League of European Research Universities

League of European Research Universities
Formation 2002
Type Education and research
Headquarters Leuven, Belgium
Region served
Europe
Secretary-General
Prof. Kurt Deketelaere
Website www.leru.org

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is a consortium of European research universities.

History and overview

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is an association of research-intensive universities. Founded in 2002, as a partnership among twelve multi-faculty research universities, in 2010 it expanded its membership to twenty-one. The purpose of the League is to influence policy in Europe and to develop best practice through mutual exchange of experience. LERU regularly publishes a variety of papers and reports which make high-level policy statements, provide analyses and make recommendations for policymakers, universities, researchers and other stakeholders.

LERU is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. Prof. dr. Kurt Deketelaere[1] is the current Secretary-General.

Membership

The 21 member universities as of 2011 are:

 Belgium

 Finland

 France

 Germany

 Italy

 Netherlands

 Spain

 Sweden


  Switzerland

 United Kingdom

See also

References

Notes

  1. a b c d e f g These universities also belong to the Coimbra Group, a (larger) alliance of European universities.
  2. a b c These universities also belong to Europaeum, another European university network.
  3. a b c d e f These universities joined the League as new members on January 17, 2006.
  4. a b c These universities also belong to the Utrecht Network, another European university network.
  5. a b These universities join the League as new members on January 1, 2010.

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