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GLOBAL INITIATIVES
• The APRU World Institute (AWI), an institute of
advanced studies affiliated to the Association of
Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), was endorsed at
APRU’s 10 th Annual Presidents Meeting in June 2006.
Professor Shih Choon Fong was appointed Chair of
AWI’s Governing Board, Dr Richard Drobnick the
AWI Managing Director while Associate Professor
Lawrence Loh serves as an Invited Member on the
Governing Board. AWI aims to attract outstanding
researchers from around the world to engage in
advanced research on issues of global significance.
• Completing his second term as Chair of APRU,
Professor Shih Choon Fong was appointed
Chairman Emeritus. Associate Professor Lawrence
Loh (Vice-President, University and Global Relations)
was re-elected Secretary General to lead the APRU
Secretariat, which NUS continues to host.
• The International Alliance of Research
Universities (IARU) was officially launched at its
inaugural Presidents’ Meeting, which NUS hosted in
January 2006. IARU, a select group of 10 universities,
provides a platform for research and education that
transcend disciplinary, cultural and continental
boundaries.
• The “Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore: S 3 University
Alliance” with Fudan and Korea Universities was
formed to collaborate in education and research that
are globally oriented, with a significant focus on
Asia. The agreement was signed during a Tri-
University Colloquium in Seoul, in the presence of
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who was conferred
an honorary doctorate in political science by Korea
University.
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State of the University 2006