Host a THE event
Raise your university's profile
THE's events are global gatherings for outstanding thought leaders to learn, network and share knowledge and experience. We bring together university and academic leaders with politicians and business chiefs to share best practice and innovation in developing world-class universities.
Since 2013, THE has hosted some of the world's top universities and brought together thought leaders from six continents and more than 130 countries.
Our events encompass a regular series of prestigious summits, regionally focused forums and bespoke thematic events.
Host partners enjoy unparalleled opportunities to
- Engage
- with leadership teams, faculties, and senior international decision-makers
- Convene
- high-profile public discussions on the pressing issues facing global higher education
- Forge
- new international relationships and partnerships through rich networking activities
- Join
- an enduring alumni network engaging across Times Higher Education's events
Our event series
Global Sustainable Development Congress
Our Global Sustainable Development Congress brings together thought leaders and innovators to discuss urgent solutions to the sustainability emergency. It is a call to action for universities and businesses to pivot their educational, research, innovation and outreach programmes towards tangible outcomes. The agenda addresses the transformations critical to achieving the UN’s SDGs.
World Summit Series
Our World Summit Series brings together pre-eminent global thought leaders from across higher education, research, industry and government to share best practices in the development and leadership of world-class universities and research. Chaired by our expert staff and journalists, this series of agenda-setting events allow attendees to debate, discuss and drive forward the future of higher education governance, innovation and research.
Digital Universities
Our Digital Universities series brings together higher education, industry and policy leaders working at the intersection of academic innovation and technology to reimagine universities in the digital age. Through thought-provoking dialogue, the series presents the latest challenges and opportunities of digital transformation along with the culture change needed to enable the global sharing of knowledge and learning without boundaries.
THE Awards
Our THE Awards series comprises landmark events in the higher education calendar. Free to enter, and judged by a panel of sector experts, they shine a light on the exceptional work taking place in higher education. Hundreds of institutions enter, and winners vary from world-renowned highly ranked institutions to those less well-known and operating in uniquely challenging circumstances, and every shape and size in between.
Past host partners include
The summits are incredibly valuable. They bring people to your institution who don't know you, as well as old friends. They're great opportunities for building alliances and profile.
Ed Byrne
The THE team are great to work with – collegial and collaborative. I really appreciated their agility and responsiveness to new ideas and they make the complex programme planning look easy through their professionalism.
