About Universitas 21

Universitas 21 is an international network of 21 leading research-intensive universities in thirteen countries. Collectively, its members enrol over 650,000 students, employ over 130,000 staff and have over 2 million alumni. Their collective budgets amount to over US$13bn and has an annual research grant income of over US$3bn. The network's purpose is to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between the member universities and to create opportunities for them on a scale that none of them would be able to achieve operating independently or through traditional bilateral alliances. Established in 1997, Universitas 21 engages in a number of activities, informed by our core underlying principles: a global focus and perspective a commitment to excellence in all we do a commitment of those involved to collaborative and co-operative work and spirit while ensuring there are clear outcomes a determination to achieve added value a constant striving for innovation and the creation of multilateral opportunities for members sustainability of activity All Universitas 21 member institutions are research-led, comprehensive universities providing a strong quality assurance framework to the network's activities. A strategic plan for the period to 2012 was endorsed at the Annual Meeting held at McGill in April 2007 and can be found by clicking here, or on the box below. Click on the member list to find out more about each member university.