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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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7th ASEM Summit in Beijing, ChinaThe 7th ASEM Summit was held in Beijing, China, from 24-25 October 2008. The summit was the first gathering of leaders of 45 ASEM partners since its second round of enlargement in 2006. To support this important meeting, ASEF has organised five flagship projects: - Model ASEM
- Dialogue on Art and Climate Change
- 3rd Connecting Civil Societies of Asia and Europe
- European Studies in Asia (ESIA): Book Launch and Panel
- 4th Asia-Europe Editors' Roundtable
These projects were a demonstration of ASEF’s central role in complementing the ASEM process and covered key areas of interest to the ASEM process. They brought together a broad swathe of civil society including artists, youth, business, academia, research and media, together with government. Read more... |
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 | New Publication: Energy Security - Visions from Asia and Europe |
Traditionally, energy security has been defined as adequate, affordable and reliable supplies of energy. This book presents the different perspectives on energy security of European and Asian countries as well as the regional perspectives. Read more... |
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 | Upcoming Project: 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. As in preceding conferences, the 7th edition will continue to provide educators and teachers from Asia and Europe the unique opportunity to collaborate on joint online projects that are of relevance to their schools' curricula to promote intercultural learning among their students. Read more... |
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 | New Publication: The Future of European Studies in Asia |
"The Future of European Studies in Asia" brings together eminent European Union scholars from both Europe and Asia in a timely initiative to reflect on the record of European Studies in Asia, evaluate the current state of affairs, as well as to look for best practices to guide future developments. Read more... |
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 | Call for Papers: Asia Europe Journal |
The Asia Europe Journal is calling for contributions that focus on the topic "Old media or new media? Developments in the media landscape and media usage in Asia and Europe". Submissions could for example compare the evolution of Asian and European mass communication networks, explore how the rise of new communication technology influences community communication or analyse media policies and regulatory frameworks. Deadline of Submissions: 31 December 2008. Read more... |
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 | ASEFNews 02/2008 Available Online |
Focusing on the topic of Intercultural Dialogue, the second installment of ASEFNews this year outlines some of ASEF activities in the areas of interfaith dialogue, cultural diversity and solutions for multicultural societies. Read more... |
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