In 2011, the U21 Teaching & Learning network decided to embark on a series of publications, looking at themes that held resonance within the U21 network and beyond.
The first in the series grew from the 2011 Teaching & Learning Conference and focused on the internationalisation of the curriculum and how this could and should affect the way in which universities adpat their teaching models.  The paper provided an overview of the research landscape for the benefit of practicing educators across a range of disciplines.  The paper addresses a range of issues, drawing on existing research, to provide expert advice on questions such as “What is an internationalized curriculum (skills versus content and the role of pedagogy)?”, “Why does an internationalized curriculum matter?”, and “What do we know about how it can be delivered?” More...

Under the auspices of a recent U21 Education Innovation Grant, members of the U21 network participated in a two-day cross-institutional workshop at the University of Hong Kong aimed at capitalising on 2012 U21 Award-winning work undertaken by members of the U21 Health Sciences Group and establishing a collaborative cross-institutional project targeting enhancement of students’ international experiences and global citizenship through online engagement. More...

The U21 Deans of Education group has met regularly since the first meeting in 2000 to discuss issues of common interest and to promote collegial interaction and collaborative projects.

Initially, meetings were annual, coincident with the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), but, as a variety of projects emerged, the group has met twice-yearly, the second meeting coinciding with the annual conference of the European Educational Research Association (EERA). More...

The EI Cluster holds annual conferences to enable practioners and educational administrators to come together to discuss issues of importance, share best practice and exchange ideas and suggestions for way in which teaching and learning practices and policies can be enhanced and improved around the network. More...

The EI Steering Group (EISG) aims to connect key institutional leaders in teaching, learning and innovative educational practices across U21 universities in order to promote collaboration, share good practice and combine resources with the common objectives of enhancing student learning in research-intensive universities.  A broad set of Strategic Priorities have been identified and activities within the cluster will seek to address these issues within their unique areas of activity.  Periodically, these priorities will be reviewed for relevancy to the current issues facing the research-intensive universities as they seek to enhance student learning in a global society. More...

The new U21 SOC (Shared Online Course) is based on the University of Edinburgh’s MOOC, Critical Thinking in Global Challenges and it being offered here exclusively to students in Universitas 21 universities. The course is suitable for undergraduate students from any discipline.

Why should I take this course?

The introductory course will give you the opportunity to understand what critical thinking is, and to practice and enhance your critical thinking skills. Completing the course will give you extra ideas and new ways of examining and analysing key issue which, in turn, will help enhance the way you study. More...

The Forum for International Networking in Education (FINE) is an international group of post-graduate research students and early career researchers from Universitas 21 schools of education who cooperate and collaborate in order to better understand educational issues from a global perspective.

The group seeks to provide opportunities for social and professional networking, and possibilities for collaborative research and enhanced academic and career prospects. More...

The idea of a U21 network for senior staff with responsibilities in relation to teaching and learning dates back to 2006. A conference on e-learning was held at the Guadalajara campus of Tecnológico de Monterey in 2006 at which the U21 TLN was launched. This was followed in 2008 by a conference in Glasgow looking at issues of whether teaching and learning translate and then in 2009 a third conference was held at the Ningbo campus of the University of Nottingham with the theme of “Teaching and Learning for Employability in a Global Economy”. More...

This cluster works to realise the benefits of research-inspired teaching by delivering a student experience that is unique to research-intensive, international universities. It facilitates the development of innovative approaches to teaching and learning by tracking activities to a set of identified Grand Challenges. More...

Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - U21's SOC

U21 launches its first SOC (shared online course), offering students a chance to share learning around some of today's global challenges.

EI Steering Group

The U21 EISG oversees activities in the U21 Educational Innovation (EI) cluster.

EI Conferences

The annual U21 conference for practitioners and administrators concerned with all areas of Educational Innovation at our member universities.

Deans of Education

A group which discusses issues of common interest and promotes interaction and projects within research and teaching in Education.

International Peer Review

A collaborative cross-institutional project for the enhancement of students' international experiences.

Position papers

A series of published papers on key themes and topics arising from discussions among U21 Educational Innovation cluster members.

EI Strategic Priorites

The Educational Innovation cluster's Strategic Priorities.

The 2012 Hong Kong workshop covered research integrity training, approaches to research governance and processes for dealing with allegations of research misconduct especially as they relate to multi-institutional and cross-border allegations.

Delegates agreed that there was opportunity to develop a U21 statement on research integrity, a U21 guideline or process for dealing with multi-institutional and cross-border allegations of research misconduct and to consider shared training for researchers, including graduate researchers. The University of Melbourne was to lead to work of the Research Integrity Group. More...