The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is a consortium of European research universities.

History and overview

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is an association of research-intensive universities. Founded in 2002 as a partnership among twelve multi-faculty research universities, in 2024 its membership expanded to twenty-four. As the latest addition,

ETH Zurich ETH Zurich (; ) is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ETH Zurich ran ...

joined the alliance on 1 January 2024. The purpose of the League is to influence policy in Europe and to develop best practice through mutual exchange of experience. LERU regularly publishes a variety of papers and reports which make high-level policy statements, provide analyses and make recommendations for policymakers, universities, researchers and other stakeholders. LERU is headquartered in

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, Belgium.

Kurt Deketelaere Kurt Deketelaere (born 29 July 1966 in Torhout) is a Belgian academic. Since 2009 is the president of the League of European Research Universities (LERU). He is a professor of law in environmental law at the KU Leuven KU Leuven (Katholi ...

is the current Secretary-General. Linda Doyle is the current Chair.

Membership

The Karolinska Institutet in

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, one of the 12 founding member of the LERU, voluntarily left the group in March 2011. The 24 member universities as of 2024 are:

Location

Notes

# These universities also belong to the

Coimbra Group The Coimbra Group (CG) is an international association of 40 universities in Europe. It was established in 1985. It works for the benefit of its members by promoting "internationalization, academic collaboration, excellence in learning and rese ...

, a larger alliance of European universities. # These universities also belong to Europaeum, another European university network. # These universities joined the League as new members on 1 January 2006. # These universities also belong to the

Utrecht Network The Utrecht Network is a network of European universities. Founded in 1987, the network promotes the internationalisation of tertiary education through summer schools, student and staff exchanges and joint degrees. It is operated by the Universit ...

, another European university network. # These universities joined the League as new members on 1 January 2010. # These universities joined the League as new members on 1 January 2017.

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