6. Value proposition and expected outcomes
One day that gives back all year.
The value of the day grows with every year it is kept. Each 7 November adds universities, stories and partners, so that the second celebration is richer than the first, and the tenth richer than the second.
Value proposition and expected outcomes
2026 to 2028
Short term
- The day founded at FC27, January 2027
- Universities endorse it and name an IDU contact
- First celebrations held on 7 November 2028
From 2028
Medium term
- More universities each year, in every region
- A yearly theme shared worldwide
- A growing map of celebrations on IDU.news
For generations
Long term
- 7 November kept in calendars and public life
- The many, not only the famous, seen and valued
- Young people drawn to universities from an early age
Value proposition
For very little cost, one day a year makes every university visible, closer to its society and prouder of its people, and makes the whole university world visible together.
Every university seen, every year, on the same day.
A day to say thank you.
A university is its people. Some shape every student they teach, and many work for years without public thanks.
The International Day of Universities makes room for gratitude. Students thank the professors who changed their lives. Universities honor the staff who keep them running and the researchers whose work reached far beyond the campus. Graduates remember where they began. A day of thanks costs little, and it is remembered for a lifetime.
Thank you, professor. Three words that every university should hear once a year.
What universities gain: closer to their societies, and a stronger future.
Seen by its society
Families, cities and public bodies see what the university does for them, in person, on the same day as the whole world.
Closer to its city
Neighbors, schools and companies walk through the doors and leave as friends of the university.
Pride for its people
Students, alumni, professors and staff, active and retired, are thanked in public and see that their work matters.
Future students
Young visitors meet the university early, and many will remember the day they first walked its campus.
Alumni who return
Graduates come home, reconnect and bring their experience, their networks and their support.
Partners across the world
A shared day opens conversations with universities in other regions, and with WUF and its members.
