The following provides details of education and research mobility programs and agreements within the Worldwide Universities Network. Please note that the data below is not comprehensive and based on reports submitted by WUN Coordinators in early 2018. For all additional information, please contact the WUN Coordinator at your university.
Summary (noncomprehensive) of Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Research Mobility Opportunities within WUN
Africa
| WUN Institution |
UG/PG Students or Staff |
Incoming or Outgoing |
Mobility Scheme |
Details |
| UCT |
Postdoc |
Outgoing |
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships |
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships – for those within 5 years of PhD |
| UCT |
Staff |
Outgoing |
Short research courses and short visit grants |
Supports staff to make short research visits or to attend short research courses abroad (up to 2 months) to enhance their research productivity. |
| UCT |
Staff |
Outgoing |
UCT Conference Travel Grants |
Allows staff to present the results of recent research to a suitable audience at an international conference or meeting. |
| UCT |
PG |
Outgoing |
UCT Conference Travel Grants |
Provides an opportunity for doctoral and master’s applicants to apply for a grant to present a paper or a talk at a conference. |
Europe
| WUN Institution |
UG/PG Students or Staff |
Incoming or Outgoing |
Mobility Scheme |
Details |
| Bergen |
PG |
Incoming |
Summer Research School |
2 weeks’ duration in June; 6 disciplinary courses; in 2017, focus on Migration, the Role of Higher Education, Global Health, Water Management, Poverty, and the Impact Language has on Global Challenges |
| Bergen |
Staff |
Incoming |
SPIRE Visiting Researcher Scheme |
Strategic Programme for International Research and Education (SPIRE) supports Bergen’s Internationalisation Strategy |
North America
| WUN Institution |
UG/PG Students or Staff |
Incoming or Outgoing |
Mobility Scheme |
Details |
| Alberta |
UG/PG |
Incoming |
UAlberta Research Experience (UARE) |
Allows senior UG and PG students from designated partner universities (including some but not all WUN) to conduct research at Alberta under the supervision of a faculty member; Winter programme: January through March. |
| Alberta |
UG/PG |
Outgoing |
Mitacs Globalink Research Award |
Supports research collaborations between Canada and select partner countries (Brazil, China, France, India, Israel, Korea, Mexico, Tunisia); UG and PG in all disciplines. |
Case studies
Undergraduate Exchange Partnerships
| Members |
ALB |
AUK |
BER |
BRI |
CHK |
DUB |
GHA |
LEE |
UM |
FMG |
TEC |
UoN |
CKU |
RUC |
ROC |
SHE |
SOU |
SYD |
UCT |
UMA |
UWA |
YRK |
ZJU |
| Alberta |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
| Auckland |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Bergen |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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| Bristol |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| CUHK |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Dublin |
|
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
| Ghana |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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| Leeds |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
| Maastricht |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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| Minas Gerais |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| Monterrey |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| Nairobi |
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| NCKU |
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1 |
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1 |
| Renmin |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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| Rochester |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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| Sheffield |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| Southampton |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| UCT |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| UMass |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| UWA |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
| York |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| Zhejiang |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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key:
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UG exchange partnership in place, including both university and non-university levels. |
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Institutional Schemes
The resources that WUN partners make available to support MP vary from institution to institution. Some make modest awards to help with travel and subsistence during the visit, while others integrate graduate mobility into international research development funds.
Further information may be obtained by contacting WUN institutional coordinators listed on our member pages or read the following specific pages:
