IARU Presidents Meeting 2011

NUS is a member of eight global university networks that leverage on member universities' diverse and distinctive strengths for excellence in education and research.

1. International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU)
2. Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
3. ASEAN University Network (AUN)
4. Universitas 21 (U21)
5. Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) and Asia Pacific Leaders (APL)
6. Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)
7. Southeast Asia & Taiwan Universities (SATU)
8. Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

It plays an active role in some of these networks:

• Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, President of NUS, is the current IARU Chair. He serves his second term from 2011 - 2013. NUS is also serving as the IARU Secretariat from 2009 – 2013.
• Professor Tan Chorh Chuan is a Steering Committee member of APRU and NUS has hosted the APRU Secretariat in its campus since 2002.
• NUS sits on the Board of Trustees for the ASEAN University Network.
• NUS is a founding member of Universitas 21.
• NUS is a Director in the APAIE board.

NUS will continue its active participation in these global networks and develop impactful programmes to establish its leadership role in education and research in Asia.