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From the World Summit on Universities and the road to Antalya, Türkiye.
22 October 2026
W-S-U.org opens: a seat for every university
The World Summit on Universities opens its website, W-S-U.org, the home of the Summit and of its inaugural edition, WSU27.
22 October 2026
WSU27, the inaugural World Summit on Universities, will meet in Antalya in November 2027
The World Summit on Universities will hold its inaugural summit, WSU27, from Sunday 7 to Friday 12 November 2027 at the NEST Convention Center in Belek, Antalya, Türkiye, under the theme Re-Imagine University.
22 October 2026
The road to Antalya: four gatherings in 2027 lead to WSU27
The year 2027 brings four gatherings to Antalya, Türkiye. The Founders' Council, FC27, opens it from 26 to 29 January; CAN-27, the twin summit on climate action, follows from 14 to 17 March; the Smart University Forum, SUF27, meets from 25 to 28 April.
Press kit
The World Summit on Universities, WSU, is the meeting place of the world's universities, where every university of every size and region has the same place and the same voice. It is an independent body, registered as World Summit on Universities - WSU LLC, with the World Universities Foundation as its strategic partner. Its inaugural summit, WSU27, meets from 7 to 12 November 2027 at the NEST Convention Center, Belek, Antalya, Türkiye.
- WSU27
- 7 to 12 November 2027
- NEST Convention Center, Belek, Antalya, Türkiye
- Theme Re-Imagine University
- 1,000+ Founding Delegates
- Adopts the International Day of Universities and the Antalya University Declaration
Media contact: connect@w-s-u.org
- The WSU logo (color, reverse, mono; SVG and PNG) ZIP · 242 KB
- The WSU27 document (PDF) PDF · 16.6 MB
- Pictures for the press (1600 px)
- WSU27-01-cover JPG · 143 KB
- WSU27-20-nest JPG · 455 KB
- WSU27-11-adopts JPG · 167 KB
- WSU-site-01-seat JPG · 174 KB
The pictures illustrate the Summit; they do not show a past WSU event.