| Asia Council | |
| Formation: | 2016 |
| Type: | Regional Forum |
| Headquarters: | Tokyo |
| Location: | Doha, Chengdu, Bangkok, Tokyo |
| 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]
The Asia Council operates through the council headquarters in Tokyo, three regional directorates and country offices.[6]
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]
The Asia Council covers 48 countries and 6 dependent territories.[8]
The Asia Council fellowship provides financial grant to students from Asian countries to study for a graduate degree in world's top universities.
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]
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]
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]
The council's research and publishing division produces several reports on Asia including the Asia Security Report and Asia Statistical Report.
The Asian Review is a journal published by the Asia Council. It covers political, economic and strategic review of the continent.[12]
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]
The Asia Security Dialogue is a bi-annual meeting held by the Asia Council on most pressing security issues relating Asia.