Aru or ARU may refer to:

Education

* Alpha Rho Upsilon, a defunct fraternity in the United States *

Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public university in East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins are in the Cambridge School of Art, founded by William John Beamont in 1858. It became a university in 1992, and was renamed after John Ruskin in ...

, a university in England *

Ardhi University Ardhi University (ARU) is a public university in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It was established 28 March 2007, though it has been offering training for more than 60 years in different status. It is situated on Observation Hill close to University of D ...

, a Tanzanian public university

Places

* Aru Islands Regency, a group of islands and the regency in the Moluccas * Aru, Democratic Republic of Congo, a town in Ituri province * Aru, Harju County, village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County, Estonia * Aru, Saare County, village in Saare Parish, Saare County, Estonia * Aru, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, village in Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Aru, Basht, village in Basht County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Aru, Damavand, village in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran * Aru, Firuzkuh, village in Firuzkuh County, Tehran Province, Iran * Aru, Jammu and Kashmir, village in India * Aruba, IOC and UNDP country code ARU

Sports

* Fabio Aru, Italian cyclist * Army Rugby Union, organizational body for rugby union in the British Army * Australian Rugby Union, former name of

Rugby Australia Rugby Australia Ltd, previously named the Australian Rugby Union Limited and Australian Rugby Football Union Limited, is an Australian company operating the premier rugby union competition in Australia and teams. It has its origins in 1949. It ...

, governing body for rugby union in Australia

Technology

* Automated response unit, a telecommunications device * Autonomous Recording Unit, an audio recording device

People

* Ines Aru (born 1939), Estonian actress * Krista Aru (born 1958), Estonian historian, museologist and politician * Peep Aru (born 1953), Estonian politician * Aru Tateno (born 1997), Japanese ice dancer * Aru Krishansh Verma (born 1986), Indian actor

Other uses

* American Railway Union, an industrial union in the United States * Aquarium Rescue Unit, an American jazz-rock band * Araçatuba Airport, IATA airport code * Arundel railway station, a railway station in England (National Rail code ARU) * Aru language (disambiguation) *

Aru Kingdom The Aru (كراجأن ارو; or Haru) was a major Sumatran kingdom from the 13th to the 16th century. It was located on the eastern coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. In its heyday the kingdom was a formidable maritime power, and was able to co ...

, an early Islamic polity in northeast Sumatra between the 13th and 16th centuries {{disambiguation, geo, surname Estonian-language surnames