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| Abbreviation | WUN | 
|---|---|
| Formation | 2000 | 
Membership    | 24 institutions | 
Chair  | Professor Sandra Almeida, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | 
Executive Director  | Peter Lennie | 
Head of Secretariat  | Mike Hasenmueller | 
| Website | wun | 
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 and academic mobility.
Members
As of 2022, the member institutions are:[1]
- University of Alberta
 - University of Auckland
 - University of Bergen
 - University of Bristol
 - University of Cape Town
 - Chinese University of Hong Kong
 - University College Dublin
 - University of Ghana
 - University of Lausanne
 - University of Leeds
 - Maastricht University
 - Mahidol University
 - Makerere University
 - National Cheng Kung University
 - University of Pretoria
 - Renmin University of China
 - University of Rochester
 - Ruhr University Bochum
 - University of Sheffield
 - University of Southampton
 - Tecnológico de Monterrey
 - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
 - University of Technology Sydney
 - University of York
 
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 Sandra Almeida, Rector, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
 - Vice-Chair: Professor Dawn Freshwater, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Auckland
 
Board members
- Professor Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta
 - Professor Margareth Hagen, Rector, University of Bergen
 - Professor Hugh Brady, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol
 - Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town
 - Professor Andrew Deeks, President, University College Dublin
 - Professor Nana Aba Amfo, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana
 - Professor Rocky Tuan, Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 - Professor Frédéric Herman, Rector, University of Lausanne
 - Professor Simone Buitendijk, Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds
 - Professor Rianne Letschert, President, Maastricht University
 - Professor Banchong Mahaisavariya, President, Mahidol University
 - Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice-Chancellor, Makerere University
 - Professor Huey-Jen Jenny Su, President, National Cheng Kung University
 - Professor Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria
 - Professor Liu Wei, 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
 - Dr David Garza, Rector, Tecnológico de Monterrey
 - Professor Charlie Jeffery, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of York
 - Professor Peter Lennie, WUN Executive Director
 
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