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The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Tecnológico de Monterrey are listed number 1 and 4 respectively, in the 2020 Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings 2020.
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Bringing together global agendas with local realities.
On 21 July 2020 a group of global representatives crossed sectors, borders and time zones to come together at the virtual UN Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on gender equality.
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U21 is delighted to share news of the successful projects submitted to the Researcher Resilience Fund created as part of U21’s response to supporting its members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A team led by UQ with colleagues from University of Johannesburg and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile was granted US$15,000 from U21's Global Education Enhancement Fund to develop a suite of online clinical skills resources.
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Universitas 21 is delighted to announce that Professor Jenny Dixon of the University of Auckland will be its new Provost. She will take up her secondment role in January 2021 for a three-year term, succeeding Professor Bairbre Redmond. Professor Dixon is currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategic Engagement) at the University of Auckland.
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U21 members KU Leuven and the University of Melbourne, will fund thirty joint doctoral projects strengthening in their partnership and offering global opportunity to their students.
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The conference is an interdisciplinary event open to Higher Degree Research and Honours Arts and Social Sciences students from University of New South Wales and other universities. This year’s conference will be held online on the 16- 17 September 2020.
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Professor Shearer West, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Nottingham reflects on the the ability of universities to adapt to new circumstances and their essential part of the solution in post-Covid recovery.
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Professor Agarwal was due to be presented with his award at U21’s Annual General Meeting and Presidential Symposium at the University of Zurich in May, but the current global pandemic sadly saw the face to face event cancelled.
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Find out Roots Africa, winners of the most innovative category in RISE 2019, are coping in lockdown.
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U21 is delighted to announce the winners of the Global Education Enhancement Fund offering $5,000 per institution to support members in delivering and enhancing higher education for a rapidly changing and uncertain future.
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U21's Researcher Resilience Fund aims to support the development of the network’s PhD and early career researchers. This fund is specifically designed to develop researchers' capability and capacity to work digitally or virtually in order to adapt to life as a researcher post-COVID-19.
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We are delighted to announce the winners of the U21 Symposium hosted by the University of Zurich.
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U21 has published its ninth and final annual ranking of national systems of higher education, a unique report produced under the leadership of Professor Ross Williams at the University of Melbourne.
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U21 Universities have once again performed well in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, with The University of Auckland topping the table for the second year running and 6 others making the top 75.
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U21 has published new research: ‘Exploring the impact of student mobility and extracurricular engagement on academic performance and graduate outcomes’. The study offers new insights into students’ experiences of higher education, and makes recommendations for the sector to support students in unlocking the potential benefits of these experiences for their personal and professional development.
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Read how the Foodprint social supermarket and food distribution network has managed to adapt its operations to continue serving the local community.
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The University of Melbourne and University of California, Davis, triumph
Universitas 21 (U21) and PwC are pleased to announce the three winners of the U21/PwC Innovation Challenge competition 2019/20. Congratulations to James Tait from the University of Melbourne, Daniel Student from the University of California, Davis and Christopher Girardi also from the University of Melbourne.
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There has never been a better time to harness the collaborative power of the network, in light of this unprecedented emergency.
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With much regret the U21 AGM and Presidential Meetings which were to be held at the University of Zurich in May 2020 have been cancelled.
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Congratulations to the University of California, Davis and the University of Maryland, two outstanding U21 universities which have been awarded the 2020 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalisation in the NAFSA Awards.
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The U21 Gilbert Medal Award 2020, which recognises an outstanding contribution to international higher education, has been awarded to Professor Anant Agarwal.
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U21 is very saddened to note the recent death of Professor David Clarke, Professor at The University of Melbourne and Director of the International Centre for Classroom Research (ICCR).
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The Chair of the U21 network, Professor Sir David Eastwood, has expressed the network’s solidarity with colleagues in its member universities in China and Asia, as they cope with the impact of COVID-19.
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An update on arrangements for U21 meetings in the coming months.
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University College Dublin (UCD) and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have today signed an agreement of co-operation. The agreement, to further develop education, research, innovation and cultural links between the both institutions, builds on a strategic partnership agreement signed in September 2014.
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U21 announces the winners of its 2019 RISE Challenge U21’s newest student opportunity, which showcases student-led projects based on an aspect of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Students
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The RISE (Real Impact on Society and Environment) Showcase and Awards have now launched, celebrating and supporting the best student-led projects in sustainable development, social enterprise and non-profit innovation from across the U21 network.
16 entries have been received and all are ready to scale up their activities, with your help!
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The 2020 U21 Awards have been won by remarkable leaders; Dr Diana Farmer from the University of California, Davis and Lydie Faure-Kilgannon from The University of Auckland.
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University College Dublin and the University of Nottingham have the first College-to-College/ Faculty-to-Faculty Memorandum of Understanding under the auspices of the U21 Network.