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	University of The Philippines Encyclopedia Articles @ LocalFineArt.com (Local Fine Art) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		It was founded in 1908 and is now composed of seven autonomous constituent universities around the country providing tertiary-level education in almost every field from agriculture, medicine, and law, to the natural and social sciences, engineering, creative writing and fine arts.
		The University began with three initial colleges, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Medicine and Surgery occupying buildings distributed along Padre Faura (Ermita district) and R. Hidalgo (Quiapo district) in Manila as well as a School of Agriculture in Los Baños, Laguna.
		On April 26, 1982, the University of the Philippines Diliman was formally designated as a constituent university, almost a decade after the reorganization.
	www.localfineart.com /encyclopedia/University_of_the_Philippines (1956 words)

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		APRU has the potential to be the network of choice to realize the synergy between research, innovation and enterprise in the Pacific Rim, and contribute to economic growth and social development in the region.
		APRU is unique in its ability to foster multi-lateral cooperation among the top research universities in the Pacific Rim, so that all may prosper together.
		The formation of APRU Enterprise has greatly facilitated a move in that direction, but all 36 member universities, diverse and different as they may be, must see the benefits of such a move in increasing the breadth of their position.
	www.marshall.usc.edu /media/review3/story.cfm?page=pacRimRise (1326 words)

	CEOs of Pacific Rim Universities Forge Alliance
		Front row: USC President Steven B. Sample; Emil Q. Javier, president, University of the Philippines; Richard L. McCormick, president, University of Washington; Thomas E. Everhart, president, California Institute of Technology; Charles E. Young, chancellor, UCLA; Chang-Lin Tien, chancellor, UC Berkeley; and Thienchay Kiranandana, president, Chulalongkorn University.
		Chief executive officers from 20 leading research universities of the Pacific Rim announced the creation of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) on Tuesday, June 3.
		The objective of the association, according to the founding document, is to help member institutions become more effective contributors to the development of an increasingly integrated Pacific Rim community.
	www.usc.edu /uscnews/stories/2826.html (583 words)

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		Higher education in Arizona is governed at the university level by the Arizona Board of Regents or the ABOR, a 12-member body.
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	University of Oregon Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The UO and the University of Washington are the only two Northwest universities invited to join the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).
		The APRU will be working on issues of major importance to the Pacific Rim such as economic development, urbanization and technology transfer," says Frohnmayer.
		APRU members include Keio University and Waseda University in Japan, Beijing University and Fudan University in China, Seoul National University in Korea, the National Taiwan University, the Australian National University, the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the University of British Columbia.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~uocomm/newsreleases/latest/jun97/O060497.html (274 words)

	APRU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The Association of Pacific Rim Universities, or APRU, exploratory meeting was held in June 1997, with the aim to promote the development of an integrated Pacific Rim community through collaboration among academic, business and diplomatic leaders.
		The APRU has now become an alliance of premier universities joined in the endeavor to stimulate cooperation in teaching and research on issues of major importance to the Pacific Rim community.
		The university is also active as a member of the steering committee in developing a set of by-laws for the association, and coordinating activities between and in preparation of annual meetings.
	chula.ac.th /cuweb_en/news/apru.html (129 words)

	Pacific Rim university leaders endorse collaborative projects - UBC Public Affairs
		Steven Sample, chair of APRU and president of the University of Southern California, added that not only were five important APRU projects endorsed for the coming year, but also that members were able to build professional and personal friendships.
		APRU plans include a distance learning conference to be held at Japan's Kyoto University in May 2001 and an APRU Fellows program co-hosted by the University of Washington and Chulalongkorn University in Thailand that will look at environment and development challenges for the Pacific Rim region.
		APRU was created in 1997 to contribute to the development of an integrated Pacific Rim community through more effective cooperation in teaching and research and to influence economic, scientific and cultural policy.
	www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca /media/releases/2000/mr-00-43.html (273 words)

	Exchange Partners - The University of Auckland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The University of Auckland is a member of Universitas 21 (U21) and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).
		The Association of Pacific Rim Universities is a consortium of 36 leading research universities in the Pacific Rim.
		Formed in 1997, it fosters cooperation in education, research, and enterprise, thereby contributing to the economic, scientific and cultural advancement of Pacific Rim economies.
	www.auckland.ac.nz /uoa/about/international/360/outboundstudents/exchangepartners/exchangepartners_home.cfm (450 words)

	Letters & Science URCA :: Other Opportunities
		Formed in 1997, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 36 leading research universities in the Pacific Rim.
		APRU aims to foster education, research and enterprise, thereby contributing to the economic, scientific and cultural advancement in the Pacific Rim.
		UC Santa Barbara is one of the 36 research universities in the consortium.
	www.ltsc.ucsb.edu /urca/otheropps/booklet/OppALrt03.html (371 words)

