International Alliance of Research Universities

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The International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) was launched on 14 January 2006 as a co-operative network of 10 leading, international research-intensive universities who share similar visions for higher education, in particular the education of future leaders. The IARU Chair is elected from among the IARU Presidents for a period of 2 years. Past IARU Chairpersons: At the launch the presidents elected Professor Ian Chubb, 2005 - 2008 (Australian National University); Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, 2009 - 2012 (National University of Singapore); Professor Ralph Eichler, 2013 - 2014 (ETH Zurich); Professor Ralf Hemmingsen, 2015 - 2016 (University of Copenhagen); Professor Nicholas Dirks, 2017 (University of California, Berkeley); Chancellor Carol Christ, 2017 - 2018 (University of California, Berkeley); President Makoto Gonokami, 2018 - 2020 (University of Tokyo); Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope, 2021-2022 (University of Cambridge); Vice-Chancellor Anthony Freeling (2022-2023). The current chairperson of IARU is Professor Daya Reddy, the Interim Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town.  

In January 2016, the University of Cape Town joined as the 11th member.

Its Presidents meet annually at a host university venue to discuss joint initiatives under the following categories:

List of institutions

  • Australian National University
    Australian National University
  • ETH Zürich
    ETH Zürich
  • National University of Singapore
    National University of Singapore
  • Peking University
    Peking University
  • University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Cambridge
    University of Cambridge
  • University of Cape Town
    University of Cape Town
  • University of Copenhagen
    University of Copenhagen
  • University of Oxford
    University of Oxford
  • University of Tokyo
    University of Tokyo
  • Yale University
    Yale University

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