Asia Council
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| Formation | 2016 |
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| Type | Regional Forum |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
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Region served | Asia |
| Website | www.theasiacouncil.org |
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][2] The council has its headquarters in Tokyo and regional directorates in Doha, Chengdu and Bangkok.[3][4][5]
Organization
[edit]The Asia Council operates through the council headquarters in Tokyo, three regional directorates and country offices.[6]
Administrative Divisions
[edit]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.[7]
Countries
[edit]The Asia Council covers 48 countries and 6 dependent territories.[8]
Fellowships
[edit]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
[edit]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.[9]
Asia Fellowship
[edit]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.[10]
Einstein Fellowship
[edit]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.[11]
Reports and Publications
[edit]The council's research and publishing division produces several reports on Asia including the Asia Security Report and Asia Statistical Report.
Asian Review
[edit]The Asian Review is a journal published by the Asia Council. It covers political, economic and strategic review of the continent.[12]
Events
[edit]Asia Roundtable
[edit]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.[13]
Asia Security Dialogue
[edit]The Asia Security Dialogue is a bi-annual meeting held by the Asia Council on most pressing security issues relating Asia.
See also
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- Asia Cooperation Dialogue
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- East Asia Summit
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Asian Development Bank
References
[edit]- ^ "Asia Council asks Japan and South Korea to help Sri Lanka". The Island (Sri Lanka). 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Asia Council urges immediate sustained ceasefire in Gaza". Mehr News Agency. 13 April 2024. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Asia Council meet for exploring new pathways". Cross Town News. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "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.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "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.