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“The performances are unique, courageous, and, like all creative acts, offer the potential of real change.”
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Health on Stage underway in India
After a week of inter-cultural exchanges and learning the applications of ‘forum theatre’, young volunteers of the “Health on Stage” project will now use the applications and methodologies of forum theatre along with creative team-building exercises which they have learnt and get an in-depth understanding of the issue of water-related diseases. More…
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Crisis and regional integration
Financial and economic uncertainties tend to add impetus to greater regional integration, giving collective strength for dealing with crises. The ASEF workshop will use ‘foresight methodologies’ to discuss in-depth the possibilities for such regional integration. More…
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European perceptions about ‘Asia’
ASEF is currently engaged in a research project examining perceptions of ‘Asia’ among European citizens and the media. So far 13,000 public opinion surveys are conducted with over 100 face-to-face interviews of top European media professionals. More…
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ASEF at the World Summit on Arts and Culture
ASEF is participating at the World Summit on Arts and Culture (3-6 Oct) in Melbourne, where ASEF will showcase its arts and culture programmes, including culture360.org, the new Asia-Europe Compendium of Cultural Policy and a publication from Connect2Culture. More…
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New perspectives on Asian Heritage
Museums from Asia and Europe will embark on a new project to create a public directory of Asian artefacts in their collections. This will help curators and researchers study and locate Asian artifacts, and facilitate unique exhibitions in the future. More…
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ASEF University alumni on Public Health
As part of the 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the ASEF University Alumni Network (ASEFUAN), a two-day academic conference on “Securing Public Health in a Globalised World” was held in Amsterdam from 3-4 August 2011. More…
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En Route to Rio +20
The Asia-Europe Environment Forum organised an experts’ workshop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (17-18 July 2011). This workshop was the first of a series of three workshops leading up to the upcoming “Rio+20” Conference in June 2012. More…
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Arts, culture and environmental changes
According to three passionate art advocates: ‘The arts have an important role to play in helping communities deal with environmental change and globalisation’. These advocates took part in the Connect2Culture programme organised by ASEF. More…
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ASEF team members get published by international online magazine
Public Service Europe online magazine published an article, “Europe must learn from the E. coli outbreak” written by ASEF Intellectual Exchange team members. Read the article on the Public Service Europe website.
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New Executive Committee for the ASEF University Alumni Network (ASEFUAN)
Members of the new Executive Committee of the ASEF University Alumni Network (ASEFUAN) were elected at the ASEFUAN Annual General Meeting held last month in The Netherlands.
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In Memoriam: Dragan Klaic (1950-2011)
Dr Klaic was a speaker at the ASEF programme Asia-Europe Colloquium on Contemporary Performing Arts ‘Critically Speaking’ in Singapore (September 2005). He will be remembered as a brilliant analyst of the cultural sector in Europe.
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