The International USR Summit is a flagship event of the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN). Every alternate year, USRN member institutions take turns to host the USR Summit. The Summit brings together higher education leaders, academics, students and practitioners from all continents to exchange ideas and foster partnerships among universities and to advance the global USR movement – to share insights in advancing university social responsibility, generating social impact and driving sustainable development around the world. 

The International USR Summit 2024 will be hosted by Beijing Normal University from 21 to 23 October 2024, with the theme of “University Social Responsibility: Educational Transformation and Sustainable Development”.  Through this platform, we hope to invite university presidents and leaders, higher education policymakers and administrators, higher education researchers, university teachers, graduate students, staff of international organisations, members of higher education professional associations and other stakeholders from all over the world to jointly discuss the issues of higher education transformation and sustainable development, share their research and practical experiences, and provide insights for the transformation of higher education and the achievement of sustainable development.