AEARU (Association of East Asian Research Universities)

History

At a meeting held at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on the 8th to 9th of January 1996, Presidents from nine of the major research universities of the East Asian region established the "Association of East Asian Research Universities" for the purpose of promoting exchange among the member institutions. This two-day founding meeting was also the first general meeting of the association.

Mission

AEARU 2005

Open a forum where the major research universities of the East Asian region may share research results

On a base of mutual understanding, define areas in which cooperation may be possible. For example, student and researcher exchange; common curriculum development and credit transfer schemes; facilities, information, materials shared use; collaborative research; collaboration on developing solutions to problems faced by universities today; cooperation on holding international conferences and so on.

Member Universities and Institutions (17)

Founding Member Universities and Institutions (9)

• China (3): Fudan University, Tsinghua University (Beijing), University of Science and Technology of China
• Hong Kong (1): The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Korea (2): Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology
• Taiwan (1): Tsinghua University
  Japan (2): The University of Tokyo, University of Tsukuba

Universities joining at the 1st General Meeting (4)

• China (1): Peking University
• Korea (1): Seoul National University
• Japan (2): Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Universities joining at the 2nd General Meeting (3)

• China (1): Nanjing University
• Taiwan (1): National Taiwan University
• Japan (1): Kyoto University

Universities joining at the 4th General Meeting (1)

• Japan (1): Tohoku University

General Meetings

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• Founding Meeting - 1st General Meeting
  • Date: 8-9 January 1996
  • Location: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Attendees: 9 Universities and Institutes
• 2nd General Meeting
  • Date: 11-13 September 1996
  • Location: The University of Tokyo (General Meeting, Workshop) University of Tsukuba (Observer)
  • Attendees: 13 Universities and Institutes (all members)
• 3rd General Meeting
  • Date: 4-6 October 1997
  • Location: Pohang University of Science and Technology
  • Attendees: 15 Universities and Institutes (Absent: National Taiwan University)
• 4th General Meeting
  • Date: 29-31 October 1998
  • Location: Fudan University
  • Attendees: 16 Universities and Institutes
• 5th General Meeting
  • Date: 27-29 October 1999
  • Location: National Taiwan University
  • Attendees: 14 Universities and Institutes
• 6th General Meeting
  • Date: 18-20 October 2000
  • Location: Osaka University
  • Attendees: 17 Universities and Institutes
• 7th General Meeting
  • Date: 3-5 October 2001
  • Location: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Attendees: 13 Universities and Institutes
• 8th General Meeting
  • Date: 29 September-2 October 2002
  • Location: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • Attendees: 15 Universities and Institutes
• 9th General Meeting
  • Date: 19-22 September 2003
  • Location: University of Science and Technology of China
  • Attendees: 17 Universities and Institutes
• 10th General Meeting
  • Date: 6-9 October 2004
  • Location: Tsinghua University (Taiwan)
• 11th General Meeting
  • Date: 7-9 August 2005
  • Location: Fudan University (China)
• 12th General Meeting
  • Date: 26-29 September 2006
  • Location: Pohang University of Science and Technology
  • Attendees: 16 Universities and Institutes
• 13th General Meeting
  • Date: 21-23 August 2007
  • Location: Kyoto University
• 14th General Meeting
  • Date: 20-24 September 2008
  • Location: University of Science and Technology of China

Workshops

The following workshops have been held. The department/staff responsible is in brackets.

1. Computer Science (Professor Hiroshi Imai, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology)
2. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Associate Professor Kei Ito, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences)
3. Web Technology (Professor Yasushi Wakahara, Information Technology Center)
4. Microelectronics (Professor Kunihiro Asada, Head of VLSI Design and Education Center)
5. Cultural (not established)
6. Environmental (Assistant Professor Hiroyuki Katayama, School of Engineering)
7. Science and Technology Parks (Professor Toshiya Watanabe, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology)
8. Development and Collaboration of Asian Business Schools (Undecided, Graduate School of Economics)
9. Advanced Materials Research (Professor Tadatomo Suga, Graduate School of Engineering)
10. Network Education (Professor Hitoshi Aida, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences)
11. Medical Center (Lecturer Toshiyuki Maruyama, Graduate School of Medicine)

Links

• AEARU Homepage (Secretariat: Kyoto University)