	MSB - News & Features
		The APRU Doctoral Students Network, a student organization that comprises mainly doctoral students of 36 leading universities from 16 economies in the Pacific Rim, hosted the August 2004 conference.
		Formed in 2000, its general aim echoes that of Association of Pacific Research Universities, which is to foster cooperation in education, research and enterprise thereby contributing to the economic, scientific and cultural advancement of Pacific Rim economies.
		The APRU Doctoral Students Conference aims to improve the international experience of doctoral students from all disciplines, by providing network opportunities and a supportive venue for the presentation of their research results to their peers for critical comment before final submission to their examiners.
	www.marshall.usc.edu /Web/News.cfm?doc_id=6554 (339 words)

	International relationships - About the University - The University of Sydney
		Sydney is one of only two Australian institutions in the prestigious Association of the Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) which comprises of members from Asia, the United States and South America.
		The University's academics are involved in collaborative research projects with colleagues overseas, with governments and with other organisations to further knowledge and improve people's lives.
		Alumni Associations are active overseas, particularly in North America, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, and the Alumni Relations Office is happy to help you keep in touch.
	www.usyd.edu.au /about/profile/pub/international.shtml (294 words)

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		Please find to follow, an extended deadline for UC Davis students to apply for an opportunity to attend the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Conference at the University of Oregon this summer.
		Provisions: 5 nights of lodging at the University of Oregon, conference registration fees, field trip to the Oregon coastline.
		APRU member universities are encouraged to select and fund the travel of
	www.envtox.ucdavis.edu /grad/Seminars/apruSummer.htm (678 words)

	APRU - The University of Auckland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Established in 1997 the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 36 leading research universities in the Pacific Rim.
		APRU aims to promote scientific, education and cultural dialogue and collaboration among Pacific - Rim economies.
		Century", the APRU Fellows Program is an annual seminar series which examines issues relating to socio-political, cultural, and economic realties in the Pacific Rim region.
	www.auckland.ac.nz /uoa/about/international/internationalrelations/apru_activities.cfm (917 words)

	Profile - About the University - The University of Sydney
		Over the past 150 years, the University has built an international reputation for its outstanding teaching and as a centre of research excellence.
		As one of Australia's leading universities, the University of Sydney is a key member of the Group of Eight of Australia's major research intensive universities and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).
		The University has nine of the Federal government's 49 prestigious Federation Fellowships and performs strongly in research conducted collaboratively with industry.
	www.usyd.edu.au /about/profile/index.shtml (137 words)

	UBC to host top Pacific Rim university presidents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The presidents of the leading research universities in the Pacific Rim will gather at the University of British Columbia June 23-25 to accelerate a global research agenda designed to help inform government policy.
		The association was created in 1997 to more effectively influence economic, scientific and cultural policy in order to contribute to the development of an integrated Pacific Rim community.
		This session will allow Canada's senior science policy advisers to interact with the Pacific Rim university presidents in an open exchange of views on science and technology and human resource development issues at the national and regional policy level.
	www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca /ubcreports/2000/00jun15/apru4.html (262 words)

	International
		Robert C. Dynes, chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, will be in Seoul, Korea, from June 22-26 to attend the 1998 Conference for the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) and to strengthen UCSD’s Korean ties.
		UCSD is a charter member of APRU, which was founded in 1997 as an association of presidents of the premiere research organizations around the Pacific Rim.
		UCSD Library and Seoul National University Library are two of 13 prestigious academic libraries in the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance, which was formed to facilitate access to scholarly research through various digital networks.
	ucsdnews.ucsd.edu /newsrel/international/korean.htm (851 words)

	APRU Doctoral Conference 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The University of Oregon will be hosting the 6th Annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Doctoral Students Conference, "Moving Toward a Sustainable Future: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from the Pacific Rim," August 7-12, 2005.
		The goal of the conference is to facilitate international communication, share research interests, and create a network of doctoral students from around the Pacific Rim.
		The University of Oregon is honored to be chosen to host this international event.
	gradschool.uoregon.edu /documents/apru_2005-conference.html (428 words)

	Employer Profile: University of Oregon
		One of only 62 institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities, UO enrolls more than 20,000 men and women studying at idyllic, lush settings in the heart of the rugged Pacific Northwest.
		The university's main campus is located in Eugene, nationally recognized as one of America's most "livable" cities, as well as one of its best college towns.
		UO is a charter member of the prestigious Association of Pacific Rim Universities and in 2003 celebrated the 60th anniversary of its Asian Studies Program, one of the oldest such interdisciplinary initiatives in the United States.
	chronicle.com /jobs/profiles/3011.htm (358 words)

