APRU IMPACT REPORT 2016

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3 APRU: 45 Members Addressing key social, environmental & economic challenges in the Asia-Pacific

4 APRU: 45 Members Australia The Australian National University The University of Melbourne The University of Sydney UNSW Sydney Canada The University of British Columbia Chile University of Chile China and Hong Kong SAR Fudan University Nanjing University Peking University The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The University of Hong Kong Tsinghua University University of Science and Technology of China Zhejiang University Chinese Taipei National Taiwan University Indonesia University of Indonesia Japan Keio University Kyoto University Osaka University Tohoku University The University of Tokyo Waseda University Korea Korea University Seoul National University Yonsei University Malaysia University of Malaya Mexico Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education National Autonomous University of Mexico New Zealand The University of Auckland Philippines University of the Philippines Russia Far Eastern Federal University Singapore National University of Singapore Thailand Chulalongkorn University USA California Institute of Technology Stanford University University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Hawai i at Mānoa University of Oregon University of Southern California University of Washington

5 APRU IMPACT REPORT Evidence base for leading research universities contribution to the Asia-Pacific s challenges APRU member universities expertise in key field of research and education Resource for outreach and advocacy

6 APRU: Contribution Educating tomorrow s leaders Trialing new ideas on campus Connecting stakeholders & bridging gaps Generating cutting-edge knowledge Applying research to societal issues Supporting entrepreneurship

7 REPORT APPROACH Context demographic geographic economic Case Studies roles & impact of universities special focus on disaster science Research Metrics Elsevier research data

8 REPORT STRUCTURE 1. Asia-Pacific Context 2. Role & Impact of APRU Universities 3. Contribution to Disaster Science 4. Strengths within APRU 5. Collaboration in the APRU network

9 1. ASIA-PACIFIC CONTEXT Economic Diversity & Population Disparity Fig. 3 (p. 3)

10 1. ASIA-PACIFIC CONTEXT Geographic challenges Ring of Fire 90% of the earthquakes 75% of all active volcanoes Climate Hazards Ocean biodiversity Fig. 21 (p. 31)

11 2. ROLE & IMPACT World leader in knowledge creation APRU research is efficiently produced well cited highly visible Fig. 15 (p. 16)

12 3. DISASTER SCIENCE APRU Multi-Hazards Program Led by the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) at Tohoku University Promote disaster risk knowledge Leverage on traditional & indigenous practices Improve dialogues among stakeholders & policymakers Study 18 (p. 36)

13 4. STRENGTHS WITHIN APRU NETWORK Specialist expertise biological sciences physical sciences & engineering life sciences & medicines social sciences & humanities Fig. 28 (p. 40)

14 5. COLLABORATION IN THE NETWORK Research strengths: derived from collaboration Collaboration among members enhances visibility and citation when compared to national collaborations

nationally and internationally through diverse ranges of roles Bring the strength of

15 REPORT S CONCLUSIONS This report has found that APRU universities: Exceed global and Asia-Pacific regional averages in knowledge creation and research Project impact nationally and internationally through diverse ranges of roles Bring the strength of diversity to solving global challenges Boost research quality through international collaborations

16 The Next Report (2018) More granularity on current collaborations across the network A focus on the social sciences and humanities, models for interdisciplinary collaboration with STEM A focus on Global Health 2020 The Pacific Ocean and climate change? Sustainably of Pacific Rim societies, cities The role of research universities

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Introduction. With the complex issues on the Climate change on mitigation and adapation, there is a need to have

Introduction. With the complex issues on the Climate change on mitigation and adapation, there is a need to have Introduction University of Indonesia, as member of the Asia Pacific Rim University (APRU) collaboration, has offered to host APRU World Institute of Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies (APRU-CMAS)