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'''Universitas 21''' is an international network of research-intensive universities, established as an "international reference point and resource for strategic thinking on issues of global significance." Together, there are 500,000 students and 40,000 academians and researchers associated with these universities, which have over 2 million alumni.
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| formation = 1997
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| leader_title = Provost
| leader_name = Jenny Dixon
| headquarters = ], United Kingdom
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'''Universitas 21''' ('''U21''') is an international network of research-intensive universities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://universitas21.com/about-us|title=About Universitas 21|website=www.universitas21.com|access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalmaryland.umd.edu/content/universitas-21|title=Universitas 21 {{!}} Global Maryland, University of Maryland|website=globalmaryland.umd.edu|language=en|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://student.unsw.edu.au/u21|title=Universitas 21 {{!}} UNSW Current Students|website=student.unsw.edu.au|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Founded in ] in 1997 with 11 members, it has grown to include twenty-nine member universities in nineteen countries and territories.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://universitas21.com/what-we-do/about-us|title=About Universitas 21|website=universitas21.com|language=en|access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="21members">{{cite web|url= https://universitas21.com/u21-members/our-members |title=Member List|website=www.universitas21.com|access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref>


The universities collaborate on student experience, researcher engagement and educational innovation. It offers various student competitions including the Three Minute Thesis (3MT), the U21/PwC Innovation Challenge and the RISE (Real Impact on Society and Environment) Showcase.
Founded in ], Universitas 21 currently has 17 member universities in 10 different countries and territories. ] in ] joined the network in ].


Since 2012, Universitas 21 has commissioned the "U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems". Produced by researchers at the ], this ranking aims to show which countries create a "strong environment" that allows universities to contribute to growth, provide a high-quality student experience and help institutions compete globally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/419906.article|title = UK is 10th among best global environments for universities|date = 11 May 2012}}</ref> It evaluates the standing of national higher education systems by providing rankings in four broad areas: resources, environment, connectivity and output. The rankings are then combined to provide an overall ranking.<ref>Williams et al. (2013), p.600.</ref> The ranking is then adjusted by ], which allows countries to be compared to others at a similar stage of economic development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://universitas21.com/what-we-do/u21-rankings/u21-ranking-national-higher-education-systems-2020|title=U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems 2020{{!}} Universitas 21|website=universitas21.com|language=en|access-date=2021-01-16}}</ref> The 2013 study, which serves as the primary reference for the Universitas 21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems, reveals that countries with high output rankings generally demonstrate strong resource indicators. It further establishes a positive correlation between research output and government funding, specifically in research and development (R&D).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Williams|first=Ross|last2=de Rassenfosse|first2=Gaétan|last3=Jensen|first3=Paul|last4=Marginson|first4=Simon|title=The determinants of quality national higher education systems|date=2013|journal=Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management|volume=35|issue=6|pages=599–611|doi=10.1080/1360080X.2013.854288|author-link2=Gaétan de Rassenfosse}}</ref>
In ], Universitas 21, in a collaborative effort with ], formed an online university called ], with its headquarters in ]. The program is administered and quality-assured by U21pedagogica Ltd., chartered in ] and headquartered in ] (]), near the historic grounds of the ] &ndash; a ] as designated by the ].


Universitas 21 has Consultative Status with the Economic & Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/home|title=UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC and SOCIAL COUNCIL|website=www.un.org|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref>
==Universitas 21 member institutions==


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===East Asia=== ==U21Global==
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U21Global was a for-profit university formed in June 2001 in ] as a joint venture between Universitas 21 and ] (which later became ]).
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In late 2007, Cengage Learning sold its entire 50% in U21Global share to Mauritius-based Manipal Universal Learning International for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/g9UsuulACmvLop2UTAR7oK/Manipal-group-buys-50-in-online-varsity.html |title=Manipal group buys 50% in online varsity |author=Staff Writer |newspaper=] |date=2007-11-14 |access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> In 2010, the Universitas 21 shareholding was diluted to 25 per cent, with only 10 universities continuing to hold equity.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/manipal-to-control-u21global/story-e6frgcjx-1225823749309 |title=Manipal to Control U21Global |author=Trounson, Andrew |newspaper=] |date=2010-01-27 |access-date=2013-09-18}}</ref> The university now trades as ] and has no remaining connection with Universitas 21.
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Global network of research-intensive universities

