APRU (Association of Pacific Rim Universities)


As a network of leading universities linking the Americas, Asia, and Australasia, APRU (the Association of Pacific Rim Universities) brings together thought leaders, researchers, and policy-makers to exchange ideas and collaborate on practical solutions to the challenges of the 21st century.
APRU leverage their members’ collective education and research capabilities into the international public policy process. In the post-pandemic era, APRU’s strategic priorities focus on:
1. providing a neutral platform for high-level policy dialogue;
2. exploring innovative solutions for a sustainable future; and
3. supporting diversity, inclusion, and minorities.

APRU’s primary activities support these strategic priorities, focusing on critical areas such as disaster risk reduction, women in leadership, indigenous knowledge, virtual student exchange, e-sports, population aging, global health, sustainable cities, artificial intelligence, waste management, and more.

Australia(7)

• Monash University
• The Australian National University
• The University of Adelaide
• The University of Melbourne
• The University of Queensland
• The University of Sydney
• UNSW Sydney

Canada(2)

• Simon Fraser University
• The University of British Columbia

Chile(1)

• Universidad de Chile

China and Hong Kong SAR(14)

• Fudan University
• Nanjing University
• Peking University
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Sun Yat-sen University
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• The University of Hong Kong
• Tongji University
• Tsinghua University
• University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
• University of Science and Technology of China
• Xi’an Jiaotong University
• Zhejiang University

Chinese Taipei(2)

• National Taiwan University
• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Colombia(1)

• Universidad de los Andes

Ecuador(1)

• Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Indonesia(1)

• Universitas Indonesia

Japan(6)

• Keio University
• Kyushu University
• Nagoya University
• Osaka University
• Tohoku University
• Waseda University

Korea(6)

• Korea University
• KAIST
• POSTECH
• Pusan National University
• Seoul National University
• Yonsei University

Malaysia(1)

• Universiti Malaya

Mexico(1)

• Tecnológico de Monterrey

New Zealand(1)

• The University of Auckland

Philippines(1)

• University of the Philippines

Russia(1)

• Far Eastern Federal University

Singapore(2)

• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• National University of Singapore

Thailand(1)

• Chulalongkorn University

USA(11)

• 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 Hawai’i at Mānoa
• University of Oregon
• University of Southern California
• University of Washington