Formation 2002 Headquarters Leuven, Belgium Secretary-General Prof. Kurt Deketelaere | Type Education and research Region served Europe Website www.leru.org | |
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The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is a consortium of European research universities.
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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 2016 it expanded its membership to twenty-three. 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 is the current Secretary-General. Trinity College Dublin and the University of Copenhagen will join the alliance on 1 January 2017.
Membership
The 23 member universities as of 2016 are:
Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Former members
Sweden