About the Network
The International Network of Universities
The International Network of Universities (INU) is a global consortium of universities built upon our shared beliefs in academic freedom, democratic values, inclusivity and sustainability. INU facilitates responsible global partnerships between its members, where we see the world as open.
INU offers truly global experiential learning through a rich array of jointly delivered intercultural activities. These experiences benefit from each university’s expertise and advance the global engagement of faculty, students and staff.
Strategic Priorities
- Enabling innovative international education and research collaboration both bilateral and multilateral.
- Promoting intercultural learning and global citizenship to equip students and staff with the skills they need to meet the challenges facing the world today
- Informing practice and policy by sharing exchange of knowledge and best practice through meaningful connections between university leadership and staff across member universities around the world
Acheiving the Strategic Priorities
INU will achieve its three strategic priorities through the following collaborative initiatives and activities:
Strategic Priority 1: Enabling innovative international education and research collaboration both bilateral and multilateral.
- Collaborative educational programs and projects, including summer schools, conferences and online activities for students and staff.
- Nurturing the growth of early career researchers through international connections with aligned research interests at INU member universities
- Support for collaborative research projects
Strategic Priority 2: Promoting intercultural learning and global citizenship to equip students and staff with the skills they need to meet the challenges facing the world today
- Transformative programs, with peer-to-peer engagement to deepen cross-cultural understanding
- Co-delivered and co-designed programs drawing on the breadth of expertise of INU member universities, embedding global citizenship values, intercultural competences skill development, underpinned by the sustainable development goals
- Designing an offer of both physical mobility and virtual collaboration to ensure accessible and sustainable intercultural opportunities for all.
- Student focused activities embed global citizenship values, aiming to develop intercultural competences, underpinned by the sustainable development goals
Strategic Priority 3: Informing practice and policy by sharing exchange of knowledge and best practice between member universities around the world
- Support to programs which facilitates staff development for administrative and professional services staff
- Providing opportunity for member to establish interest groups to share experiences and explore co-creation projects
- Open dialogue at INU round tables, developing valued connections between university leadership.
Members
INU has 11 member universities and is proud to be a truly international network, with a broad geographic reach. If your University has shared values and priorities and would like to know more about how to join the INU network, we’d be happy to hear from you!
Please visit the ‘Joining the network‘ page for further information and contact the INU Coordinator for details on how to apply.
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