The universities that have signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations on cooperation in the training of language professionals for the competitive examinations for language positions are referred to as "MoU universities". Collectively they make up the "MoU network".
Information on the current members is presented below.
Ain Shams University (Faculty of Al-Alsun), Egypt
Ain Shams University
Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Graduate School of Interpretation
and Translation (ESIT)
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Russian Federation
Herzen State Pedagogical
University of Russia
Institut de management et de communication interculturels, France
Institute of Intercultural
Management and Communication (ISIT)
Ecole supérieure Roi Fahd de traduction, Morocco
King Fahd School of Translation
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Minsk State Linguistic University, Belarus
Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages
Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russian Federation
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation
Moscow State Linguistic
University
National University of Cordoba, Argentina
National University of Córdoba
Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
Saint Joseph University
Shanghai International Studies University, China
Shanghai International Studies University
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
The American University in Cairo
University of Bath, United Kingdom
University of Bath
Université de Genève, Switzerland
University of Geneva
University of Mons
University of Nairobi
University of Salamanca, Spain
University of Salamanca
University of Westminster, United Kingdom
University of Westminster
Universities that do not fully qualify to become an MoU university, but have the potential to support the long-term succession planning needs of the United Nations, may be invited to enter an associate membership agreement. Institutions receive the status of university "associated" with the MoU network and are regularly invited to participate as observers in the activities of the network.
Universities under an associated membership agreement:
/
Universities previously under an associated membership agreement:
University of the Republic (Uruguay)
University of Belgrano (Argentina)
Purposes
Members of the "MoU network" meet periodically with representatives of the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management to:
Past MoU Conferences
1. The first conference (3 and 4 May 2011) was hosted by the University of Salamanca (Spain).
2. The second conference (3 and 4 May 2012) was hosted by the University of Mons (Belgium).
3. The third conference (22-24 April 2013) was hosted by the Shanghai International Studies University (China).
4. The fourth conference (16 and 17 April 2015) was hosted by the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (Russian Federation).
5. The fifth conference (20 and 21 April 2017) was hosted by the United Nations Department for General Assembly and Conference Management at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
6. The sixth conference (2 and 3 May 2019) was hosted by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (United States of America).
7. The seventh conference (17 to 19 May 2021) was hosted by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Africa, stationed in Beirut (Lebanon).
8. The eighth conference (7-8 April 2025) was co-hosted by the Conference Management Service in Vienna of the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management and Saint-Joseph University of Beirut.