According to its mission statement, the League of European Research Universities (LERU)'s "a group of European research-intensive universities committed to the values of high quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research." History and overview Founded in 2002, as a partnership among 12 of Europe's top research universities, in 2006 it expanded its membership to include 8 new universities. It's headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. The 20 member universities as of 200… (More on Leru)