Universitas 21 is an international network of leading research-intensive universities, "designed to enrich the educational, research and scholarly functions of the member institutions, to strengthen their capacity to operate internationally and to enhance their international recognition and standing."

Founded in 1997, Universitas 21 currently has 17 member universities in 10 different countries. Collectively, its universities have 500,000 students, employ around 40,000 academics and researchers and have over 2 million alumni. In 2004, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg in Germany discontinued its membership in the network. Korea University in South Korea joined the network in 2005.

In 2001, Universitas 21, in a collaborative effort with Thomson Learning , formed an online university called Universitas 21 Global with its headquaters in Singapore.

Members:

Australia:

• University of Melbourne
• University of New South Wales
• University of Queensland

Canada:

• University of British Columbia
• McGill University

China:

• Fudan University (Shanghai)
• University of Hong Kong
• Peking University

New Zealand:

• University of Auckland

Singapore:

• National University of Singapore

South Korea:

• Korea University

Sweden:

• Lund University

United Kingdom:

• University of Birmingham
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Glasgow
• University of Nottingham

United States of America:

• University of Virginia

External link

• Universitas 21 website