Initiatives
What WUF is building.
A day, a declaration, a report and a meeting place for ideas: four initiatives through which the World Universities Foundation gives the world’s universities what they have never had together. Each one serves every university, of every type and in every region, and each one is built to last.
International Day of Universities
One day for every university. 7 November, every year. One day each year on which the world honors what universities give to humanity, and every university, of every size and in every region, is celebrated together.
One day every year, 7 November, on which the world recognizes every university. The track prepares the adoption by university leaders in November 2027 and the first celebration on 7 November 2028.
Antalya University Declaration
A universal declaration on the future of the university. Drafted in open consultation with the universities of every region, adopted by university leaders in Antalya, Türkiye, in November 2027, and then opened for signature to every university in the world.
A universal declaration on the future of the university. The track agrees the drafting method and the consultation calendar; its board leads the text to adoption in Antalya, Türkiye, in November 2027.
State of Universities Annual Report
Where the world’s universities stand, and where they must go. WUF’s flagship annual report on the state of the world’s universities: their challenges, aspirations, ideas and trajectories, across fourteen domains and every region.
WUF’s flagship annual report on where the world’s universities stand, and where they must go. The track sets the framework of SUAR27, the founding edition.
The Authors' Corner
Where the ideas shaping higher education meet the leaders shaping universities. A year-round initiative that brings authors, publishers and university presses together with the leaders of higher education.
Where the ideas shaping higher education meet the leaders shaping universities. The track shapes the next chapter of the initiative, prepares the annual Authors’ Corner Selection and hosts the Council’s authors’ evening.
FC27 · WUF Founders' Council 27
Four initiatives, four boards
FC27 works in four tracks. Each track belongs to one WUF initiative and forms its Founding Board. Every participant chooses one initiative when taking a seat.
Antalya, Türkiye · 26 to 29 January 2027 · Ducale Lara Resort, Kundu
