Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
Latest News | 2007 Program | Update: University of Melbourne participation in 2007 Program | Governance Meetings | Research - Centric Activities | Student - Centric Activities | Technology - Centric Activities | Research Projects | Future Events | APRU Representatives | Websites
The University of Melbourne was admitted as the 37th member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) in June 2006. The main objective of APRU is to promote scientific, educational and cultural collaboration among Pacific Rim economies.
Melbourne is the third Australian member, along with the Australian National University and the University of Sydney. A full list of APRU member institutions may be viewed here.
Secretariat to the Association of Pacific Rim Universities at the University of Melbourne is provided by the International Relations Office. For further information please contact Dr Susanne Haywood
Please revisit this website for updates in the future on news and activities associated with the APRU network.
Latest News:
Future Events
The 2009 Senior Staff Meeting will be held at the University of Melbourne in March or April (exact date TBC).
2008 Program
| Date | Event | Action / Participation by the University of Melbourne |
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Governance Meetings |
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| 12-14 March | 5th Senior Staff Meeting, Seoul National University, Korea | Professor Frank Larkins and Dr. Susanne Haywood |
| 16-19 April | Chief Information Officer Conference, University of Indonesia | Referred to Linda O’Brien and Sendur Kathir (who attended the 2007 Conference) |
| 26-28 June | 12th Annual Presidents Meeting, Keio University, Japan | Professor Glyn Davis and Professor Frank Larkins |
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Research-Centric |
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| week commencing 19 May | Business Deans Conference, Marshall School of Business, USC | Professor Greg Whitwell, Associate Dean (Academic Programs), Faculty of Economics and Commerce |
| 21– 22 August | Research Symposium: Earthquake Hazards Around the Pacific Rim, UC Davis, USA: “Multi-Hazards Around the Pacific Rim” | |
| 1-3 September | Research Symposium: Brain and Mind, National University of Singapore | |
| 8-12 September | HORIBA-APRU Research Conference 2008 on Gerontology: “Strategies for ‘Ageing in Place’: Networking of Junior Gerontologists in the Pacific Rim Countries” | Referred to Prof. David Ames, Executive Director, NARI |
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Student-Centric |
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| 14 – 18 July | Doctoral Students’ Conference, Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia: “Leading Research for a Better Future – Pacific Scope, Global Impact” | |
| 16 – 27 July | Undergraduate Summer Program, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China: "A Changing China: Economic and Political Reforms in Recent Years.” | |
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Technology-Centric |
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| 19 – 21 November | Conference: Distance Learning and the Internet, Waseda University, Japan: “New Directions for Inter-Institutional Collaboration: Assessment & Evaluation in Cyber Learning” |
Highlights of 2007:
PECC-APRU, Joint Study on the Asia Pacific Education Market: Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorn in collaboration with Professor Simon Marginson and Professor Richard James successfully submitted a collaboration proposal, which will result in a number of publications. First results of the Joint Study are expected in early 2009.
4-6 April: APRU World Institute – Climate Change, University of California at San Diego: Professor Jim Falk, Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society, represented the University and was appointed Co-Director of a new research project, ‘Pacific Rim Cities: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies’, jointly with Dr. Lisa Shaffer at UC San Diego.
12-15 December: Distance Learning and the Internet Conference, Chulalongkorn University: Ass. Prof. Som Naidu, Educational Technology Services, was appointed to represent the University on the 2007 Program Committee.
2007 Program
The Calendar of Events held in 2007 is available on the APRU website, please click here.
Update: University of Melbourne participation in 2007 Program
1. Governance Meetings
| 11- 13 March |
Meeting of Senior Staff at National Taiwan University. Professor Frank Larkins, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) represented the University. A copy of his report is available, please click here. Other reports
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| 28-30 May |
Annual Presidents Meeting at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor, and Professor Frank Larkins Deputy Vice Chancellor (International) represented the University at the meeting. Further information: http://www.apru.org/activities/apm/2007 |
2. Research - Centric Activities
| 4 - 6 April |
APRU World Institute Workshop on Climate Change: Challenges and Strategies for Sustainable Cities at the University of California at San Diego. Professor Jim Falk, Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society, represented the University. Further information: http://iaep.ucsd.edu/awi/program.php |
| 24 - 26 May |
APRU World Institute Workshop on the Role of Universities in Addressing Emerging Public Health Threats in the Asia/Pacific Region at Peking University, Beijing. Professor Graham Brown, Nossal Institute for Global Health, represented the University |
| 21-21 June |
Research symposium on Diversity of Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcanic Phenomena and their Hazards to be jointly hosted by the University of Tokyo and the University of Indonesia in Jakarta
Further information: http:dir.u-tokyo.ac.jp/apru_utui2007/index.html |
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16 - 18 July |
Research symposium on Asia Pacific Real Estate Markets at the National University of Singapore.
Further information: http://www.rst.nus.edu.sg/research/apru_symposium2007.htm |
| 7 - 9 November |
APRU World Institute Workshop on Policy Aspects of Economic Integration among Pacific Rim Economies at Kyoto University. |
Research Project: PECC-APRU Study on "The Asia Pacific Education Market".
Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne, Associate Dean International, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences has submitted an expression of interest in collaboraton with Professor Simon Marginson and Professor Richard James from the Centre for the Study of Higher Education.
3. Student - Centric Activities
| 16-29 July |
Undergraduate Summer Program on the theme of A Changing China: Economic and Political Reforms in Recent Years at Fudan University, Shanghai.
Unfortunately, as the dates for the program clash with Semester dates at the University of Melbourne, the University is unable to participate. |
| 30 July - 3 August |
8th APRU Doctoral Students Conference on the theme of The Emerging Future of the Pacific Rim : Alliances, Collaboration and Networking, at Keio University. Mr Jeremy Breaden, Asia Institute, presented a paper at the Conference. Further information: http://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/apru/index.html |
4. Technology - Centric Activities
| 21 - 23 March |
Inaugural Meeting of Chief Information Officers at the University of Southern California.
Mr Sendur Kathir, Deputy Principal, Information Services, represented the University. Further information: http://apru2007.usc.edu/index.cfm |
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12 - 15 December |
8th Distance Learning and Internet Conference on the theme of Sustainable Learning in a Global Information Society at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.
Dr. Som Naidu, Associate Professor, Information Division, was a member of the Program Committee for the 2007 Conference.Further information: http://www.dli2007.academic.chula.ac.th/ |
Winners: APRU Fellows Program (AFP) Collaborative Research Paper Award
The winners of the 2006 APRU Fellows Program (AFP) Collaborative Research Paper Award are Professor Paul G. Buchanan from the University of Auckland and Professor Lin Kun-Chin from the National University of Singapore. In 2006 the APRU Fellows Program was based on the theme of "Regional Security and Governance". Their winning entry on the "Symmetry and Asymmetry in post Cold War approaches to trade and security in the Pacific Rim" may be found at: http://apru.nus.edu.sg/activities/afp/collab_paper.htm
APRU Representatives
Key representatives of Faculties responsible for APRU activities coordinated through the International Relations Office may be viewed here.
Websites
Further information:
APRU home page: www.apru.org
APRU News: www.apru.org/news/enews/