About Us

The Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities (AALAU), established in November 2017, is a network of respectable liberal arts universities in Asia.

All AALAU members share common values, a global vision and a commitment to educating future leaders. Central to these values is the importance of liberal arts education in this era driven by innovation. Liberal arts education emphasizes the breadth of knowledge, critical thinking and creativity, an ability to deal with novel problems and a love of learning. We believe that this type of education is conducive to the training of future leaders for a rapidly changing world.

Members of the Alliance, which include major liberal arts universities in Asia, deal with rapid changes of the education landscape by identifying future challenges, sharing best practices, and collaborating among themselves and beyond.

Our Vision

• To address the major challenges of liberal arts education in Asia

  • Members will work together to identify the major issues with reference to international best practices in higher education.

  • Members will search for innovative approaches to liberal arts education given the current and future landscape in higher education in Asia.

  • Members will join efforts in addressing the new challenges and opportunities in liberal arts education.

 

• To provide opportunities to students and staff that would not arise otherwise

  • Members will develop global education initiatives that cultivate a sense of global citizenship and leadership amongst students.

  • Members will provide opportunities for faculty members to engage in international collaborative research.

 

• To implement collaboration and achieve synergy

  • Members will initiate working groups to enhance the quality of liberal arts education. The working groups will increase members' involvement, engagement and share the best practices within the alliance members.