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About GUNI
The Global University Network for Innovation - GUNI is composed of the UNESCO Chairs in Higher Education, higher education institutions, research centers and networks related to innovation and the social committment of higher education. 179 institutions from 68 countries are GUNI members.
GUNI was set up in 1999 by UNESCO, the United Nations University (UNU) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) after UNESCO's World Conference on Higher Education of 1998 to give continuity to and facilitate the implementation of its main decisions.
The mission of GUNI is to contribute to the strengthening of higher education’s role in society through the renewal and innovation of higher education main issues across the world under a vision of public service, relevance and social responsibility.
