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About APRU
Who We Are
Formed in 1997, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 37 leading research universities in the Pacific Rim. APRU aims to foster education, research and enterprise thereby contributing to the economic, scientific and cultural advancement in the Pacific Rim.
Objectives
APRU aims to promote scientific, educational and cultural collaboration among Pacific Rim economies. In both its objectives and guiding principles, APRU embodies a commitment to global academic and research standards.
APRU recognizes that its activities can be powerful catalysts for expanding educational, economic, and technological cooperation among the Pacific Rim economies. In this regard, the association seeks to promote dialogue and collaboration between academic institutions in Pacific Rim economies so that they can become effective players in the global knowledge economy.
Structure and Organization
APRU is an independent self-governing association legally constituted in Singapore. Its members elect a chair and a steering committee to provide leadership for the association. Member institutions are represented in APRU by their presidents who meet annually. The chair of APRU serves a two-year renewable term.
Steering Committee
The steering committee provides leadership for the association. Members of the steering committee are elected and comprise presidents of member universities in Asia, Australasia, Latin America and North America. The APRU chair also heads the steering committee.
The members of the Steering Committee are:
- Gavin Brown, Chair
Vice Chancellor, University of Sydney - Shih, Choon Fong, Chair Emeritus
President, National University of Singapore - Hiroshi Komiyama
President, University of Tokyo - Vladimir I. Kurilov
President, Far Eastern National University - Steven B. Sample
President, University of Southern California - Wang Shenghong
President, Fudan University - Henry Yang
Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara - Lawrence Loh, Secretary General, APRU
Vice President, National University of Singapore - Richard Drobnick, Secretary General Emeritus, APRU
Director, Centre for Global Business Excellence, University of Southern California - Danielle Lim, Treasurer, APRU
Associate Director, APRU Secretariat
Secretariat
The APRU secretariat, headed by the secretary general, coordinates the agenda and programs of APRU. The secretariat also plays an instrumental role in driving APRU's communications and global outreach.
Member Universities
Australia
Australian National University
University of Melbourne
University of Sydney
Canada
University of British Columbia
Chile
China
Fudan University
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Peking University
Tsinghua University
University of Science and Technology of China
Zhejiang University
Chinese Taipei
Indonesia
Japan
Keio University
Kyoto University
Osaka University
University of Tokyo
Waseda University
Korea
Malaysia
Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
New Zealand
Philippines
Russia
Far Eastern National University
Singapore
National University of Singapore
Thailand
United States of America
California Institute of Technology
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Oregon
University of Southern California
University of Washington
International Relations
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
APRU's objectives are supportive of those of APEC in encouraging cooperation within the Pacific Rim. The contribution of APRU has been acknowledged by APEC. In the last few years, APRU has participated and contributed papers in several APEC forums and working groups.
Association of American Universities
Following APRU's involvement in past AAU meetings in the U.S., the AAU and APRU held a joint AAU-APRU Presidents Roundtable for the first time in Asia on 30 June to 1 July, 2005. Hosted by National University of Singapore, members of the two consortia discussed trends and developments in higher education and globalization. A rare opportunity for university presidents from America, Asia and Australasia to engage one another, APRU looks forward to future collaborative efforts between the members of both AAU and APRU.
