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Origins

GUNi was created in 1999 after a meeting of UNESCO Chairs in Higher Education held in Barcelona to give continuity to and facilitate the implementation of the main decitions taken at the World Conference of Higher Education organized by UNESCO in Paris in 1998.

GUNi was founded by UNESCO, UNU and UPC-BarcelonaTech.

GUNi was initially composed by the UNESCO Chairs in Higher Education.

GUNi Today

GUNi is an international network composed by 209 institutions in 78 countries.

GUNi is supported by UNESCO, UNU and the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP)

The Secretariat and Presidency is hosted by ACUP.

GUNi is part of the Sant Pau Knowledge Center.

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Higher Education Institutions.

Research Centers in Higher Education.

Networks related to Higher Education.

UNESCO Chairs in Higher Education.

Other UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks.

209 institutions in 78 countries

The Network

Mission

To strengthen the role of higher education in society contributing to the renewal of the visions, missions and policies of higher education across the world under a vision of public service, relevance and social responsibility.

Objectives

To encourage Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to reorient their roles for broadening their social value and contribution and strengthen their critical stance within society.

To help bridge the gap between developed and developing countries in the field of higher education, fostering capacity-building and cooperation North-South and South-South.

To promote the exchange of resources, innovative ideas and experiences, while allowing for collective reflection and coproduction of knowledge on higher education emerging issues, innovation, social responsibility and relevance in global scale.

Main Activities

GUNiSeminarsGUNiResearch

GUNiReports

GUNiNewsletter

18.000 reports distributed in

130 countries.

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GUNi undertakes research projects by its own initiative or in partnership with other institutions.

Delphi research on Leaders’ Perspectives on Financing Higher Education (2006). With the participation of 73 experts in higher education.Delphi research on Accreditation and Social Commitment (2007). With the participation of 103 experts in higher education.Higher Education Needs in Latin America (2007)Report on Tertiary Education in Spain (2007)Delphi Research: Higher Education for Human and Social Development (2008). With the participation of 214 experts in higher education.Higher Education tends in the world(2009)“Breaking Barriers for transformation: from understanding to action”(2010-2011)Regional Maps about the state of the art of higher education. “Education for Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Higher Education Institutions” (2009-2012)“Community-university engagement initiatives: trends and progress” (2012-2013)

2015-2018: HEIRRI (Europe 2020), EnRRIch (both on “Responsible Research and Innovation”)


GUNi Regional RepresentativesGUNi-Latin America and the Caribbean

Áxel Didriksson. President of GUNi-LAC Professor, Universidad Autónoma de México (MEXICO)

Denise Leite, Secretary of GUNi-LAC. Universidad Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

GUNi – Arab StatesAbdel Bagi Babiker. President of GUNi-AS. Dean of the Arab Open University (KWAIT)

Secretariat: UNESCO Office in Beirut (Lebanon) until June 2012

GUNi.AfricaPeter Okebukola. President of GUNi-Africa. Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Osun State University (NIGERIA)

Juma Shabani. Secretary of GUNi-Africa Director, UNESCO Office in Bamako (MALI)

GUNi - Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North AmericaIn process of reconsideration.


GUNi is sponsored by:

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Legal and formal status Agreement between UPC – ACUP (April 2014):

ACUP hosts the SecretariatFinancial framework: 25% Catalan Government; 25% City of Barcelona; 25% UNIVERSIA; 25% Other

New Agreement between UNESCO, UNU and ACUP (February 2015). GUNi UNITWIN


Working plan 2015-2016

VISION 2015: to fuse work at different levels on the same subject: How can Higher Education Institutions, at the same time, achieve involvement and impact in the development of their respective societies and in the achievement of global goals (for example, Sustainable Development Goals adopted by United Nations)?

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A collective work published as part of the GUNi Series on the Social Commitment of Universities.

It is the result of a global and regional analysis of higher education in the world, with a specific subject chosen for each

edition.

HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WORLD REPORT

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Issues published:• The Financing of Universities.

• Accreditation for Quality Assurance: What’s at Stake?.

• Higher Education: New Challenges and Emerging Goals for Human and Social Development.

• Higher Education at a Time of Transformation: New Dynamics for Social Transformation.

• Higher Education’s Commitment to Sustainability: From Understanding to Action.

• Knowledge, Engagement and Higher Education: Contributing to Social Change

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Objectives:

• To reflect on key problems, emerging issues and challenges that higher education and its institutions are facing today.

• To contribute to the renewal of ideas, while generating visions and promoting reflection in regards to the contribution of higher education and knowledge society.

• To provide a toolbox for researchers, policymakers and practitioners worldwide.

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Higher Education at a Time of Transformation

New Dynamics for Social Responsibility

• Synthesis of the three precedent reports (2006, 2007, 2008).

• Commissioned by UNESCO for the World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE2009).

• One of the three UNESCO global reports as official materials for the conference

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320 authors from 53 countries

• 18.000 reports distributed in 130 countries.

• Last report has been presenting during 2014 in 38 events in 25 countries.

All the world regions represented

32% Coming from developing countries 45% are Women

Main figures about the GUNi World Reports

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CONTENTS: IntroductionThe ContextGlobal IssuesRegional Perspective

• Inside Views (Sub-regional analysis)• Spotlight Issues (theme analysis)• Experiences of Networking• Good Practices

ResearchFuture VisionsStatisticsFigures and mapsBibliography

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GUNiReports

The GUNi report has been published in:

• English: by Palgrave Macmillan (all the issues).

• Spanish: by Mundi-Prensa (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009).

• Chinese: by the University of Zhejiang (Hangzhou, China), thanks to the Regional Office of GUNi in Asia and the Pacific (2006, 2007, 2008).

• Portuguese: by the Universidade Pontificia Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2009).

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