Talloires Network

 The Talloires Network is a coalition of universities 230 institutions in 62 countries enrolling over 6 million students that are moving beyond the ivory tower to tackle pressing societal problems. The Network is the primary global alliance committed to strengthening the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education. It mobilizes its members to improve community conditions and, in the process, to educate students to be leaders for change. Its vision is that a decisive majority of universities worldwide collaborate actively with the communities where they are located; that institutions of higher education become dramatically more effective engines of social and economic development; that they systematically partner with NGOs, government agencies and private businesses; and that the gold standard in higher education is the engaged university, one that achieves both positive community impacts and academic excellence. The link address is: http://www.tufts.edu/talloiresnetwork/