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How does technology shape society now and how will it shape the future? How do we adjust to ensure that we remain human-centered in our leadership approach?🤔 From the 6th ASEF Young Leaders Summit in Osaka, Japan: Listen to Ambassador Beata STOCZYŃSKA (ASEF); H.E. Nararya S S. SOEPRAPTO (ASEAN); Mr Carsten Beck (Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies); and Dr Lizan Perante-Calina (Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)) share their perspectives on what it takes to be a leader in today’s ‘Society 5.0’ and how youth can navigate the complexities of a technologically advanced society whilst remaining human-centered in their leadership approach. 📽️Watch the full ASEFYLS6 Speakers Interview below or here: https://lnkd.in/gRDzuwEc 🔗Want to learn more about the 6th ASEF Young Leaders Summit? Click the link here: https://lnkd.in/ecgtQU-N Keep a look out for updates soon on our upcoming ASEFYLS project for 2026!🙌 #ASEF #ASEFEdu #ASEFYLS #ASEFYLS6 #YouthLeadership #SeniorLeaders 

Applications are open for the ASEM‑DUO Wallonia‑Brussels Mobility Scholarship Programme, which supports short-term exchanges of professors and researchers between higher education institutions in Asia-Pacific and the Wallonia‑Brussels Federation. 🌍 Expand your academic horizons: Funded mobility for a duo of two academic or scientific staff, one from a Wallonia‑Brussels institution and one from an Asia‑Pacific partner institution. The programme supports joint teaching, research and collaborative projects to strengthen long‑term institutional partnerships. 🎯 Who can apply?: Pairs of professors, lecturers or researchers from higher education institutions, one based in the Wallonia‑Brussels Federation and one in an ASEM partner country in Asia‑Pacific. 📅 Application period: Apply by 13 March 2026! 📎 How to proceed: Form your academic duo, define a joint mobility project, and submit your application following the guidelines and forms available on the ASEM‑DUO page: https://lnkd.in/ggdXQTwZ. As the only permanent instution of ASEM, ASEF and us here in the Education Department is a proud contributor and supporter of the ASEM Education Process and programmes like the ASEM-DUO Fellowship Programme, which has supported exchanges of professors and students in tertiary education field between Asia and Europe under ASEM domain since 2001! 🔗 Don’t miss this chance to co‑create new knowledge across continents – tag a colleague you’d like to apply with and start preparing your DUO application today! #ASEF #ASEMEducation #ASEMDUO

How can higher education institutions shape the role of #AI in ways that are inclusive, ethical, and grounded in human values? 🤖🌍 This question guided discussions at the #ASEFInnoLab6 Conference in Košice, Slovakia (2–5 December 2025), where experts, academics, researchers, and higher education leaders from across #Asia and #Europe came together to reflect on the evolving role of universities in an AI-driven world. 💡 We’re proud to share the ASEFInnoLab6 Košice Manifesto, a set of 10 principles that explore how higher education institutions can become enablers of smart AI dissemination for an inclusive, ethical, and future-ready society. Some key reflections from the document: 🔹 AI should serve human development, not define it 🔹 Universities must foster ethical, human-centred AI skills alongside technical expertise 🔹 AI should augment (not replace) human creativity and judgement 🔹 Educators need support to experiment, learn, and lead in this transformation 🔹 HEIs can act as innovation ecosystems, connecting academia, policy, industry, and society Read it here: https://lnkd.in/g_3VQGmg At its core, the manifesto reminds us: ➡️ AI is not the story itself. The real story is humanity’s capacity to harness it wisely. As AI continues to reshape education and society, universities are not just adopters of technology. They are active shapers of how AI is developed, governed, and applied for the public good. 🙏 We extend our sincere appreciation to all members of the Košice Cohort whose openness and collaborative spirit made this possible. Special thanks to our host, Univerzita 'Pavla Jozefa Šafárika' v Košiciach, our partners and resource persons, especially Dr Claudio Rivera (RTU Riga Business School), our ASEFInnoLab Strategic Advisor, for conceptualising and guiding these important conversations. #HigherEducation #AIforGood #DigitalTransformation #ASEF #AE4AI #InternationalCollaboration || Dr. Aneela Y. Dr. Fernaz Nur Lafifa Jamal AP Dr Tiong Hoo Lim Leïla Benabdallah Sabrina Scharpen Dalma Dominek (Ph.D) Zsolt Almási Anshumaan Goel Madhuri Isave Dr. Manmeet Kaur Prof. (Dr.) Ram B. Ramachandran sravani bharandev Ika Noer Syamsiana Saltanat Akhmadi Vanessa Camilleri Dr. Nadeem Mahmood Tehreem Masood Henry Encabo Judel Roman Mildred Libot Vicente Pitogo Jolanta Pietrkiewicz-Knecht Gabriel Semanišin Renata Bacarova Dr. Muhammad Zahid Iqbal (PhD, FHEA) Peipei Yu Kim Anh Thi Vo Nguyen Quoc Cuong Stefanie Engert Karanam Pushpanadham Bundit Thipakorn Christelle Agustin Marco Comotti Vera Lucke Alessandro Brolpito

