''University World News'' (''UWN'') is an online publisher that reports on

higher education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...

news and developments from a global perspective. It is published as a free weekly emailed newsletter and website with articles by correspondents from around the world and commentary articles by academics and professionals working or interested in higher education. ''UWN'' comprises and is owned by a large network of education journalists from all regions of the world. It published its first issue in October 2007. ''UWN'' journalists report on higher education from world-ranking universities and from institutions in parts of the globe where universities are not strongly reported. ''UWN'' also publishes a weekly Africa newsletter that has been supported by the

Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a $25,000 (about $550,000 in 2023) gift from Edsel Ford. ...

and the

Carnegie Corporation of New York The Carnegie Corporation of New York is a philanthropic fund established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to support education programs across the United States, and later the world. Since its founding, the Carnegie Corporation has endowed or othe ...

. The publication has a close partnership with the Center for International Higher Education at

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...

. It was an exclusive media partner to the

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...

World Conference on Higher Education in 2022, and a media partner to the

OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; , OCDE) is an international organization, intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and international trade, wor ...

's Institutional Management in Higher Education conference in Paris in September 2010. In 2016, it has been the media partner for Going Global of the

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lang ...

.''British Council'', Going Global 2016: University World News articles
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