The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 64 universities in 20 economies of the Pacific Rim. Formed in 1997,Association of Pacific Rim Universities – History, Objectives, Strategic Framework . Apru.org. Retrieved on 12 April 2014. 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 Country/Region Institution Adelaide University Australian National University University of Melbourne University of Queensland University of Sydney Universiti Brunei Darussalam Simon Fraser University University of British Columbia University of Alberta University of Chile University of Concepción Fudan University Nanjing University Peking University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Southern University of Science and Technology Sun Yat-sen University Tongji University Tsinghua University University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Xi'an Jiaotong University Zhejiang University Universidad San Francisco de Quito Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology University of Hong Kong University of Indonesia Keio University Kyushu University Nagoya University University of Osaka Tohoku University Waseda University University of Malaya Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education National Autonomous University of Mexico University of Auckland University of the Philippines Far Eastern Federal University Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore Korea University KAIST Pohang University of Science and Technology Pusan National University Seoul National University Yonsei University National Taiwan University National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Chulalongkorn University University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa University of Michigan University of Oregon University of Southern California University of Washington VinUniversity
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:Association of Pacific Rim Universities – Steering Committee. Apru.org. Retrieved on 24 June 2026.
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
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See also List of higher education associations and alliances
References
External links Association of Pacific Rim Universities