The Global U8 Consortium, abbreviated as GU8, is the organizational body that includes 8 universities from United Kingdom, China, Malaysia, South Korea, France, Germany, Brazil and Israel. It is a unique model of global collaboration between prestigious higher education institutions located in coastal cities.
GU8 Consortium focuses on three main areas: Developing a joint education system, which may feature complementary curricula, distance learning (such as internet-based e-classes), credit transfers and joint degrees. Conducting joint programmes of research and innovation. Building administrative capacity.
List of member institutions InstitutionCountry Xiamen University Universiti Malaysia Perlis University of Hull Inha University University of Le Havre Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg University of Fortaleza University of Haifa
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