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Asia Council

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Asia Council
Formation2016
TypeRegional Forum
HeadquartersTokyo
Location
Region served
Asia
Websitewww.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

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The Asia Council operates through the council headquarters in Tokyo, three regional directorates and country offices.[6]

Administrative Divisions

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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

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The Asia Council covers 48 countries and 6 dependent territories.[8]

Fellowships

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The council's research and publishing division produces several reports on Asia including the Asia Security Report and Asia Statistical Report.

Asian Review

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The Asian Review is a journal published by the Asia Council. It covers political, economic and strategic review of the continent.[12]

Events

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Asia Roundtable

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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

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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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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Asia Council meet for exploring new pathways". Cross Town News. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ^ "The 'One Asia' Momentum". Huffington Post (US Edition). 7 March 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "South Asia Leadership Initiative". OMIS News Network. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ "Countries covered by the Asia Council". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Asia Council fellowships open from March 30". Education Diary. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Asia Council fellowships for Bangladesh". The New Nation. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Einstein Fellowship". Asia Council Fellowships. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Asian Review". Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  13. ^ "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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