	Symposium Brain & Mind research in the Asia/Pacific - Association of Pacific Rim Universities Brain & Mind Research ...
		The University of Sydney has generously allocated funds to support post doctoral researchers to participate in the BMAP symposium.
		The 36 Universities of APRU have agreed that the topic of Brain and Mind Research is most appropriate at this time.
		It will foster synergistic effort of the members of APRU in contributing to our understanding of the normal function of the brain and what goes awry in the various disease states that are responsible for so much mental suffering.
	bmap.com.au (431 words)

	Contributors
		Associate professor and chair of the History Department, University of the Pacific; author, Eating Right in the Renaissance; and Food in Early Modern Europe; currently working on a culinary history of the sixteenth century.
		She is an honorary fellow of the University of Wales, where she teaches medieval history, and is the author of Living and Dining in Medieval Paris: The Household of a Fourteenth-Century Knight.
		Associate professor of French, Bucknell University; author, articles on Balzac and Brillat-Savarin in Nineteenth-Century French Studies, and on tables of the Mediterranean in the special edition on gastronomy of the journal Critique.
	www.culinarybiographies.com /html/contributors.html (2501 words)

	Distance Learning & the Internet 2005
		The conference was attended by representatives of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), a consortium of 36 leading universities of the Pacific Rim, as well as by representatives of many other universities (43 universities in total).
		The DLI 2005 conference was hosted by the Far Eastern National University, the only Russian member of the APRU.
		APRU DLI conferences bring together leading distance learning experts from academia, business and government from around the world.
	www.fenu.ru /?a=page&id=488 (402 words)

	UBC International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The theme for the conference will be 'Moving Toward a Sustainable Future: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from the Pacific Rim.' Designed as an interdisciplinary gathering of doctoral students, students will present their research in an international academic setting to fellow students from other universities.
		The conference is organized by a group of doctoral students at the APRU hosting university and represents a novel opportunity for doctoral students to participate in their university's academic affairs.
		Bringing together faculty members from various disciplinary backgrounds under a perennial theme "The Pacific Rim in the 21st Century", the Fellows Program is an annual seminar series that examines issues relating to sociopolitical, cultural, and economic realities in the Pacific Rim region.
	www.ubcinternational.ubc.ca /July2005.htm (6817 words)

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		APRU member universities are encouraged to select and fund the travel of at least one doctoral student to this conference.
		Many APRU universities are at the forefront of research and public health initiatives in this field, and it would undoubtedly be useful for these experts from APRU universities to meet and exchange experiences and information.
		This is a major area in the Pacific Rim community, and collaboration and advanced technologies may allow and encourage the exploration and comparison of different marine and coastal ecosystems that would otherwise not be available.
	mailman.isi.edu /pipermail/apru-dli/2004-June.txt (3687 words)

	Samsung Electronics’ - Secrets of Samsung’s innovation success
		Invited to address the region’s leading academic institutions at the recent APRU (Association of Pacific Rim Universities) presidents’ meeting, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor business, Dr Chang-Gyu Hwang, revealed the secrets behind the global technology giant’s success.
		The APRU presidents’ meeting is an initiative organised to promote discussion and collaboration between academic institutions in Pacific Rim economies.
		Samsung Electronics’ involvement in the APRU President’s Meeting is a symbol of the organisation’s goals to partner with leading players in the global knowledge economy.
	www.ferret.com.au /articles/5d/0c04245d.asp (1030 words)

	Association of Pacific Rim Universities - APRU
		This major conference will explore global issues in distance and distributed learning, with a special emphasis on issues of concern to Pacific Rim universities.
		Co-sponsored by the University of Tokyo and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), this conference will bring together leading distance learning experts from academia, business and government from around the world.
		A primary objective is to foster new international distance learning projects and partnerships around the Pacific Rim.
	apru2006.dir.u-tokyo.ac.jp (192 words)

	SF News - June 29/00 - Quotable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Two dozen Pacific Rim university presidents affiliated with the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) are meeting at UBC to talk science and technology.
		The university presidents want to advise their countries' governments on science and technology policy.
		A spokesperson for the confederation of University Faculty Associates of B.C. says UBC's participation in groups like the APRU has relatively little to do with its main purpose, serving students.
	www.sfu.ca /mediapr/sfnews/2000/June29/quotable.html (613 words)

	Beehive.govt.nz - Expanding cooperation in international education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The New Zealand government shares your objectives of fostering education, research and enterprise, and of expanding cooperation among Pacific Rim economies.
		Fittingly our government’s education policy is galvanising this focus on the Asia Pacific region as we increasingly work with our close neighbours on the internationalisation of our education system.
		It's good to see that this second senior staff meeting of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities is being held here in Auckland.
	www.beehive.govt.nz /ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=22535 (1092 words)

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