Universitas 21

Universitas 21 is an international network of research-intensive universities, established as an "international reference point and resource for strategic thinking on issues of global significance." Together, there are 500,000 students and 40,000 academians and researchers associated with these universities, which have over 2 million alumni.

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Founded in 1997, Universitas 21 currently has 17 member universities in 10 different countries and territories. Collectively, its universities have 500,000 students, employ around 40,000 academics and researchers and have over 2 million alumni. Korea University in South Korea joined the network in 2005. However, it is to be noted that no major research universities in the United States, schools such as Harvard University or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, are members of the network.

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1997 - Korea University - South Korea - 2005 - United States - Harvard University - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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In 2001, Universitas 21, in a collaborative effort with Thomson Learning, formed an online university called Universitas 21 Global, with its headquarters in Singapore. The program is administered and quality-assured by Universitas 21 Pedagogica, chartered in Guernsey and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia (USA), near the historic grounds of the University of Virginia – a World Heritage Site as designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

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2001 - Thomson Learning - Universitas 21 Global - Singapore - Guernsey - Charlottesville, Virginia - USA - University of Virginia - World Heritage Site - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

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