Association of Pacific Rim Universities
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| Formation | 1997 |
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| Type | NGO |
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| Membership | 61 research universities |
Chair | Rocky S. Tuan |
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 61 research universities in 17 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 international secretariat is located at the Cyberport in Hong Kong.
Members
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Steering Committee
The Steering Committee 2024-2025 is made up of 15 members, each of whom are chancellors, vice-chancellors or presidents of APRU universities, or staff from the APRU International Secretariat:[3]
- Rocky S. Tuan — Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Chair, APRU
- Dawn Freshwater — Vice-Chancellor, The University of Auckland; Vice Chair, APRU
- Kohei Itoh, President, Keio University
- Teck Hua Ho, President, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
- Tan Eng Chye, President, National University of Singapore
- Honglim Ryu, President, Seoul National University
- Joy Johnson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Simon Fraser University
- Kuiling Ding, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- David Garza, President, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong
- Deborah Terry AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Queensland
- Rosa Deves, Rector, Universidad de Chile
- Gary May, Chancellor, University of California, Davis
- Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor, University of California, San Diego
- Carol Folt, President, University of Southern California
APRU Ambassador
Gene Block — Chancellor, UCLA
International Secretariat
Headed by the Chief Executive, 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.
- Prof. Thomas Schneider, Chief Executive
- Albert Chan, Director of Administration and Finance
- Christina Maria Schönleber, Chief Strategy Officer
- Adriana Rojas, Senior Director, Networks and Students Programs
- Benjamin Zhou, Program Manager
- David Guillermo Quimbayo G., Program Officer
- Jackie Wong, Director, Communications and Engagement
- Joey Chu, Senior Manager, Events
- Vini Damayanti, Communications and Administrative Officer
- Eric Chu, Executive Manager
- Ellen Yau, Manager of Administration and Finance
See also
Notes
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 Archived 7 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Apru.org. Retrieved on 2020-06-04.