| Association of East Asian Research Universities | |
| Headquarters: | University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, Anhui, China |
| Region: | East Asia |
| Membership: | 19 |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Bao Xinhe (USTC) |
| Showflag: | stp |
| T: | 東亞研究型大學協會 |
| S: | 东亚研究型大学协会 |
| J: | Dung1 aa3 jin4 gau3 jing4 daai6 hok6 hip3 wui6*2 |
| Y: | Dūng a yìhn gau yìhng daaih hohk hip wuih |
| P: | Dōngyà yánjiū xíng Dàxué xiéhuì |
| Kanji: | 東アジア研究型大学協会 |
| Kana: | ひがしアジアけんきゅうがただいがくきょうかい |
| Hangul: | 동아시아 연구형 대학 협회 |
| Hanja: | 東아시아研究型大學協會 |
| Order: | st |
The Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU) is an East Asian organisation comprising 19 research universities. It was established in January 1996 at the suggestion of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.[1] The purpose of the organisation is to promote regional exchange and cooperation among member institutions, and to open a forum where leading East Asian universities may share research results.
| Fudan University | Fudan | |
| Nanjing University | Nanjing | |
| Peking University | PKU/Peking | |
| Tsinghua University | Tsinghua/THU | |
| University of Science and Technology of China | USTC | |
 Hong Kong | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | HKUST |
| University of Macau | Macau | |
| National Taiwan University | NTU/Taiwan | |
| National Tsing Hua University | Tsing Hua | |
| National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | NYCU | |
 Japan | Osaka University | Osaka |
| Tohoku University | Tohoku | |
| Tokyo Institute of Technology | Tokyo Tech | |
| University of Tokyo | Tokyo | |
| University of Tsukuba | Tsukuba | |
| Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | KAIST | |
| Pohang University of Science and Technology | POSTECH | |
| Seoul National University | Seoul/SNU | |
| Yonsei University | Yonsei |