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The '''Association of Pacific Rim Universities''' ('''APRU''') is a [[Organization:Consortium|consortium]] of 61 research universities in 19 economies of the [[Earth:Pacific Rim|Pacific Rim]]. Formed in 1997,<ref name="autogenerated1">[https://apru.org/about/history-objectives-strategic-framework Association of Pacific Rim Universities – History, Objectives, Strategic Framework] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825114700/https://apru.org/about/history-objectives-strategic-framework |date=25 August 2013 }}. Apru.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.</ref> APRU fosters collaboration between member universities, researchers, and policymakers contributing to [[Finance:Economics|economic]], [[Science|scientific]] and [[Social:Culture|cultural]] advancement in the Pacific Rim. Its headquarters, the APRU International University Centre, is located at the Cyberport in [[Place:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]].

==Members==
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
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! Institution !! Country/Region
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| Australian National University || {{flag|Australia}}
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| Monash University || {{flag|Australia}}
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| University of Melbourne || {{flag|Australia}}
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| UNSW Sydney || {{flag|Australia}}
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| University of Queensland || {{flag|Australia}}
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| University of Sydney || {{flag|Australia}}
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| Simon Fraser University || {{flag|Canada}}
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| University of British Columbia || {{flag|Canada}}
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| [[Organization:University of Chile|University of Chile]] || {{flag|Chile}}
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| Fudan University || {{flag|China}}
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| Harbin Institute of Technology || {{flag|China}}
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| Nanjing University || {{flag|China}}
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| Peking University || {{flag|China}}
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| Shanghai Jiao Tong University || {{flag|China}}
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| Sun Yat-sen University || {{flag|China}}
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| Tongji University || {{flag|China}}
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| Tsinghua University || {{flag|China}}
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| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences || {{flag|China}}
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| University of Science and Technology of China || {{flag|China}}
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| Xi'an Jiaotong University || {{flag|China}}
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| Zhejiang University || {{flag|China}}
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| University of Los Andes || {{flag|Colombia}}
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| [[Organization:Universidad San Francisco de Quito|Universidad San Francisco de Quito]] || {{flag|Ecuador}}
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| Chinese University of Hong Kong || {{flag|Hong Kong}}
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| Hong Kong University of Science and Technology || {{flag|Hong Kong}}
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| University of Hong Kong || {{flag|Hong Kong}}
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| [[Organization:University of Indonesia|University of Indonesia]] || {{flag|Indonesia}}
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| Keio University || {{flag|Japan}}
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| Kyushu University || {{flag|Japan}}
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| Nagoya University || {{flag|Japan}}
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| Osaka University || {{flag|Japan}}
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| Tohoku University || {{flag|Japan}}
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| Waseda University || {{flag|Japan}}
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| University of Malaya || {{flag|Malaysia}}
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| Tecnológico de Monterrey || {{flag|Mexico}}
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| [[Organization:University of Auckland|University of Auckland]] || {{flag|New Zealand}}
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| University of the Philippines{{efn|Consists of Diliman, Baguio, Cebu, Los Baños, Manila, Mindanao, Open University, and Visayas campuses.}} || {{flag|Philippines}}
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| Far Eastern Federal University || {{flag|Russia}}
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| Nanyang Technological University || {{flag|Singapore}}
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| National University of Singapore || {{flag|Singapore}}
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| KAIST || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
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| Korea University || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
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| POSTECH || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
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| Pusan National University || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
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| Seoul National University || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
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| Yonsei University || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
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| National Taiwan University || {{flag|Taiwan}}
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| National Tsing Hua University || {{flag|Taiwan}}
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| [[Organization:Chulalongkorn University|Chulalongkorn University]] || {{flag|Thailand}}
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| [[Organization:California Institute of Technology|California Institute of Technology]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of California, Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of California, Riverside|University of California, Riverside]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of California, San Diego|University of California, San Diego]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of California, Santa Barbara|University of California, Santa Barbara]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of California, Santa Cruz|University of California, Santa Cruz]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of Hawaii at Manoa|University of Hawaii at Manoa]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of Oregon|University of Oregon]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of Southern California|University of Southern California]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[Organization:University of Washington|University of Washington]] || {{flag|United States}}
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{{small|Reference: <ref>{{cite web|url=https://apru.org/members/|title=Members - APRU|website=apru.org|language=en}}</ref>}}

