| About
Universitas 21 Universitas
21 is an international network of 18 leading research-intensive
universities in nine countries. Collectively, its members enrol
about 500,000 students, employ around 40,000 academics and researchers
and have over 2 million alumni. Its purpose is to facilitate collaboration
and cooperation between the member universities and to create entrepreneurial
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
on three different levels:
- The first level encourages traditional collegial activities
such as student exchange programmes.
- The second level facilitates greater international collaboration
between members, such as the sharing of learning materials.
- The third level focuses on opportunities for entrepreneurial
activities. An example of this is U21Global(an online university
created in partnership with Thomson Learning).
All Universitas 21 member institutions are research-led, comprehensive
universities providing a strong quality assurance framework to the
network's activities.
For further information about the network and the member universities
please read our brochure Universitas 21: An International Network
of Higher Education published in October 2004. |