Annual Presidents' Meeting Archives

July 25, 2020

COVID-19 starts push for more interdisciplinary research

Original post in University World News While many university leaders around the world fear post-COVID budget cuts due to ...

July 18, 2020

Disaster preparedness would improve HE pandemic response

Original post in University World News Universities can better prepare themselves for future pandemics and become more ...

June 26, 2020

Universities have dealt swiftly with change, disruption

Original post in University World News Asia and Pacific Rim university leaders looking at how their institutions ...

June 16, 2020

APRU Annual Report 2020

Acting Together in a World Out of Balance Acting Together in a World Out of Balance records the achievements of APRU ...

July 27, 2019

Universities ride eSports wave for a stake in its future

Published in University World News. Almost below the radar of university leadership, eSports or competitive computer ...

July 20, 2019

Scant progress on women becoming university leaders

Published in University World News Women in Pacific Rim universities have made little progress in moving into university ...

July 15, 2019

Bending the Curve: A curriculum that empowers 1 Million Climate Champions to solve climate change

APRU encourages universities and students to join Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions, a multifaceted education ...

July 13, 2019

How universities can achieve inclusive campus diversity

Published by University World News University campuses have become more diverse in an age of migration and student, ...

July 04, 2019

The role of universities in an era of heightened migration

Article originally published in University World News July 4, 2019 Universities have an important role to play in ...

June 28, 2019

University leaders fear curbs on free flow of scholars

Original post in University World News June 27, 2019 Rapid changes in immigration policies, including new United ...

August 31, 2018

The Cost to Higher Education of Free Speech on Campus

Howard Gillman University World News, Issue No:518 What can someone say on an American college campus and what can ...

July 20, 2018

Turning the tide on the ebbing of public trust in higher education

Published by University World News Barely half of Americans responding to a survey administered by the Gallup Corporation ...

July 03, 2018

Urgent Need to Address Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

University World News 03 July 2018 Issue No:513 Students and researchers must be better prepared to deal with ethical ...

June 29, 2018

Universities ‘Key to Bridging Global Digital Divide’

University World News Yojana Sharma 28 June 2018Issue No:512 Taipei, June 28, 2018 — Universities will be key in ...

June 24, 2018

Presidents of the Top Asia-Pacific Universities Address the Challenges of the Digital Future

Taipei, June 24, 2018 — Thought leaders from academia, business, and public policy have begun to arrive today in Taipei ...

June 15, 2018

Universities and our digital future in a divided world

University World News Yonjana Sharma 15 June 2018 Issue No: 510 Over a hundred delegates, including 30 university ...

March 01, 2017

APRU Presidential Retreat and 20th Annual Presidents Meeting

Collaborating across borders to resolve societies’ most pressing challenges APRU Presidential Retreat and 20th Annual ...