== Steering Committee ==
The Steering Committee is made up of 13 members, each of whom are chancellors, vice-chancellors or presidents of APRU universities, or staff from the APRU International Secretariat:<ref name="autogenerated2">[https://apru.org/about/our-people/steering-committee/ Association of Pacific Rim Universities – Steering Committee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207045657/https://apru.org/about/our-people/steering-committee/ |date=7 December 2021 }}. Apru.org. Retrieved on 2020-06-04.</ref>

* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/gene-d-block/ Gene D. Block] — Chancellor, UCLA; chair, APRU 
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/rocky-s-tuan/ Rocky S. Tuan] — Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Vice Chair, APRU
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/bundit-eua-arporn/ Bundhit Eua-arporn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927122347/https://apru.org/steering_committee/bundit-eua-arporn/ |date=27 September 2021 }} — President, Chulalongkorn University
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/jin-taek-chung/ Jin Taek Chung] — President, Korea University
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/subra-suresh/ Subra Suresh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125160429/https://apru.org/steering_committee/subra-suresh/ |date=25 November 2021 }} — President, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/lin-zhongqin/ Zhongqin Lin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201131120/https://apru.org/steering_committee/lin-zhongqin/ |date=1 December 2021 }} — President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
* [https://apru.org/people/david-garza/ David Garza] — President, Tecnológico de Monterrey
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/dawn-freshwater/ Dawn Freshwater] — Vice-Chancellor, The University of Auckland
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/santa-j-ono/ Santa J. Ono] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206063220/https://apru.org/steering_committee/santa-j-ono/ |date=6 December 2021 }} — President and Vice Chancellor, The University of British Columbia
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/xiang-zhang/ Xiang Zhang] — President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/professor-deborah-terry-ao/ Deborah Terry AO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130210319/https://apru.org/steering_committee/professor-deborah-terry-ao/ |date=30 November 2021 }} — Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Queensland
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/carol-christ/ Carol Christ] — Chancellor, UC Berkeley
* [https://apru.org/steering_committee/aiji-tanaka/ Aiji Tanaka] — President, Waseda University
* [https://apru.org/international/christopher-tremewan/ Christopher Tremewan] — Secretary General, APRU
* [https://apru.org/international/sherman-cheng/ 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.

* [https://apru.org/international/christopher-tremewan/ Christopher Tremewan], Secretary General
* [https://apru.org/international/angelique-chan/ Angelique Chan], chair and Program Director, Population Aging Program
* [https://apru.org/international/anya-wong/ Anya Wong], Program Officer
* [https://apru.org/international/christina-schonleber/ Christina Maria Schönleber] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927134446/https://apru.org/international/christina-schonleber/ |date=27 September 2021 }}, Senior Director, Policy and Research Programs
* [https://apru.org/international/elaine-hung/ Elaine W. Hung] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927132803/https://apru.org/international/elaine-hung/ |date=27 September 2021 }}, Events and Relations Manager
* [https://apru.org/international/ellen-yau/ Ellen Yau], Senior Administrative and Finance Officer
* [https://apru.org/international/eric-chu/ Eric Chu], Executive Assistant to the Secretary General
* [https://apru.org/international/jack-ng/ Jack Ng], Director, Communications
* [https://apru.org/international/jackie-agnello-wong/ Jackie Agnello Wong], Director, Network and Student Programs
* [https://apru.org/international/mellissa-withers-2/ Mellissa Withers], Program Director, Global Health Program
* [https://apru.org/international/sherman-cheng/ Sherman S. Cheng], Chief Financial Officer
* [https://apru.org/international/takako-izumi/ Takako Izumi], Program Director, Multi-Hazards Program
* [https://apru.org/international/tina-lin/ Tina T. Y. Lin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927121235/https://apru.org/international/tina-lin/ |date=27 September 2021 }}, Senior Program Officer
* [https://apru.org/international/yekang-ko/ Yekang Ko], Program Director, Sustainable Cities & Landscapes Program
* [https://apru.org/international/yong-sik-ok/ Yong Sik Ok], chair and Program Director, Sustainable Waste Management Program
* [https://apru.org/international/chelsey-hawes/ Chelsey Hawes], Program Coordinator, APWiL Mentoring Program

==See also==
*List of higher education associations and alliances

==Notes==
{{Notelist|30em}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{APRU}}

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