| {{Flag|Ghana}}
| [[University of Ghana]]
|-
| {{Flag|Hong Kong}}
| [[Chinese University of Hong Kong|The Chinese University of Hong Kong]]
|-
| {{Flag|Japan}}
| [[University of Tsukuba]]
|-
| {{Flag|Mexico}}
| [[Tecnológico de Monterrey]]
|-
| {{Flag|Netherlands}}
| [[Maastricht University]]
|-
| {{Flag|New Zealand}}
| [[The University of Auckland|University of Auckland]]
|-
| {{Flag|South Africa}}
| [[University of Cape Town]]<br/>[[University of Pretoria]]
|-
| {{Flag|Switzerland}}
| [[University of Lausanne]]
|-
| {{Flag|Taiwan}}
| [[National Cheng Kung University]]
|-
| {{Flag|Thailand}}
| [[Mahidol University]]
|-
| {{Flag|Uganda}}
| [[Makerere University]]
|-
| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[University of Bristol]]<br/>[[University of Exeter]]<br/>[[University of Leeds]]<br/>[[University of Sheffield]]<br/>[[University of York]]
|-
| {{Flag|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 [https://www.ualberta.ca/en/president/bill-flanagan-biography.html Bill Flanagan], President and Vice-Chancellor, [[University of Alberta]]
* '''Vice-Chair:''' Professor [https://www.ug.edu.gh/vice-chancellor/biography-professor-nana-aba-appiah-amfo Nana Aba Appiah Amfo], Vice-Chancellor, [[University of Ghana]]

'''Board members'''
*Professor [https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about-us/about-the-university/the-university/governance-and-committees/management-team/vice-chancellor.html Dawn Freshwater], Vice-Chancellor, [https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en.html The University of Auckland]
*Professor [https://www.bristol.ac.uk/university/governance/executive/vice-chancellor-and-president/ Evelyn Welch], Vice-Chancellor, [[University of Bristol]]
*Professor [https://www.uct.ac.za/contacts/mosa-moshabela. Mosa Moshabela], Vice-Chancellor, [[University of Cape Town]]
*Professor [https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/med/cpy/Research/DennisLo.htm Dennis Lo], Vice-Chancellor, [[The Chinese University of Hong Kong]]
*Professor [https://www.exeter.ac.uk/about/governance/managed/executive/vicechancellor/ Lisa Roberts], President, University of Exeter
*Professor [https://www.griffith.edu.au/office-vice-chancellor/university-executive/carolyn-evans. Carolyn Evans], Vice-Chancellor and President, [[Griffith University]]
*Professor [https://www.unil.ch/central/fr/home/menuinst/organisation/direction/f-herman.html Frédéric Herman], Rector, [[University of Lausanne]]
*Professor [https://www.leeds.ac.uk/university-executive/dir-record/profiles/22832/professor-shearer-west. Shearer West], Vice-Chancellor, [[University of Leeds]]
*Professor [https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/organisation/executive-board/prof-dr-rianne-letschert Rianne Letschert], President, [[Maastricht University]]
*Professor [[Piyamitr Sritara]], President, [[Mahidol University]]
*Professor [https://governance.mak.ac.ug/node/24/biography Barnabas Nawangwe], Vice-Chancellor, [[Makerere University]]
*Professor Sandra Almeida, Rector, [https://ufmg.br Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais]
*Dr [https://tec.mx/es/conocenos/oficina-del-rector-y-presidente-ejecutivo#:~:text=David%20Garza,-Rector%20y%20Presidente&text=Es%20Ingeniero%20en%20Sistemas%20Computacionales%20por%20el%20Tecnológico%20de%20Monterrey,en%20diversos%20proyectos%20de%20empresas. David Garza], Rector, [[Tecnológico de Monterrey]]
*Professor [https://web.ncku.edu.tw/p/404-1000-249549.php?Lang=en Meng-Ru Shen], President, [[National Cheng Kung University]]
*Professor [https://www.up.ac.za/faculty-of-engineering-built-environment-it/news/post_3231965-prof-francis-petersen-appointed-as-vice-chancellor-and-principal-of-the-university-of-pretoria. Francis Petersen], Vice-Chancellor and Principal, [[University of Pretoria]]
*Professor [https://about.uq.edu.au/governance-and-organisational-structure/vice-chancellor-and-president Deborah Terry],  Vice-Chancellor and President, [[University of Queensland]]
*Professor [https://www.rochester.edu/president/about-sarah-mangelsdorf/Sarah Sarah Mangelsdorf], President, [[University of Rochester]]
*Professor Dr [[Martin Paul (professor)|Martin Paul]], Rector, [[Ruhr University Bochum]] 
*Professor [https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/vc/biography Koen Lamberts], Vice-Chancellor, [[The University of Sheffield]]
*Professor [https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Andrew.Parfitt Andrew Parfitt], Vice-Chancellor and President, [[University of Technology Sydney]]
*Professor Dr [https://ocw.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/lecturer/nagata/ Kyosuke Nagata], President, [[University of Tsukuba]]
*Professor [[Charlie Jeffery]], Vice-Chancellor and President, [[University of York]]
*Professor [[Peter Lennie]], WUN Executive Director

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website}}

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