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2nd SRE ASEAN Community Forum – The Collaborative Efforts for Better ASEAN in Another 50 years
“The most useful thing for me is networking with ASEAN member state representatives and with the secretariat team. It is useful that I learned about the blueprints. Some of our work in the community has important links to the ASEAN strategy towards natural resources management and water management,” said Saw John Bright, Coodinator of the Water Governance Programme at KESAN, one of the 2nd S Rajaratnam Endowment (SRE) ASEAN Community Forum participants from Myanmar.
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Mabuhay! The Delegations Ready for 3rd AFMAM 2017, Manila
After a thorough process of selection involving selection panel members from the Philippine Mission to ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat as well as the ASEAN Foundation, 70 undergraduate students and 10 university academic members have successfully been selected to participate in the six-day programme of the Third ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting 2017 or the 3rd AFMAM 2017, in short, at the De La Salle University, Manila, on 25 – 30 September 2017. A total of 88 participants are targeted including the involvement of the AFMAM alumni from the Philippines.
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ALSPEAC Spirit brings Coffee as ASEAN identity
Organized by ASEAN Foundation (AF), in partnership with Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and La Via Campesina (LVC) with the support of EU, IFAD and Swiss Development, ALSPEAC gathered farmers’ organization, governments (ASEAN SectoralWorking Group on Agricultural Cooperatives/ASWGAC), and private sectors from participating ASEAN countries to discuss the challenges and opportunities in coffee production, processing and marketing.
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The Impact ASEAN: Youth Volunteering Innovation Challenge 2017
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) co-hosted the conference entitled South-South Exchange on Youth Volunteering for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Sharing Sufficiency Economy Philosophy and Other Approaches from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Countries in Bangkok, Thailand, from 20-23 June. The South-South Exchange and the Youth Volunteering Innovation Challenge (YVIC) are recent efforts that focuses on the value and need for volunteerism in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.
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Chulabhorn Graduate Institute – ASEAN Foundation Joint Post-graduate Scholarship Programme in Science and Technology (Academic Year 2018)
The Chulabhorn Graduate Institute (CGI) and the ASEAN Foundation (AF) have entered into an agreement to develop highly qualified human resources in the area of science and technology within ASEAN Member States through the Chulabhorn Graduate Institute – ASEAN Foundation Post-graduate Scholarship Programme in Science and Technology (Phase 2: 2016 – 2022).
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Make ASEAN Better by Joining ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ADSE) 2017
On May 9, 2017 The ASEAN Foundation and SAP SE (NYSE:SAP), the market leader in enterprise application software, launched the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ADSE) 2017. This competition is targeting ASEAN youths to play key role in tackling today’s social issues facing the region and help create positive change for a better future.
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Borneo Model ASEAN Meeting 2017, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Kuching (12/04) – The inaugural Borneo Model ASEAN Meeting (BMAM) that took place in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) was one of the most highly-regarded Model ASEAN Meeting initiatives endorsed by the ASEAN Foundation, primarily aims to create and raise awareness of the ASEAN regional issues among the ASEAN citizens.
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