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On 28 February, we had the pleasure of welcoming Mr Andreas Klein, Director, and Mr Jonas Nitschke, Policy Advisor and Deputy Head, of the Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Political Dialogue Asia to our offices to discuss collaboration opportunities in 2026.🤝 KAS is doing important work in supporting political dialogue between the Asia-Pacific and Europe through political education, civic engagement, and leadership development. Through programmes such as the Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia, they connect different stakeholders in the two regions to foster regional cooperation, global governance, and international dialogue in areas of security, innovation, and participation. At ASEF, we value these efforts and our discussions during the visit focused on how we can support each other's initiatives and bring these educational opportunities into broader capacity‑building initiatives in our projects in the Education Department. Thank you to Andreas and Jonas for coming and for your dedication to promoting youth development! A special welcome also goes to Jonas, an ASEFEdu alumnus, who have recently been relocated to Singapore to continue his work with KAS here! 🇸🇬 Interested in learning more about our work in Education? Visit our website (link in bio) and find out more about the projects we have planned for 2026! #ASEF #ASEFEdu #YouthCapacityBuilding #AsiaEuropeCooperation

On 5 February, ASEF had the pleasure to welcome Ms Vera Lucke, Executive Director of the ASEM Education Secretariat (AES), in our office in Singapore. The AES plays a key role in facilitating the ASEM Education Process, and is a stellar partner of our Education Department. Last year, it provided key support for our 10th ASEF Regional Conference for Higher Education (#ARC10) and the Policy Dialogue in Romania, as well as for the 6th ASEF Higher Education Innovation Laboratory (#ASEFInnoLab6) through contributions of the ASEM Expert Group on Digitalisation and AI to our conference in Košice, Slovakia. 🎓 During her visit, Ms Lucke met with ASEF Deputy Executive Director Mr ZHANG Lei, Reka Tozsa Director of Education, Cleo Cachapero Higher Education Lead, and Martin Hammerbauer Senior Project Executive to exchange perspectives on interregional collaboration and explore synergies on the way to the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting of Ministers for Education (#ASEMME10) in November 2026. The ASEFEdu team also had the opportunity to discuss joint focus areas of micro-credentials, #SDGs in education, and artificial intelligence, and explore partnerships for upcoming higher education projects. We want to thank Ms Lucke and the ASEM Education Secretariat for their continuing support and look forward to a new round of exciting collaborations in 2026! 📚 ✨ Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

🔊 Calling all the #Teachers: your voice matters in shaping AI in education! Our #ASEFClassNet18 partner, The Institution of Anton Martin Slomšek is conducting a short survey on the use of generative AI in schools — exploring how educators use AI tools for teaching, learning, assessment, and professional work, as well as the opportunities and challenges they experience. ⏲️ The survey takes 10–15 minutes and is anonymous and voluntary 🙏 Your input will help inform future training, support materials, and research on AI in education. 🔗 The survey link is here: https://lnkd.in/gE9_QhJr Thank you for contributing to the future of teaching and learning! Maja Vičič Krabonja dr. Andrej Flogie

Watch the Highlights from the Asia-Europe Youth Summit on Science and Technology Diplomacy! 🤝 Organised between 14-19 December 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark and alongside the 2nd European Science Diplomacy Conference, the Youth Summit brought together 40 participants from 29 countries to discuss and share their perspectives on science and technology diplomacy in Asia and Europe. Through dialogues with experts and facilitated workshops and panel discussions, they prepared the 'Asia-Europe Youth Communique on Science and Technology Diplomacy', which was delivered at the closing ceremony of the 2nd European Science Diplomacy Conference - contributing their voices to high-level discussions and shaping the future of cooperation in the field. The Youth Summit was the culmination of the Asia-Europe Training and Youth Summit on Science and Technology Diplomacy 2025 which brought together 100+ young diplomats, government officials, and research & science managers to develop their knowledge of science and technology diplomacy and build connections for stronger Asia-Europe Cooperation. 🎬 Watch the highlight video here: https://lnkd.in/gu4BJW-e Learn more about the Asia-Europe Training and Youth Summit on Science and Technology Diplomacy: https://lnkd.in/gZ4_6ZdC 📸 Explore photos from the Youth Summit in Copenhagen: https://lnkd.in/gRtDRVxs Thank you again to our partners at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Central European Scientific Society of Innovation and Technology (CESSIT), as well as our supporting partners for the cooperation this year. Thank you also to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, the Embassy of Italy to Singapore, and the United Kingdom for your financial support for our youth initiatives. #ASEF #ASEFEdu #ASEFSciTech #ScienceDiplomacy #EU2025DK #YouthVoices #ScienceDiplomacyTraining

We are thrilled to see Dr Claudio Rivera, who has been working with us on ASEFInnoLab over several years, featured in this timely conversation on what it really takes to innovate in education. Perspectives like these are especially valuable as universities and innovation ecosystems navigate ongoing transformation and build capacity for sustained impact. Learn more and register at the upcoming GIMI Think Tank session with Claudio below. 👇

🎉 Warmest congratulations to St. Mark’s School as we come together to celebrate #AnjaliInternationalFriendshipWeek! 🤝 💫 Since joining the #ASEFClassNet community in 2008, St. Mark’s School has been a vital bridge between Asia and Europe. Ms. Anjali Aggarwal’s legacy lives on through the friendships we nurture, the kindness we share, and the global connections we continue to build together. 🌏 ASEF Education Director, Ms. Reka Tozsa, delivered heartfelt remarks during the event, highlighting Ms. Anjali Aggarwal’s deep belief in education as a powerful force for intercultural understanding—one that continues to inspire us all. It is truly a privilege to be part of this meaningful initiative, which so beautifully reflects connection, openness, and the enduring power of friendship across cultures and borders. ✨💛Please join us in congratulating the St. Mark’s School community for hosting a beautiful week of friendship in honour of Ms. Aggarwal’s remarkable legacy. #ASEF #StMarksSchool #EducationWithoutBorders #AsiaEurope #LegacyOfKindness #GlobalCitizens