There are three types of members. Founding, and Corporate, and Associate. Founding and Corporate Members who are full members ,fund- contributing and have a permanent office and a desk in the Institute. Associate members are not fund-contributing, but also have a desk in the Institute. In general, each member institution represents a geographical area of a given country. Founding Members Baylor University Ohio University Simon Fraser University Tsinghua University University of Leeds University of Strathclyde University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Corporate Members Lund University Mercer University Swinburne University of Technology Associate Members Ateneo De Manila University Fudan University Jilin University Keimyung University Lanzhou University Nanjing University Peking University Shanghai University Sichuan Union University Tunghai University Wuhan university Xiamen University Xi'an Jiaotong University Yunnan University Zhongshan University .