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[New Release: APRU Annual Report 2024 - Place and Promise: Partnering for the Pacific] We share our deep appreciation to all of the APRU members and partners for another year of collaboration and partnership. Check out the latest Annual Report to discover the key highlights and achievements from the APRU Annual Report 2024. The report encompasses key developments across various domains, emphasizing transformative research, impactful collaborations, and strides in sustainability, all aimed at addressing significant global challenges. The Report: https://lnkd.in/gKmyqHXJ --- #APRU #annualreport #annualreport2024

[APRU on Chulalongkorn University Newsroom: Chula’s Faculty of Medicine Hosts APRU Global Health Conference 2024 for Unity between Human and Environmental Health through Innovation and Digital Technology] On November 4 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Professor Dr. Wilert Puriwat, President of Chulalongkorn University, inaugurated the APRU Global Health Conference 2024. The event, themed “Harmonizing Human and Planetary Health through Innovation, AI, and Digital Transformation,” began with welcome remarks from Prof. Thomas Schneider, Chief Executive of APRU. The APRU Global Health Conference 2024, organized by the Global Health Academic Administration, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, took place from November 4–6, 2024. Its primary goal was to create a platform for sharing insights and experiences, as well as presenting research and innovations aimed at advancing global health. The conference also focused on policy discussion and health management at a global scale. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gu9HwDwT --- #APRU #Thailand

Empowering mayors for real-world urban solutions! 🎉 We proudly celebrate the graduation of 11 mayors from #AsiaPacific who completed the 2024 Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy on sustainable #UrbanDevelopment. Their commitment to learning & innovation will drive impactful community actions. 💡 Want to make a change? Applications for the 2025 academy are now open! 🗓️ Apply by 15 January: https://buff.ly/3BELTeY A big thank you to our partners—UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme), UN University – Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, APRU, United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) & Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)—for their invaluable support & contributions.

[Learn about Sustainable Finance & Corporates at the Finale of the 2024 Global ESG and Sustainability Lecture Series]     The 2024 Global ESG and Sustainability Lecture Series is delighted to announce its 9th session, the final session of this year.    This lecture session features Professor Iman Harymawan of Universitas Airlangga on the topic of Sustainable Finance & Corporates.    The Global ESG Lecture Series is designed to provide a sound foundation in basic principles of sustainability, and to unify research across ecology, conservation, environmental health and waste management with a focus on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. Experts from diverse fields and studies will contribute to individual lectures that generate a broad overview of the subject area.    Date & Time: December 17, 5pm (UTC+9, time converter)    More: https://lnkd.in/gCpGAZtf    ---    #APRU #webinar #ESG #Sustainability 

[Pusan National University to host APEC University Leaders' Meeting in May 2025]    Choi Jae-weon, President of Pusan National University, shared his experiences and insights from attending the APRU Presidents' Meeting in June in this interview with Korea JoongAng Daily on “As universities outside Seoul struggle, PNU leverages Busan's unique characteristics”.    We look forward to Pusan National University hosting the APEC University Leaders' Meeting in May 2025 on Jeju Island—details coming soon!    More: https://lnkd.in/g9jmWBHz    ---    #APRU  

[Curious about the ethics behind medical and health research? Join the APRU Mini Certificate in Health Research Ethics for Students Virtual Training]    The APRU Global Health Mini Certificate in Health Research Ethics is a free virtual and interactive training designed for students with limited backgrounds in research ethics. Join students from around the world to develop competencies to conduct ethical health research.     The course includes lectures taught in English by seven world-renowned bioethicists as speakers plus more than 35 facilitators for breakout sessions and small group discussions on case studies, with self-paced online homework.    Program Time: Feb 2025    More: https://lnkd.in/g8hyHEHu    Registration before Feb 1, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gfkjNykX    ---    #APRU #Medical #Ethics #Virtual 

We are proud to support the launch of the APAC Data Capacity Accelerator, a key initiative in partnership with data.org, the Asian Institute for Digital Finance (AIDF), and the APRU. This accelerator aims to empower purpose-driven data and AI practitioners to tackle financial inclusion challenges across the region. By building a network of interconnected leaders, we are helping to equip the next generation of data experts to drive meaningful, social impact. #financialinclusion #dataforgood #dataforsocialimpact

  Just returned from two incredibly productive days in #Singapore where I was invited to join a very engaging panel session with Emir Hrnjić, Sagun Garg and Danil Mikhailov at the launch event for the #AsiaPacific #CapacityAcceleratorNetwork set up by DataDotOrg, APRU and the Asian Institute of Digital Finance at the National University of Singapore with generous support from Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.   The event provided me with the perfect opportunity to meet many like-minded and very inspiring colleagues passionate about making a difference through their work at DataDotOrg as well as Nanyang Technological University Singapore, National University of Singapore and Google,   It was especially wonderful to finally meet Priyank Hirani in person after we first collaborated virtually in 2020 on the APRU #AIforSocialGood Project. I am very much looking forward to jointly collaborating and accelerating skills development in #AI and #Data for social impact in the #AsiaPacific also with... Marija (Maria) Ralic, Yinghui Tng, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D, Lindsey Gottschalk, Nicholas MacGregor Garcia, Anne Lochoff, Sierin Lim and Thomas Schneider

💥 💥 💥 We’ve officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (#MoU) between NUS #AIDF (Asian Institute of Digital Finance) and data.org! 💥 💥 💥 https://lnkd.in/d3Tja4Rd Today, with generous support from the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, DataDotOrg, #AIDF, and #APRU launched the Capacity Accelerator Network in #AsiaPacific. The APAC Data Capacity Accelerator will catalyze the application of data to address #systemic financial inclusion challenges – including the critical need to build the data for #socialimpact workforce. Here’s what we’re working toward: 💥 Advancing research in digital finance and #financialinclusion. 💥 Developing and delivering open-source certification courses on #ethicalAI, #dataprivacy, #dataprotection, and #responsibledata to upskill data talent for financial inclusion and social impact, especially for those from underrepresented communities. 💥 Improving data equity and accessibility. 💥 Supporting a movement toward a million #purposedriven data practitioners. Stay tuned for updates as we work toward a more #sustainable and #inclusive digital economy! Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Jon Huntsman Danil Mikhailov Subhashini (Shuba) Chandran Cormekki Whitley, Ph D Priyank Hirani Ke-Wei Huang Helena Zhang Edward Tay (Prof) Tek Yew Chia Thomas Schneider Christina Schönleber Sagun Garg Preethi Bala Mohan Jack L. Amrita Parab Sirui LI Jeremy Ng 吴家俊 ஜெரமி Massive thanks to Lutfey Siddiqi for making an introduction. #Collaboration #Innovation #DigitalFinance #DataForGood #PurposeDriven Asian Institute of Digital Finance National University of Singapore Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth DataDotOrg APRU International Secretariat

[Huge Congratulations to the Winning Team of The 9th Annual APRU Global Health Virtual Case Competition 2024 from the University of Indonesia]    This year, 108 teams registered, a record high, from 31 universities in 14 economies for the 9th Annual APRU Global Health Virtual Case Competition 2024 The winner was announced and awarded US$1,000 at the APRU Global Health Conference 2024 at Chulalongkorn University on November 4–6.     Huge congratulations to the winning case Sparkling! by Universitas Indonesia, https://lnkd.in/gErKFE2c    More: https://lnkd.in/guuM_Fcw    ---    #APRU #Congratulations