Association of Pacific Rim Universities
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 Partnering for the Pacific | |
| Abbreviation | APRU |
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| Formation | 1997 |
| Founder | UC Berkeley, UCLA, California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) and the University of Southern California. |
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Educational Diplomacy |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Location | Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Unit 902, Cyberport 2, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong |
Region served | Asia Pacific Rim |
| Members | 64 research universities |
Chair | Professor Teck-Hua Ho, President, Nanyang Technological University |
Chief Executive | Professor Thomas Schneider |
| Website | apru |
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 64 universities in 20 economies of the Pacific Rim. Formed in 1997, 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 Cyberport in Hong Kong.
Members
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Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is made up of 16 members, each of whom are chancellors, vice-chancellors or presidents of APRU universities, or staff from the APRU International Secretariat:
- Teck-Hua Ho, President, Nanyang Technological University; Chair, APRU
- Nancy Ip, President, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Vice-chair, APRU
- Kohei Itoh, President, Keio University
- Kuiling Ding, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Joy Johnson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Simon Fraser University
- David Garza, President, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Deborah Terry AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Queensland
- Mark Scott AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Sydney
- Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Malaya
- Gary May, Chancellor, University of California, Davis
- Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor, University of California, San Diego
- Angelo A. Jimenez, President, University of the Philippines
- Diego Quiroga, Rector, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
- Dong-Sup Yoon, President, Yonsei University
- Thomas Schneider, Chief Executive
- Albert Chan, Chief Operating Officer
APRU Ambassador
- Gene Block – Former Chancellor, UCLA
- Rocky Tuan – Former Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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
Notes
- ↑ A university system with a number of constituent universities
See also
References
- ↑ Association of Pacific Rim Universities – History, Objectives, Strategic Framework Archived 25 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Apru.org. Retrieved on 12 April 2014.
- ↑ "Members - APRU". apru.org.
- ↑ Association of Pacific Rim Universities – Steering Committee. Apru.org. Retrieved on 24 June 2026.