Structure and Organization

APRU is an independent self-governing association legally constituted in Singapore. Its members elect a chair and a steering committee to provide leadership for the association. Member institutions are represented in APRU by their presidents who meet annually. The chair of APRU serves a two-year renewable term.

Steering Committee

The steering committee provides leadership for the association. Members of the steering committee are elected and comprise presidents of member universities in the Americas, Asia and Australasia. The APRU chair also heads the steering committee.

The members of the Steering Committee are:

  • Yuichiro Anzai, Chairman
    President, Keio University
  • Glyn Davis
    Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne
  • Vladimir I. Kurilov
    President, Far Eastern National University
  • Steven B. Sample
    President, University of Southern California
  • Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri
    Rector, University of Indonesia

  • Wei, Yang
    President, Zhejiang University
  • Henry Yang
    Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Kenneth J. McGillivray, Secretary General
    APRU Secretariat, National University of Singapore
  • Richard Drobnick, Secretary General Emeritus
    Managing Director, APRU World Institute
    Director, Centre for International Business Education and Research
    Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
  • Margaret Leong, Treasurer
    Deputy Director, APRU Secretariat