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."
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[edit] History and overview
Founded in 2002, as a partnership among 12 of Europe's top research universities, in 2006 it expanded its membership to include 8 new universities. It is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. The 20 member universities as of 2006 are:
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- University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie [3]
- Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg
- University of Paris-Sud [3]
- Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg [1]
- Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
- Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg [3]
- University College London [3]
- University of Cambridge [1]
- University of Edinburgh [1]
- University of Oxford [1],[2]
[edit] E-LERU
Eight of the LERU member universities are collaboratively responsible for the "e-LERU virtual campus", which was funded by the European Commission as part of its "eLearning programme". This allows students to study and acquire credit for online courses called "e-modules". The e-LERU site also hosts video lectures by scientists, in what is known as its "Top Science" programme.
[edit] See also
- IDEA League (a strategic alliance of five of Europe's leading technical research universities)
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[edit] Footnotes
- a b c d e f g These universities also belong to the Coimbra Group, a (larger) alliance of European universities.
- a b c These universities also belong to Europaeum, another European university network.
- a b c d e f These universities joined the League as new members on January 17, 2006.
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