University Global Partnership Network

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The University Global Partnership Network (UGPN) is an international network of universities, established as a "foundation for international collaboration enabling academics and students from some of the world’s top universities to work together on issues of global importance".^[1]

The mission of UGPN is "to develop sustainable world-class research, education and knowledge transfer through an active international network of selected Universities collaborating in research, learning and teaching to benefit global society".^[2]

UGPN currently has 4 member universities in four countries.^[1][3]

• University of Wollongong

• University of São Paulo

• University of Surrey

• North Carolina State University

• Banco Santander
• Fapesp (the São Paulo State Research Funding Council)

• Official website