title: RU11
text: # RU11
  
  RU11 is a consortium consisting of eleven top Research Universities in Japan. Established in November 2009, this consortium is actively committed in the international academic community. RU11 is made up of 9 national and 2 private universities.
  
  ## Members
  
  ### National Universities
  
  * Hokkaido University
  * Tohoku University
  * University of Tsukuba
  * University of Tokyo
  * Tokyo Institute of Technology
  * Nagoya University
  * Osaka University
  * Kyoto University
  * Kyushu University
  
  ### Private Universities
  
  * Keio University
  * Waseda University
  
  ## Missions
  
  Briefly, their two missions are as follows(Details are in the link below);
  
  * Discuss measures for enhancement in order to strengthen research universities.
  * Improve cooperation between the research universities and pooling of information.
  