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The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is a consortium of European research universities.
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Formation | 2002 |
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Type | Education and research |
Headquarters | Leuven, Belgium |
Region served | Europe |
Membership | 24 |
Secretary-General | Kurt Deketelaere |
Website | www |
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 it expanded its membership to twenty-four. As the latest addition, ETH Zurich 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 Leuven, Belgium. Kurt Deketelaere[1] is the current Secretary-General. Linda Doyle is the current Chair.
Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, one of the 12 founding member of the LERU, voluntarily left the group in March 2011.[2] The 24 member universities as of 2024 are: