Universitas 21

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Universitas 21
Formation1997
TypeEducation and research
Headquarters Birmingham, United Kingdom
Region served
Global
Provost
Jenny Dixon
Website U21 Universitas21

Universitas 21 (U21) is an international network of research-intensive universities. [1] [2] [3] Founded in Melbourne, Australia in 1997 with 11 members, it has grown to include twenty-nine member universities in nineteen countries and territories. [4] [5]

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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. [6] 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. [7] The ranking is then adjusted by GDP per capita, which allows countries to be compared to others at a similar stage of economic development. [8] 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). [9]

Universitas 21 has Consultative Status with the Economic & Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC). [10]

Members

CountryInstitution
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia University of Melbourne
University of New South Wales
University of Queensland
University of Sydney
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium KU Leuven
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada McMaster University
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Fudan University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong University of Hong Kong
Flag of India.svg  India University of Delhi
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Universitas Gadjah Mada
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland University College Dublin
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Waseda University
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Tecnológico de Monterrey
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands University of Amsterdam
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand University of Auckland
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore National University of Singapore
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa University of Johannesburg
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Korea University
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lund University
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland University of Zurich
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom University of Birmingham
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
University of Nottingham
Flag of the United States.svg  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. [11] In 2010, the Universitas 21 shareholding was diluted to 25 per cent, with only 10 universities continuing to hold equity. [12] The university now trades as GlobalNxt University and has no remaining connection with Universitas 21.

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  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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