Association of East Asian Research Universities

The Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU) is an East Asian organisation comprising nineteen research universities. It was established in January 1996 at the suggestion of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The purpose of the organisation is to promote regional exchange and cooperation among member institutions, and to open a forum where leading East Asian universities may share research results. Member universities Fudan University Nanjing University Peking University Tsinghua University University of Science and Technology of China Hong Kong University of Science and Technology