Universitas 21
Formation1997
TypeEducation and research
HeadquartersBirmingham, United Kingdom
Region served Global
ProvostJenny Dixon
WebsiteU21 Universitas21

Universitas 21 (U21) is an international network of research-intensive universities. Founded in Melbourne, Australia in 1997 with 11 members, it has grown to include twenty-nine member universities in nineteen countries and territories.

The universities collaborate on student experience, researcher engagement and educational innovation. It offers various student competitions including the Three Minute Thesis (3MT), the U21/PwC Innovation Challenge and the RISE (Real Impact on Society and Environment) Showcase.

Since 2012, Universitas 21 has commissioned the "U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems". Produced by researchers at the University of Melbourne, this ranking aims to show which countries create a "strong environment" that allows universities to contribute to growth, provide a high-quality student experience and help institutions compete globally. It evaluates the standing of national higher education systems by providing rankings in four broad areas: resources, environment, connectivity and output. The rankings are then combined to provide an overall ranking. The ranking is then adjusted by GDP per capita, which allows countries to be compared to others at a similar stage of economic development. The 2013 study, which serves as the primary reference for the Universitas 21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems, reveals that countries with high output rankings generally demonstrate strong resource indicators. It further establishes a positive correlation between research output and government funding, specifically in research and development (R&D).

Universitas 21 has Consultative Status with the Economic & Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC).

Members

Country Institution
 Australia University of Melbourne
University of New South Wales
University of Queensland
University of Sydney
 Belgium KU Leuven
 Canada McMaster University
 Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
 China Fudan University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 Hong Kong University of Hong Kong
 India University of Delhi
 Indonesia Universitas Gadjah Mada
 Ireland University College Dublin
 Japan Waseda University
 Mexico Tecnológico de Monterrey
 Netherlands University of Amsterdam
 New Zealand University of Auckland
 Singapore National University of Singapore
 South Africa University of Johannesburg
 South Korea Korea University
 Sweden Lund University
  Switzerland University of Zurich
 United Kingdom University of Birmingham
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
University of Nottingham
 United States University of California, Davis
University of Connecticut
University of Maryland, College Park

U21Global

U21Global was a for-profit university formed in June 2001 in Singapore as a joint venture between Universitas 21 and Thomson Learning (which later became Cengage Learning).

In late 2007, Cengage Learning sold its entire 50% in U21Global share to Mauritius-based Manipal Universal Learning International for an undisclosed sum. In 2010, the Universitas 21 shareholding was diluted to 25 per cent, with only 10 universities continuing to hold equity. The university now trades as GlobalNxt University and has no remaining connection with Universitas 21.

See also

References

  1. "About Universitas 21". www.universitas21.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. "Universitas 21 | Global Maryland, University of Maryland". globalmaryland.umd.edu. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. "Universitas 21 | UNSW Current Students". student.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. "About Universitas 21". universitas21.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. "Member List". www.universitas21.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. "UK is 10th among best global environments for universities". 11 May 2012.
  7. Williams et al. (2013), p.600.
  8. "U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems 2020| Universitas 21". universitas21.com. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. Williams, Ross; de Rassenfosse, Gaétan; Jensen, Paul; Marginson, Simon (2013). "The determinants of quality national higher education systems". Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 35 (6): 599–611. doi:10.1080/1360080X.2013.854288.
  10. "UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC and SOCIAL COUNCIL". www.un.org. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  11. Staff Writer (14 November 2007). "Manipal group buys 50% in online varsity". livemint. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  12. Trounson, Andrew (27 January 2010). "Manipal to Control U21Global". The Australian. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

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