Eurasia Foundation Explained

Eurasia Foundation from Asia (from Asia)
Abbreviation:EF-A
Formerly:One Asia Foundation
Type:Non-profit Organization
Purpose:To contribute to the elimination of all conflicts in the world and the creation of a harmonious and peaceful society for everyone on earth.
Headquarters:405 Station Plaza Tower, Tokyo, Japan
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Yoji Sato
Website:eurasia.or.jp
Key People:Joon Kong Chung, Hidekazu Nishizuka & Chiaki Merritt

(EF), formerly known as One Asia Foundation (OAF), is a non-profit organization founded in December 2009. Its headquarters are in Tokyo.

The organization's stated aim is increased international cooperation, with the goal of creating an international community of over 40 countries in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia. It offers grants to universities and other institutions of higher educations that teach courses within areas such as regional integration.

Conventions

Eurasia Foundation hosts annual conventions and invites special guests as keynote speakers annually since 2011.

Eurasia Foundation Conventions!Year!Location!Notable Participants / Keynote Speakers!Topics / Theme
2011Hotel Lungwood, Tokyo, JapanKang Sang-Jung (professor, University of Tokyo)Eiichi Shindo (representative of International Academic Society for Asian Community)"Toward the formation of Asian Community"
2012Hyatt Regency, Incheon, South KoreaHak-Su Kim (former Executive Secretary of UN ESCAP)"Towards the Asian Community"
2013The Museum of Asian-African ConferenceThe Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel, Bandung, IndonesiaJusuf Kalla (former Vice President of Indonesia)Sunaryo Kartadinata (Rector or UPI)"Enhancing Asian Competitiveness""Developing Education for Better Asia"
2014Jeju Grand Hotel, Jeju, South KoreaRichard Dasher (professor, Stanford University)Yoji Sato (chairman, Eurasia Foundation)[1] Politics and EconomicsHistory, Education and Social Matters

Culture, Media and Arts

2015WH Ming Hotel, Shangai, ChinaYoji Sato (chairman, Eurasia Foundation)Sha Zukang (former head of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs)Politics and EconomicsHistory, Education and Social Matters

Culture, Media and Arts

2016InterContinental, Phnom Penh, CambodiaYoji Sato (chairman, Eurasia Foundation)Anthony Jackson (vice president of Asia Society, USA)Present and Future Prospects of Education
2017Nagoya Kanko Hotel, Nagoya, JapanYoichi Komori (professor of the University of Tokyo)"Various issues surrounding Peace"
2018Lotte Hotel, Hanoi, VietnamAl Gore (former Vice President of USA)[2] "The Climate Crisis and its Solutions""Hope for the Future"
2019Lotte Hotel, Seoul, South KoreaKi-moon Ban (former Secretary-General of the United Nations)[3] [4] [5] "Education and Peace"

Other collaborations

The foundation collaborates with the Studies on Intermediality and Intercultural Mediation research group at the Complutense University of Madrid.[6]

In 2016, the foundation awarded Dr Kevin Cawley of University College Cork $50,000 to open a course on Asian studies.[7]

In February 2019, the foundation visited Amity University Haryana, where a 3 credit certificate course on One-Asian Community Theory was opened over a 14 week period for 45 students.[8]

February 2020, The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Washington announced they were going to host a lecture series with the foundation's chairman giving a lecture titled, "The World Will Be United in the Near Future" starting on 16 April 2020. However, due to the pandemic, the lecture was cancelled.[9]

Foundation Name Change

In April 2020, the foundation officially changed their name to Eurasia Foundation (from Asia) after the expansion of activities in Europe and the Middle East with the vision to develop their activities globally.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: One Asia Foundation Convention Jeju. 28 September 2021. Southern University College. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928080348/https://www.southern.edu.my/news/257/. dead.
  2. Web site: Vietnam National University News Page. 22 September 2021.
  3. Web site: One Asia Convention Seoul 2019. 22 September 2021. Ban Ki-moon Foundation.
  4. Konkuk University-One Asia Convention, 'Community Education Is More Important in Times of Division and Conflict'. 8 August 2019 . Konkuk University. Business Wire. 22 September 2021.
  5. News: OAF亞洲年會 真大積極參與不落人後. Commercial Times. 28 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Eurasia Foundation: cross-cultural partnerships . 24 September 2021 . Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
  7. Web site: Award for new course to boost Asian Studies. 2021-09-28. University College Cork. en.
  8. News: Japan-based One Asia Foundation Project reaches Gurugram. Asian Community News. 28 September 2021.
  9. Web site: One Asia Lecture Series, One Asia Foundation Chairman to Visit UW. 28 September 2021. University of Washington.
  10. Web site: Eurasia Foundation Activities. 28 September 2021.
  11. Sotelo . X. . Cámara . S. . 2020 . EURASIA FOUNDATION (FROM ASIA) – BURGOS UNIVERSITY 2020 ONLINE COURSE: «SUSTAINABILITY, ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CROSS CULTURAL DIALOGUES ONEASIA COMMUNITY WITH EUROPE» . ICERI2020 Proceedings . 1 . en . 5836–5842 . 10.21125/iceri.2020.1254 . 978-84-09-24232-0 . 2340-1095.
  12. Web site: A Lecture on " Exploration of the Eternal Absolute Truth" by Mr. Yoji Sato, Chairman of the Eurasia Foundation (from Asia) – Department of Social Sciences . 2023-04-11 . en-US.
  13. Web site: Мансуров . Рамиль . Lecture by Dr. Chung Joonkon, Director of the Japan Eurasia Foundation (from Asia) . 2023-04-11 . University Turan.
  14. Web site: (Bahasa) FIS UNJ Mengundang Mr. Yoji Sato, Ketua Eurasia Foundation (from Asia) Dalam Sesi ke-4 Eurasia International Course – UNJ . 2023-04-11 . en-US.