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:

• Catholic University of Leuven

• University of Helsinki

• University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie
• Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg
• University of Paris-Sud

• Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg
• Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
• Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg

• University of Milan

• University of Amsterdam
• Leiden University ,
• University of Utrecht

• Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
• Lund University

• University of Geneva
• University of Zurich

• University College London
• University of Cambridge
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Oxford ,

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.

See also

• IDEA League (a strategic alliance of five of Europe's leading technical research universities)

External links

• LERU website
• e-LERU Virtual Campus
• Bright Students? Conference

Footnotes

1. These universities also belong to the Coimbra Group, a (larger) alliance of European universities.
2. These universities also belong to Europaeum, another European university network.
3. These universities joined the League as new members on January 17, 2006.

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