The Global Leadership Summit is where Northeastern’s global network comes to life.
Unlike a traditional conference, Northeastern’s annual summit brings together alumni, students, families, industry partners, and friends for genuine engagement and strategic connections designed for depth over scale. Past summits in Paris, Shanghai, Mumbai, Accra, Singapore, and Miami have strengthened our global presence while opening doors for deeper engagement, partnership, and philanthropy. Our seventh summit in London brings new and exciting opportunities for connection and impact.
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Global Experience Fund
In the spirit of learning from others around the world, we ask you to consider making a gift to enable students to pursue more of the global experiential learning that is Northeastern’s trademark. The university’s Global Experience Fund provides students with firsthand global experiences that they would struggle to afford without philanthropy. Your giving can bring invaluable global opportunities to transform lives, break down barriers, and create curious, empathetic global citizens.
Our global university
Since its inception in 2011, our global system of 14 campuses and a worldwide network of employer partners and alumni has accelerated opportunity and impact.
Our alumni and community
320,000+
alumni live and work
in 186 countries
48
Northeastern communities on five continents , 25 of them in the U.S. and 23 based internationally
32,119
members of the Northeastern
community supported nearly 300
events and programs last year
3,857
co-op partners across the U.S. and the world
Experience with global reach
Northeastern inspires deeper experience for students through diverse contexts and community, launching our learners into a lifetime of achievement and impact.
151
countries where Northeastern has provided experiential learning opportunities, up from 60 in 2006
98,124
undergraduate applications for fall 2024 with a 5.2% acceptance rate
3,857
partners in our Experiential Network have provided 18,500 learners at all levels of study with 3,600 real-world projects related to their coursework.
13,934
co-op placements, for undergraduate and graduate learners, up from 6,301 in 2006
Pride and support
Northeastern’s global influence continued to attract thoughtful and foresighted philanthropy to propel its students, faculty, and programs to new heights. Donors came together to make gifts of all sizes to support scholarships, campuses, research, faculty, and more, elevating every aspect of what the university does.
$130M+
raised in gifts and
new pledges in 2024-2025
40,172
individual donors, including 19,467 first-time donors
82
countries represented
Broadening expertise and impact
Northeastern’s interdisciplinary discovery removes boundaries, testing new knowledge in the world and translating what we learn into high-impact solutions that advance society.
243
faculty with interdisciplinary appointments,
up 479% since 2012
1,024
tenured and tenure-track hires since 2006,
including 81 in 2023-24
$296.3M
in external research awards in 2023-2024,
a 508% increase since 2006
From PRESIDENT JOSEPH E. AOUN
A NETWORK OF LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY
“We’re creating a global university system—a worldwide network of people, programs, and experiences—that foster lifelong learning and intellectual growth at every stage of life.”