Asia Council
- Doha, Chengdu, Bangkok, Tokyo
The Asia Council is a pan-Asian organization constituted in 2016 to serve as a continent wide forum to address Asia's key challenges and foster cooperation among countries of Asia.[1] The council has its headquarters in Tokyo and regional directorates in Doha, Chengdu and Bangkok.[2][3][4]
Organization
The Asia Council operates through the council headquarters in Tokyo, three regional directorates and country offices.[5]
Administrative Divisions
The Asia Council is organized into three administrative divisions. The East Asia division has its regional directorate in Tokyo, the South Asia & South East Asia division has its regional directorate in Bangkok and the West Asia & Central Asia division has its regional directorate in Doha.[6]
Countries
The Asia Council covers 48 countries and 6 dependent territories.[7]
Fellowships
The Asia Council fellowship provides financial grant to students from Asian countries to study for a graduate degree in world's top universities.
Global Leaders Fellowship
The Asia Council Global Leaders Fellowship is an international graduate fellowship scheme which supports students with exceptional leadership qualities from 48 countries and 6 dependent territories of Asia to undertake graduate studies at some of world's top universities in United States and United Kingdom.[8]
Asia Fellowship
The Asia Fellowship is an international graduate fellowship scheme which supports students with exceptional leadership qualities from 48 countries and 6 dependent territories of Asia to undertake graduate studies at Asia's top universities.[9]
Einstein Fellowship
The Asia Council Einstein Fellowship is an international fellowship scheme which supports students with exceptional leadership qualities from 48 countries and 6 dependent territories of Asia to undertake study for a degree at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nanyang Technological University, KAIST, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Tsinghua University.[10]
Reports and Publications
The council's research and publishing division produces several reports on Asia including the Asia Security Report and Asia Statistical Report.
Asian Review
The Asian Review is a journal published by the Asia Council. It covers political, economic and strategic review of the continent.[11]
Events
Asia Roundtable
The Asia Roundtable is an international conference held by the Asia Council outside Asia. The meeting discusses in detail a single issue that is geopolitically significant for the Asian region. The conference is attended by regional leaders and policy experts.[12]
Asia Security Dialogue
The Asia Security Dialogue is a bi-annual meeting held by the Asia Council on most pressing security issues relating Asia.
See also
- Asia Cooperation Dialogue
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- East Asia Summit
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Asian Development Bank
References
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- ^ "The 'One Asia' Momentum". Huffington Post (US Edition). 7 March 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Asia Council opens top university fellowships for Nepali students". Kantipath News, Kathmandu. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "South Asia Leadership Initiative". OMIS News Network. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Bureau, The Kabul Times (8 September 2012). "Asia Council seeks immediate step-up of humanitarian support in Afghanistan to avert a major catastrophe". The Kabul Times Daily. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Countries covered by the Asia Council". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Asia Council fellowships open from March 30". Education Diary. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Asia Council fellowships for Bangladesh". The New Nation. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Einstein Fellowship". Asia Council Fellowships. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Asian Review". Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Asia Council meet for exploring new pathways". Cross Town News. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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