About
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is a Singapore-based intergovernmental, not-for-profit organisation founded in 1997 to strengthen understanding and cooperation between the peoples of Asia and Europe. As the only permanent institution of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), ASEF complements the ASEM process by creating opportunities for intellectual, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges. Through conferences, workshops, seminars, publications, and digital platforms, it fosters dialogue and builds sustainable networks across thematic areas such as culture, education, governance, media, public health, economy, and sustainable development. ASEF acts as a bridge between civil society and governments, promoting collaborative solutions to shared global challenges and contributing to bi-regional relations aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
ASEF is an intergovernmental not-for-profit organisation which brings together the peoples of Asia and Europe to address common global challenges by:
- Advancing mutual understanding and collaboration between the people of Asia and Europe through providing opportunities that enable an exchange of ideas;
- Acting as the civil society outreach of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), and works as a platform for Asia-Europe dialogue to stimulate permanent networks that reinforce Asia-Europe bi-regional relations;
- Acting as an interface between civil society and ASEM governments and consequently, contributing to the ASEM process by generating unique recommendations for officials' consideration.
