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About ASEF

The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) was established in February 1997 under the framework of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process. ASEF seeks to promote mutual understanding, deeper engagement and continuing collaboration among the people of Asia and Europe through greater intellectual, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges between the two regions.

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Launch of the Asia-Europe Environment Forum Website

The Asia-Europe Environment Forum (ENVforum) is designed to provide a platform for dialogue and debate on issues with regard to sustainable development and the environment in Asia and Europe. Please visit our new website and read more about

  • Discussions on environmental issues among the governments and Civil Society stakeholders in ASEM countries
  • Concrete proposals for co-operation between Asian and European Civil Society in the field of international environmental agreements
  • Proposals from Asia-Europe Civil Society to the ASEM governments, particularly the ASEM Environment Ministries

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Internship Opportunity

The Public Affairs Department of ASEF seeks to engage a motivated intern for a period of six months starting September 2008.  The department promotes public awareness and understanding about ASEF and the ASEM process, and facilitates greater mutual understanding between Europe and Asia through the conduct of active public, media and institutional relations.  Its function is to communicate timely and accurate information to a diverse range of constituencies in coordination with all of ASEF’s portfolios.

Deadline of application is 15 August 2008. For more information, please refer to the attached Internship Brief.

 

Call for applications: 7th Asia-Europe Classroom Network (AEC-NET) Conference

The 7th Asia-Europe Classroom Network (AEC-NET) Conference will be held from 12 - 16 December 2008 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The conference is open to secondary and high school teachers and educators from the ASEM countries. If you are interested to participate in the conference, please submit your application here.

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Up-coming Project: 3rd Connecting Civil Societies of Asia and Europe

The "3rd Connecting Civil Societies of Asia and Europe" is a side event of the ASEM VII Summit. The two-day conference will generate focused policy discussions on key socio-economic issues facing the regions. The conference will bring together 60 international participants from the government, NGOs, Academe, media and research sectors, including the AEBF & AEPF members.

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The ASEF Annual Report 2007 available online

The Annual Report 2007 is a useful source of information on ASEF activities for the past year. For the first time, the ASEF Annual Report was printed on environmentally-friendly paper reflecting our commitment to greater corporate environmental consciousness. The Annual Report 2007 is available here.

 

Call for applications: Model ASEM 2008

The "Model ASEM 2008" conference will take place in Beijing, China, between 25 - 27 September 2008. The conference is a simulation of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), aimed at international students with strong interest in the political, economic and social relations between Asia and Europe. About 140 participants are expected to attend the conference.

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Calendar
European Studies in Asia Network
01 / 04 Sep 08 – Bruge (Belgium)
12th Talks on the Hill
04 / 07 Sep 08 – Vietnam, Singapore
Asia-Europe Environment Forum (ENVforum)
18 / 19 Sep 08 – Dublin (Ireland)
Model ASEM 2008
25 / 27 Sep 08 – Beijing (China)
I'mPULSE, 5th Asia-Europe Music Camp
15 / 28 Sep 08 – Hanoi (Vietnam), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Jakarta (Indonesia), Vientiane (Laos), Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
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