Association of Pacific Rim Universities
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities is a consortium of 62 universities in 18 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
Steering Committee
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:- 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
Rocky Tuan - Former Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
International Secretariat
Headed by the Chief Executive, 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