University Global Partnership Network (UGPN) 2025 Conference
Sunday, March 23 - Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Hosted by NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina
Registration Form coming soon!
Overview
The annual UGPN conference provides unique opportunities to develop collaborations in education and research among colleagues from NC State, the University of São Paulo and the University of Surrey. The 2025 conference theme is Global Collaborations in One Health and sub-themes will guide our schedule of collaborative workshops, networking discussions and featured research opportunities:
1. Food and water solutions: Addressing food and water challenges across the human, plant, and animal dimensions. Includes the nexus of food security, water scarcity, infectious diseases, and the environment, as well as related social structures, policies, and supply chains that impact global and local communities.
2. Climate change and healthy communities: Protecting the health of human populations, animals, and the environment from the effects of climate change and avoiding widening health inequities among aging adults and other vulnerable populations. Includes the challenges of climate resilient built and natural environments; sustainable cities, communities and campuses; agricultural production; and nature-based health solutions.
Hotel and Travel Information
Hotel information coming soon!
Schedule at a Glance
Raleigh is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone (EST)
Sunday, March 23, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 PM | Welcome Reception | Aloft Hotel |
Monday, March 24, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | Talley Student Union |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome, Opening Remarks, UGPN Updates | Talley Student Union |
| 10:00 AM | Coffee and Networking Break | Talley Student Union |
| 10:30 AM | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Talley Student Union |
| 11:30 AM | Research Networking Activity | Talley Student Union |
| 12:30 PM | Networking Lunch | Talley Student Union |
| 2:00 PM | Breakout Sessions Across Campus | |
| 4:00 PM | Work Break, Time for Individual Meetings | |
| 5:30 PM | Transport to Dinner Venue | Aloft Hotel |
| 6:00 PM | Chancellor’s Reception and Dinner | Park Alumni Center |
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Networking and Breakfast | Wilson College of Textiles Convocation Center |
| 9:00 AM | Keynote | Wilson College of Textiles Convocation Center |
| 9:30 AM | RCF Proposal Workshop | Wilson College of Textiles Convocation Center |
| 10:30 AM | Coffee Break | Wilson College of Textiles Convocation Center |
| 11:00 AM | Concurrent Sessions | Wilson College of Textiles Convocation Center |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch | Wilson College of Textiles Convocation Center |
| 2:00 PM | Breakout Sessions Across Campus | |
| 4:00 PM | Work Break, Time for Individual Meetings | |
| 5:30 PM | Transport to Dinner | Wilson College of Textiles Convocation Center |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner | JC Raulston Arboretum Ruby McSwain Education Center |
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Transport to Hunt Library | Aloft Hotel |
| 8:30 AM | Breakfast and Networking | Hunt Library |
| 9:00 AM | Research Collaboration Working Sessions | Hunt Library |
| 10:00 AM | Reports from Workshop Conveners | Hunt Library |
| 11:00 AM | Discussion on Research and Innovation | Hunt Library |
| 11:30 AM | Looking Ahead | Hunt Library |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch and End of Conference | Hunt Library |
| Optional Afternoon Program | TBD |
NC State Conference Collaborators
An array of NC State colleges, academies and research institutes will offer programming to UGPN conference participants. NC State units engaged include:
- Global One Health Academy
- Plant Sciences Initiative
- Sustainable Futures Initiative