WUN - Worldwide Universities Network

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Web Name: WUN - Worldwide Universities Network

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We use cookies to provide you with a better service. Carry on browsing if you're happy with this, or view our Privacy Cookie Policy ACCEPTUnfortunately, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, theWUN Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for 18-22 May 2020 in Monterrey has been cancelled. This decision reflects public health concerns, and acknowledges the severe restrictions now in place, especially for international travel.All meeting registrations will be cancelled automatically, but because hotel reservations were made directly by delegates,you must inform the hotel of your cancellations personally. There is no penalty for cancelling reservations at the conference hotel up to 120 hours before the first day of your stay.Afrequently asked questionspage on the conference website provides further information about the cancellation of the program in Monterrey.We are, of course, determined to maintain momentum, and will be taking steps to ensure continued progress on the new strategic plan and other initiatives.Several meetings that were to take place in Monterrey will be held by teleconference (see list below, with dates). Local times will be communicated by the WUN Secretariat before the end of this week. These meetings include:We will be working with the Global Challenge Steering Groups, and the Global Africa Group, to ensure continued momentum on their initiatives.We will have an opportunity to meet in Monterrey in 2021: Tecnol gico de Monterrey has generously offered to host the WUN AGM next year. We hope within the next two weeks to announce dates for AGM 2021.We extend our best wishes to all WUN colleagues as members navigate this complex and challenging time. We regret not having the opportunity to see each of you in person this year, but look forward to gathering once again in 2021 and in the meantime continuing with our important work together.Yours sincerely,Martin Paul, WUN Partnership Board ChairPeter Lennie, WUNExecutive Director The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)WUN is a global network that harnesses the diverse strengths of 23 leading comprehensive research universities across six continents, to advance the frontiers of higher education and research.The most talented researchers and educators are ever more dispersed globally. Capitalizing on this, WUN brings together major universities that sit in widely diverse geographical and cultural contexts, and which in partnership provide an unparalleled richness of talent and resources that are brought to bear on major research problems in the public interest. READ MORE ABOUT WUN

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