• The INU is an international university consortium founded in 1999, proposed by the former President Osborne of La Trobe University (Australia).
• Hiroshima University joined the Network in 2000.

• The mission of the INU is to advance the internationalization of its member institutions through student and staff mobility, research collaboration and co-operation in university management.
  
• It allows member universities to provide a richer array of educational and research opportunities than any one university acting alone and allows members to share good practice in university management.
• Members of the INU have a strong commitent to internationalization, innovative teaching and learning methods and research.
• Activities that utilize the scale merit of the INU are becoming one of the vital pillars in the internationalization strategy of Hiroshima University. 

As of Jan. 2011, there are currently 11 member universities in 8 countries.

	The Republic of Korea	Kyung Hee University
	Australia	La Trobe University (*) Flinders University
	The United States of America	James Madison University (*)
	Sweden	Malmo University (*)
	Indonesia	Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
	Italy	Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
	Spain	Universitat Rovira I Virgili
	Japan	Ritsumeikan University Hiroshima University (*) Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

(*) denotes Executive Member Universities

• An Annual Council Meeting (Fall) and Executive Meeting (Spring) are held once each per year.
• Hiroshima University was appointed an Executive Member in 2003 and is playing a vital and guiding role in the Network. 
• At the Annual Council Meeting and Executive Meeting, the Presidents and Vice Presidents of member universities attend and perform decision-making at the top level. 
• The INU Secretariat is located on the Malmo University Campus.
  
  Minutes from Past INU Council Meetings and Executive Meetings. 
  The 2009 INU Council Meeting in Milan (Italy)
  The 2008 INU Council Meeting in Kyoto (Japan)
  The 2007 INU Council Meeting in Malmo (Sweden)
  The 2006 INU Council Meeting in Melbourne (Australia)
  The 2004 INU Council Meeting in Harbin (China)
  The 2003 INU Council Meeting in Hiroshima (Japan)
  
  The following groups have been organized within the Network to promote various concrete activities through the INU:
  INU Masters Program Committee
  Research Steering Committee
  Special Interest Group for Research Managers
  Special Interest Group for University Libraries