League of European Research Universities
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According to its mission statement, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is "a group of European research-intensive universities committed to the values of high quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research."
Founded in 2002, as a partnership among 12 of Europe's top research universities, in 2006 it expanded its membership to include 6 new universities. It is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. The 18 member universities as of 2006 are:
Belgium
- Catholic University of Leuven (Dutch-speaking) [1]
- University of Amsterdam [3]
- University of Leiden [1],[2]
- University of Utrecht [3]
- University College London [3]
- University of Cambridge [1]
- University of Edinburgh [1]
- University of Oxford [1],[2]
Footnotes
- These universities also belong to the Coimbra Group, another (larger) alliance of European universities.
- These universities also belong to Europaeum, yet another European university network.
- These universities joined the League as new members on January 17, 2006.
| League of European Research Universities |
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| Amsterdam | Cambridge | Edinburgh | Geneva | Heidelberg | Helsinki | Karolinska (Stockholm) | Leiden | Leuven | London (UCL) | Lund | Milan | Munich | Oxford | Paris-Sud | Strasbourg I (Louis Pasteur) | Utrecht | Zürich |
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