The Board is the governing body of the Alliance. The Board consists of Chief Executives from member institutions.
The Board currently has 15 Chief Executives.
Ilesanmi ADESIDA, Nazarbayev University
Mohammed ALBAILI, United Arab Emirates University
Ghaleb Ali Alhadrami ALBREIKI, United Arab Emirates University
Badran A. ALOMAR, King Saud University
Muhammad ANIS, Universitas Indonesia
Tony F. CHAN, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Subhasis CHAUDHURI, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Lakshman DISSANAYAKE, University of Colombo
Bundhit EUA-ARPORN, Chulalongkorn University
Makoto GONOKAMI, The University of Tokyo
Abdul Rahim HASHIM, Universiti Malaya
Shigeo KATSU, Nazarbayev University
Pho KAUNG, University of Yangon
Devang KHAKHAR, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
LIN Jianhua, Peking University
Se-Jung OH, Seoul National University
QIU Yong, Tsinghua University
Mohd. Hamdi Abd. SHUKOR, Universiti Malaya
Wei SHYY, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
SUNG Nak-in, Seoul National University
TAN Chorh Chuan, National University of Singapore
WANG Xiqin, Tsinghua University
Chandrika WIJEYARATNE, University of Colombo
The Presidency institution is elected by the Board, serving for a term of three years, renewable for one more term. The Chief Executive of the Presidency serves as the President of AUA. The Presidency 2023-2026 is held by United Arab Emirates University. The AUA President is Prof. Ahmed Al Raeesi, Acting Vice Chancellor of United Arab Emirates University.
The Executive Presidency is held for a term of one year and is elected by the Board. The Executive Presidency 2025-2026 is held by the Seoul National University. The Executive President 2025-2026 is Professor Honglim Ryu, President of Seoul National University.
As determined by the Board at the AUA Board Meeting 2019, the AUA Secretariat is hosted permanently by Tsinghua University. The Secretariat is responsible for hosting the AUA Summit, implementing Board decisions, facilitating AUA activities, planning the budget, and fundraising.
AUA Secretary
Prof. LIU Jian
Staff
Ms. FANG Yanhua, Chief Administrator
Ms. WANG Yaqian, Senior Administrator (Policy & Programs)
Ms. HAN Zhuoluo, Administrator (Finance & Programs)
Ms. CAI Xiaodan, Administrator (Communications & Programs)
