The members are the Australian National University, ETH Zurich, National University of Singapore, Peking University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Cape Town, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford, the University of Tokyo and Yale University. The eleven universities share similar values, a global vision and a commitment to educating future world
leaders. Central to these values is the importance of academic diversity and international collaboration. IARU member universities work together to address the major challenges of our time, and IARU seeks to add value by providing opportunities to students and staff that would not arise otherwise. The alliance is currently chaired by the University of Cambridge, with Vice-Chancellor Stephen J.