Association of Pacific Rim Universities

APRU (the Association of Pacific Rim Universities)
Formation	1997; 24 years ago
Type	NGO
Location	APRU International University Centre, Unit 902, Cyberport 2, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong;
Membership	60 leading research universities
Chair	Gene D. Block
Website	apru.org

APRU (the Association of Pacific Rim Universities) is a consortium of 60 leading research universities in 19 economies of the Pacific Rim. Formed in 1997,^[1] APRU fosters collaboration between member universities, researchers, and policymakers contributing to economic, scientific and cultural advancement in the Pacific Rim. Its headquarters, the APRU International University Centre, is located at the Cyberport in Hong Kong.

Members[]

Institution	Country/Region
Australian National University	Australia
Monash University	Australia
University of Melbourne	Australia
UNSW Sydney	Australia
University of Queensland	Australia
University of Sydney	Australia
Simon Fraser University	Canada
University of British Columbia	Canada
University of Chile	Chile
Fudan University	China
Harbin Institute of Technology	China
Nanjing University	China
Peking University	China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	China
Sun Yat-sen University	China
Tongji University	China
Tsinghua University	China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	China
University of Science and Technology of China	China
Xi'an Jiaotong University	China
Zhejiang University	China
University of Los Andes	Colombia
Universidad San Francisco de Quito	Ecuador
Chinese University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong
University of Indonesia	Indonesia
Keio University	Japan
Kyushu University	Japan
Nagoya University	Japan
Osaka University	Japan
Tohoku University	Japan
Waseda University	Japan
University of Malaya	Malaysia
Tecnológico de Monterrey	Mexico
University of Auckland	New Zealand
University of the Philippines^[a]	Philippines
Far Eastern Federal University	Russia
Nanyang Technological University	Singapore
National University of Singapore	Singapore
KAIST	South Korea
Korea University	South Korea
POSTECH	South Korea
Seoul National University	South Korea
Yonsei University	South Korea
National Taiwan University	Taiwan
National Tsing Hua University	Taiwan
Chulalongkorn University	Thailand
California Institute of Technology	United States
University of California, Berkeley	United States
University of California, Davis	United States
University of California, Los Angeles	United States
University of California, Riverside	United States
University of California, San Diego	United States
University of California, Santa Barbara	United States
University of California, Santa Cruz	United States
University of Hawaii at Manoa	United States
University of Oregon	United States
University of Southern California	United States
University of Washington	United States

^[2]

^a Consists of Diliman, Baguio, Cebu, Los Baños, Manila, Mindanao, Open University, and Visayas campuses.

Steering Committee[]

The Steering Committee is made up of 14 members, each of whom are chancellors, vice-chancellors or presidents of APRU universities, or staff from the APRU International Secretariat:^[3]

Gene D. Block — Chancellor, UCLA; Chair, APRU
Bundhit Eua-arporn — President, Chulalongkorn University
Nikita Anisimov — President, Far Eastern Federal University
Xu Ningsheng — President, Fudan University
Jin Taek Chung — President, Korea University
David Garza — Executive President & Rector, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Rocky S. Tuan — Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wei Shyy — President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dawn Freshwater — Vice-Chancellor, The University of Auckland
Santa J. Ono — President and Vice Chancellor, The University of British Columbia
Xiang Zhang — President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong
Carol Christ — Chancellor, UC Berkeley
Aiji Tanaka — President, Waseda University
Christopher Tremewan — Secretary General, APRU
Sherman Cheng — Chief Financial Officer, APRU

International Secretariat[]

Headed by the Secretary General, the APRU International Secretariat coordinates the agenda and programs of APRU. The Secretariat also plays an instrumental role in driving APRU's communications and global outreach. The Secretariat is currently based in Hong Kong and located at the Cyberport.

Christopher Tremewan, Secretary General
Angelique Chan, Chair and Program Director, Population Aging Program
Anya Wong, Program Officer
Christina Maria Schönleber, Senior Director, Policy and Research Programs
Elaine W. Hung, Events and Relations Manager
Ellen Yau, Senior Administrative and Finance Officer
Eric Chu, Executive Assistant to the Secretary General
Jack Ng, Director, Communications
Jackie Agnello Wong, Director, Network and Student Programs
Mellissa Withers, Program Director, Global Health Program
Sherman S. Cheng, Chief Financial Officer
Takako Izumi, Program Director, Multi-Hazards Program
Tina T. Y. Lin, Senior Program Officer
Yekang Ko, Program Director, Sustainable Cities & Landscapes Program
Yong Sik Ok, Chair and Program Director, Sustainable Waste Management Program
Chelsey Hawes, Program Coordinator, APWiL Mentoring Program

References[]

^ Association of Pacific Rim Universities – History, Objectives, Strategic Framework Archived 25 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Apru.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
^ "Members - APRU". apru.org.
^ Association of Pacific Rim Universities – Steering Committee. Apru.org. Retrieved on 2020-06-04.

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