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The USRN Executive Committee consists of representatives from each member institution. Members of the Executive Committee convene annually to make important decisions on the Network strategic priorities, development, major activities and membership.

Find out more about the representatives from USRN member institutions located in various countries and regions:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University [serves as the Network Secretariat]

Ben Young

Vice President (Student and Global Affairs)
[Chair, USRN Executive Committee]

Geoffrey Q.P. Shen

Associate Vice President (Global Partnerships), Director of Global Engagement and Chair Professor of Construction Management
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Zhanseit Tuimebayev

Chairman of the Board and Rector

Gulmira Abdiraiymova

Head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work
Ateneo de Manila University

Leland Joseph R. Dela Cruz

Assistant Vice President for Social Development, Environment, and Community Engagement

Mark Anthony D. Abenir

Associate Professor, Development Studies Program
Beijing Normal University

Chen Xing

Vice President

Wu Yujun

Director, Office of International Exchange and Cooperation

Liu Min

Deputy Director, Office of International Exchange and Cooperation
Clare Hall, University of Cambridge

Alan Short

President

Ian C. Strachan

Bursar
Duy Tan University

Lim Sang Taek

Vice Provost

Nguyen Duc Man

Vice Dean of International School
Kyoto University

Yasuyuki Kono

Vice President for International Strategy; Director, International Strategy Office
Peking University

Chen Zhengwei

Director, Office of Student Affairs

Ma Fengzhi

Co-Director, Peking University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China Social Work Research Centre
Rhodes University

Mabokang Monnapula-Mapesela

Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic & Student Affairs

Diana Hornby

Director, Community Engagement
Sabanci University

Cem Güneri

Vice President

Zeynep Bahar

Civic Involvement Projects Manager
Sichuan University

Wen Yuan

Deputy Director of International Office and HongKong, Macao & Taiwan Affairs Office

Xiaoyuan Zhang

Deputy Chief of HongKong, Macao & Taiwan Affairs Office
The University of Manchester

Julian Skyrme

Director of Social Responsibility

Mags Bradbury

Head of Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement
Tufts University

Lorlene M. Hoyt

Executive Director of Talloires Network
Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Joyce Teo Siew Yean

Assistant Vice Chancellor (Global Engagement)

Hj Abdul Hanif bin Dato Paduka Hj Mahadi

Assistant Vice Chancellor (Reasearch, Innovation and Sustainability)
University of Haifa

Faisal Azaiza

Dean, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences
University of Iceland

Fridrika Hardardottir

Director International Division
University of Pretoria

Loretta Feris

Vice-Principal: Academic

Martina Jordaan

Head: Community Engagement Research and Postgraduate Studies
University of São Paulo

Renato Cymbalista

Director of Human Rights and Policies of Memory, Justice and Reparation
University of the Philippines

Marian L. Coquia-Regidor

Vice President for Public Affairs

Dennis F. Quilala

Assistant Professor
University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)

Emilie Frenkiel

Associed Vice-President Commitments and Participatory Initiatives

Ilyas Kenadid

Head of Strategy and Major Projects
UNSW Sydney

Vinita Chanan

Director, Alliances

Fengshi Wu

Associate Professor
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Henk van den Heuvel

Head of International Relations

Gagan Kaur

Project Leader (South and East Asia), International Office
Washington University in St. Louis

Rodrigo Reis

Professor of Public Health; Interim Co-Dean, Brown School
Yonsei University

Shinki An

Chairman, Institute for Global Engagement & Empowerment (IGEE)

In Han Song

Vice-Chairman, Institute for Global Engagement & Empowerment (IGEE); Director, Ban Ki-moon Center for International Cooperation, IGEE