Asian Universities Alliance
{{short description|Asian university alliance}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Asian Universities Alliance (AUA)
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| formation = {{start date and age|2017|04|29}}
| founding_location = Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
| headquarters = Tsinghua University
| membership = 15 Asian Universities
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = WANG Xiqin (President, Tsinghua University)
| leader_title2 = Executive President
| leader_name2 = Ghaleb Ali AlHadrami AlBreiki (Acting Vice Chancellor, United Arab Emirates University)
| website = {{URL|www.asianuniversities.org}}
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The Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) is a university alliance comprising 15 member institutions across Asia.{{Cite web|url=https://monitor.icef.com/2017/05/top-asian-institutions-form-new-universities-alliance/|title=Top Asian institutions form new universities alliance|date=2017-05-09|website=ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-26}} Initiated at Tsinghua University in March 2016 and founded on 29 April 2017,{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-04/29/c_136245798.htm|title=Asian Universities Alliance set up in Beijing|last=|first=|date=2017-04-29|website=Xinhua Net|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=http://edu.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0502/c367001-29248142.html|title=亚洲大学联盟成立 清华大学当选创始主席单位--教育--人民网|website=edu.people.com.cn|access-date=2019-08-26}}{{Cite web |title=History of AUA-Asian Universities Alliance |url=http://www.asianuniversities.org/About/History_of_AUA.htm |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.asianuniversities.org}} through its platform AUA aims to cooperatively address regional and global challenges relating to higher education as well as economic, scientific and technological development.{{Cite web |first= |title=Asian Universities Alliance in Asia aims to boost regional ties and global influence |url=https://thepienews.com/news/asian-universites-alliance-boost-regional-ties-global-influence/ |access-date=2019-08-23 |website=The PIE News |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/world-university-rankings-2018-asia-and-network-effect|title=World University Rankings 2018: Asia and the network effect|date=2017-09-05|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en|access-date=2019-08-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnw.cn/edu/news/1695911.html|title=15校组建亚洲大学联盟 加强高校间协作和人才培养-闽南网|website=www.mnw.cn|access-date=2019-08-26}} The Presidency is currently held by Tsinghua University and the current Executive Presidency for 2021–22 is Universiti Malaya. The Secretariat is permanently hosted by Tsinghua University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianuniversities.org/index/showHtml/MQQVeQVeQh#Governance|title=Asian Universities Alliance|website=www.asianuniversities.org|access-date=2019-08-26|archive-date=2019-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823151712/http://www.asianuniversities.org/index/showHtml/MQQVeQVeQh#Governance|url-status=dead}}
Members
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Governance
The Board is the governing body of the AUA and consists of the heads of member institutions. There are currently 15 Board Members i.e. the heads of the 15 AUA member institutions.
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|+ !AUA Board Members |
| Bundhit Eua-arporn, President, Chulalongkorn University |
| Nancy Ip, President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Badran A. Alomar, Rector, King Saud University |
| TAN Eng Chye, President, National University of Singapore |
| Shigeo Katsu, President, Nazarbayev University |
| GONG Qihuang, President, Peking University |
| Honglim Ryu, President, Seoul National University |
| WANG Xiqin, President, Tsinghua University |
| Ghaleb Ali Al Hadrami Al Breiki, Acting Vice Chancellor, United Arab Emirates University |
| Ari Kuncoro, Rector, University of Indonesia |
| H.D. Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo |
| Mohd. Hamdi Abd. Shukor, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Malaya |
| FUJII Teruo, President, The University of Tokyo |
| Tin Maung TUN, Rector, University of Yangon |
AUA Student Mobility Programs
AUA Scholars Award Program
In March 2018, the AUA Scholars Award Program (AUASAP) was launched with the purpose of increasing the mobility of scholars among the AUA member universities. The Award is open to all faculty members and researchers of AUA universities. AUA provides financial support to up to 60 Scholars each year who wish to conduct short-term academic visits at another overseas AUA university. Scholars are encouraged to take this opportunity to advance research, share knowledge, conduct field study or establish international academic links in the community of AUA.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianuniversities.org/app/html/www/2019/12/16/OQTVIVeQh.html|title=Asian Universities Alliance|website=www.asianuniversities.org|access-date=2020-02-24}}
AUA Staff Exchange Program
In order to enhance communications between staff of the AUA members, AUA established the AUA Staff Exchange Program (AUASEP) in April 2018. The program provides financial support to up to 15 staff per year from an AUA member university or the Secretariat to carry out a one-week visit to another overseas AUA member or the Secretariat.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianuniversities.org/app/html/www/2018/11/30/NQzVcVeQh.html|title=Asian Universities Alliance|website=www.asianuniversities.org|access-date=2020-02-24}}
Research Collaboration
Each year, AUA supports its member institutions to hold academic conferences on topics drawn from the AUA themes. The conferences aim to bring together peer scholars from AUA member institutions to meet, share and discuss their research of a particular academic domain. AUA also supports member institutions to develop joint research initiatives as well as a document delivery service among libraries of member institutions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianuniversities.org/index/showHtml/NQQVeQVeQh#Research|title=Asian Universities Alliance|website=www.asianuniversities.org|access-date=2020-02-24|archive-date=2020-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216125311/http://www.asianuniversities.org/index/showHtml/NQQVeQVeQh#Research|url-status=dead}}
Strategy and Policy
The AUA Presidents Forum (AUAPF) is held annually during the AUA Summit,{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianuniversities.org/index/showHtml/MQwVeQVeQh#Summit|title=Asian Universities Alliance|website=www.asianuniversities.org|access-date=2020-02-24}} university leaders congregate for high-level dialogues on the development of strategic plans, the improvement of management systems, and to address problems related to higher education. AUA also encourages developing dialogues and platforms for exchange among senior managers and staff of specific departments with the purpose of sharing best practices.
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