(L-R): Mrs. Vigneshree King (Director of Strategic Global Alliances Division); Prof. Thomas Schneider, Chief Executive, APRU; Vice Chancellor Prof. Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Noor Azuan Abu Osman; Prof. Yvonne Lim (Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic & International)
APRU Chief Executive Thomas Schneider visited Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur in late-November for a set of inspiring meetings with UM Vice Chancellor Prof. Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Prof. Yvonne Lim (Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic & International), Mrs. Vigneshree King (Director of Strategic Global Alliances Division), as well as deans and faculty.
With regard to the near future, the APRU-UM meetings focused on the Forest Ecosystems Living Labs Initiative (FELLI), of which UM is one of six initiators; the 18th APRU Global Health Conference, which UM’s Faculty of Medicine will be hosting in November 2025; and the Asia Pacific Data Capacity Accelerator initiative that APRU is launching in Southeast Asia in partnership with data.org.
“Over the past years, Universiti Malaya has been one of APRU’s most engaged members, and I trust the latest meetings will result in new collaborative projects and enhanced engagement,” Prof. Schneider said.
Professor Thomas Schneider and Vice Chancellor Prof. Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Noor Azuan Abu Osman
UM has a long track record of serving as a key player in the APRU network, with regular representation on the Steering Committee and the International Advisory Committee, as well as at the Annual Presidents’ Meeting and the Senior International Leaders’ Meeting.
Since 2022, Prof. Lim has been the co-director of the Asia-Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL) program, an APRU flagship initiative. UM administrators and faculty members have served on the core and advisory groups for APRU SDG Education for Global Citizenship, Biodiversity, Global Health, Indigenous Knowledges, and Sustainable Waste Management. UM faculty and students have participated in multiple programs.
