Asia–Europe Foundation

The Asia–Europe Foundation (ASEF) is an intergovernmental not-for-profit organization located in Singapore. Founded in 1997, it is the only institution of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). Its purpose is to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between the people of Asia and Europe through intellectual, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges.

Asia-Europe Foundation
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Headquarters Singapore
Working languageEnglish
TypeNot-for-profit Organization
Members53 list
Leaders
 Chair, ASEF Board of Governors
Mr SHIOJIRI Kojiro
 Vice-Chair, ASEF Board of Governors
Mr Hervé LADSOUS
 ASEF Executive Director
Mr MORIKAWA Toru
Establishment15 February 1997

Every year, ASEF runs about 20 projects in Asia and Europe together with over 100 partner organisations, mainly conferences, seminars and workshops. More than 1,000 Asians and Europeans actively participate in its activities annually and it reaches much wider audiences through its networks, web-portals, publications, lectures and exhibitions.

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