Association of Pacific Rim Universities

Association of Pacific Rim Universities

The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), formed in 1997, 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. APRU embodies a commitment to global academic and research standards in both its objectives and guiding principles.

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.

Members

Australia

*Australian National University
*University of Melbourne
*University of Sydney

Canada

*University of British Columbia

Chile

*University of Chile

People's Republic of China

*Fudan University
*Peking University
*Tsinghua University
*University of Science and Technology of China
*Zhejiang University

Republic of China

*National Taiwan University

Hong Kong

*Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Indonesia

*University of Indonesia

Japan

*Keio University
*Kyoto University
*Osaka University
*University of Tokyo
*Waseda University

Korea

*Seoul National University
*Korea University

Malaysia

*University of Malaya

Mexico

*Monterrey Institute of Technology
*National Autonomous University of Mexico

New Zealand

*University of Auckland

Philippines

*University of the Philippines

Russia

*Far Eastern National University

ingapore

*National University of Singapore

Thailand

*Chulalongkorn University

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

External links

* [http://www.apru.org Association of Pacific Rim Universities]


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