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{{short description|Educational organization}}
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| logo_caption             = Partnering for the Pacific
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| abbreviation             = APRU
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| formation                = {{start date and age|1997}}
| founder                  = UC Berkeley, UCLA, California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) and the University of Southern California.
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| purpose                  = Educational Diplomacy
| headquarters             = Hong Kong
| location                 = Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
Unit 902, Cyberport 2, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong
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| region                   = Asia Pacific Rim
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| membership               = 62 research universities
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| leader_title             = Interim Chair
| leader_name              = [[Professor Dawn Freshwater]], Vice-Chancellor, The University of Auckland
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| leader_name2             = Professor Thomas Schneider
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The '''Association of Pacific Rim Universities''' ('''APRU''') is a [[consortium]] of 62 [[research universities|universities]] in 18 economies of the [[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 [[Economics|economic]], [[science|scientific]] and [[culture|cultural]] advancement in the Pacific Rim. Its international secretariat is located at the [[Cyberport]] in [[Hong Kong]].

==Members==
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
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! Institution !! Country/Region
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| [[Australian National University|The Australian National University]]|| {{flag|Australia}}
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|[[University of Adelaide|The University of Adelaide]]
|{{flag|Australia}}
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| [[University of Melbourne|The University of Melbourne]] || {{flag|Australia}}
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| [[University of Queensland|The University of Queensland]] || {{flag|Australia}}
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| [[University of Sydney|The University of Sydney]] || {{flag|Australia}}
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| [[UNSW Sydney]] || {{flag|Australia}}
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| [[Simon Fraser University]] || {{flag|Canada}}
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| [[University of British Columbia|The University of British Columbia]] || {{flag|Canada}}
|-
|[[University of Alberta]]
|{{flag|Canada}}
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| [[University of Chile|Universidad de Chile]] || {{flag|Chile}}
|-
|[[Universidad de Concepción]]
|{{flag|Chile}}
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| [[Fudan University]] || {{flag|China}}
|-
| [[Nanjing University]] || {{flag|China}}
|- 
| [[Peking University]] || {{flag|China}}
|-
| [[Shanghai Jiao Tong University]] || {{flag|China}}
|-
|[[Southern University of Science and Technology]]
|{{flag|China}}
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| [[Sun Yat-sen University]] || {{flag|China}}
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| [[Chinese University of Hong Kong|The Chinese University of Hong Kong]] || {{flag|Hong Kong}}
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| [[Hong Kong University of Science and Technology|The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology]] || {{flag|Hong Kong}}
|-
| [[University of Hong Kong|The University of Hong Kong]] || {{flag|Hong Kong}}
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| [[Tongji University]] || {{flag|China}}
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| [[Tsinghua University]] || {{flag|China}}
|-
| [[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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| [[National Taiwan University]] || {{flag|Taiwan}}
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|[[National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University]]
|{{flag|Taiwan}}
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| [[Universidad San Francisco de Quito]] || {{flag|Ecuador}}
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| [[University of Indonesia|Universitas 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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| [[University of Osaka]] || {{flag|Japan}}
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| [[Tohoku University]] || {{flag|Japan}}
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| [[Waseda University]] || {{flag|Japan}}
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| [[Korea University]] || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
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| [[KAIST]] || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
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| [[POSTECH]] || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
|-
| [[Pusan National University]] || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
|-
| [[Seoul National University]] || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
|-
| [[Yonsei University]] || {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
|-
| [[Universiti Malaya]] || {{flag|Malaysia}}
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| [[Tecnológico de Monterrey]] || {{flag|Mexico}}
|-
| [[University of Auckland]] || {{flag|New Zealand}}
|-
| [[University of the Philippines]]{{efn|Consists of [[University of the Philippines Diliman|Diliman]], [[University of the Philippines Baguio|Baguio]], [[University of the Philippines Cebu College|Cebu]], [[University of the Philippines Los Baños|Los Baños]], [[University of the Philippines Manila|Manila]], [[University of the Philippines Mindanao|Mindanao]], [[University of the Philippines Open University|Open University]], and [[University of the Philippines Visayas|Visayas]] campuses.}} || {{flag|Philippines}}
|-
| [[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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| [[Chulalongkorn University]] || {{flag|Thailand}}
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| [[University of California, Davis]] || {{flag|United States}}
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|[[University of California, Irvine]]
|{{flag|United States}}
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| [[University of California, Los Angeles]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[University of California, Riverside]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[University of California, San Diego]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[University of Hawaii at Manoa]] || {{flag|United States}}
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|[[University of Michigan]]
|{{flag|United States}}
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| [[University of Oregon]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[University of Southern California]] || {{flag|United States}}
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| [[University of Washington]] || {{flag|United States}}
|}
{{small|Reference: <ref>{{cite web|url=https://apru.org/members/|title=Members - APRU|website=apru.org|language=en}}</ref>}}

== Steering Committee ==
[https://www.apru.org/news/apru-steering-committee-2024-2025/ 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:<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>

* Dawn Freshwater – Vice-Chancellor, The University of Auckland; Interim Chair, APRU
* Joy Johnson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Simon Fraser University; Interim 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
* 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 ==
[https://chancellor.ucla.edu/about/past-leaders/gene-block 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, [https://www.apru.org/about/?type=3#our-people 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 (Egyptologist)|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==
*[[List of higher education associations and alliances]]

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{APRU|state=expanded}}

[[Category:International college and university associations and consortia]]
[[Category:Pacific Ocean]]