Senior Leaders' Group

Senior Leaders - University of Auckland
Senior Leaders Pictured in 2019 at the University of Auckland

Each member university nominates one senior member of staff as a U21 Senior Leader, to take an active liaison role with the U21 network and the network administration. The U21 Senior Leader, with support in their own university, acts a channel of communication, ensuring that relevant colleagues in their own university are informed about opportunities for students and staff arising from membership of U21.

Typically, the Senior Leader holds a very senior post in their university with sufficient seniority to speak and make decisions on behalf of their own university and sufficient awareness of the international higher education policy and strategy to be able to contribute to the network’s debates and decision making. The Provost works closely with Senior Leaders and particularly with the Chair of the Senior Leaders' Network. The Senior Leaders meet twice a year in face-to-face meetings.

Chair of the Senior Leaders' Group

Dr Peter Lievens

Key Contact

Events

  • Shot of the National University of Singapore

    The U21 Senior Leaders' Meeting currently takes place twice a year, once in October and during the AGM week every April. This is open to all U21 Senior Leaders from member institutions, or university delegates participating on behalf of their Senior Leader.

    18-20 October 2023
    National University of Singapore
  • Global Data

    The U21 Global Education meeting will be the first opportunity to bring together colleagues from the U21 Student Experience and Educational Innovation clusters with U21 Senior Leaders. This will be the first event of a pilot series of face-to-face meetings to further strengthen connections between U21 Senior Leaders and cluster groups.

    23-25 October 2024
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • AGM 2025 header

    Presidents and Vice-Chancellors of U21 member universities, along with U21 Senior Leaders, are invited to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting and Symposium. This event will provide an opportunity to reconnect with peers in person to discuss matters of importance to the network and to shape the forthcoming year's agenda. The theme for the 2025 U21 Presidential Symposium, “Imagining the Future of Higher Education: Ensuring Equitable and Inclusive Engagement,” will create a platform for a robust conversation about what it means for our institutions and our network to promote equitable and inclusive global engagement through research, education, and public service.

    7 - 9 May 2025

Representative Group