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." Image File history File links LERU_logo. ... Strategic planning is a way to identify and move toward desired future states. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ...

Founded in 2002, as a partnership between 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: 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Location Leuven ▶ (help· info) is the capital of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Belgium

• Catholic University of Leuven (Dutch-speaking) ^[1]

Finland The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (or K.U.Leuven, or in English Catholic University of Leuven - also the translated name of its French-speaking sister university) - is a Flemish university, located in the town of Leuven in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking (northern) region of Belgium. ...

• University of Helsinki ^[2]

France The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland. ...

• Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg
• University of Paris-Sud ^[3]

Germany The Université Louis Pasteur, also known as Strasbourg I or ULP is a large university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. ... The University of Paris-Sud (French: Université de Paris-Sud) is a branch of the University of Paris located in Orsay. ...

• Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg ^[1]
• Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich

Italy The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386. ... Main building of the Ludwig Maximilians University The Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München or LMU) is with approximately 48,000 students the second largest university in Germany (surpassed only by the University of Cologne) and generally considered one of the best universities of...

• University of Milan

The Netherlands The University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano, UNIMI) is one the larger universities in Italy, with about 60,000 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,500 and a non-teaching staff of 2,000. ...

• University of Amsterdam ^[3]
• University of Leiden ^[1],^[2]
• University of Utrecht ^[3]

Sweden From Athenaeum Illustre to University In January 1632 two internationally acclaimed scientists, Caspar Barlaeus and Gerardus Vossius, held their inaugural speech in the Athenaeum Illustre - the illustrious school - which had its seat in the 14th-century Agnietenkapel. ... Leiden University in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. ... Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht in Dutch) is a university in Utrecht, The Netherlands. ...

• Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
• University of Lund ^[3]

Switzerland The Karolinska Institute or Karolinska institutet is a medical university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Lund University Lund University (Swedish: Lunds universitet) is a university in Lund in southernmost Sweden. ...

• University of Geneva ^[1]
• University of Zürich ^[3]

United Kingdom The University of Geneva (Université de Genève) is one of the oldest universities in the world. ... The University of Zurich (in German: Universität Zürich) is the largest university of Switzerland, in the city of Zurich. ...

• University College London ^[3]
• University of Cambridge ^[1]
• University of Edinburgh ^[1]
• University of Oxford ^[1],^[2]

University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

Footnotes

1. ^{a b c d e f g}  These universities also belong to the Coimbra Group, another (larger) alliance of European universities.
2. ^a b c  These universities also belong to Europaeum, yet another European university network.
3. ^{a b c d e f}  These universities joined the League as new members on January 17, 2006.

External links

• LERU website